It's been a rather quiet day for Manig Loeser, who hasn't been spotted above the starting stack throughout the day. The German is fresh off an incredible breakthrough year, in which he racked up nearly $4 million dollars in cashes. With $5.5 million in lifetime earnings, Loeser currently ranks 16th on the German all-time money list.
On a flop, Loeser bet 3,400 and his opponent check-called. The turn brought the and Loeser moved in for 13,000. His opponent opted to fold to give Loeser some much-needed chips.
Stephen Graner bet 3,500 from middle position when an under-the-gun opponent checked to him on . The under-the-gun player called and both checked the turn. The river was a and the first player checked. Graner bet 4,500. When his opponent called, Graner instantly mucked, having no apparent interest in a showdown.
"You're the best dealer in the world!" came an excited shout from the table in the corner of the room.
We moved in to see what prompted such a strong declaration. Three players had their cards face up. Ken Demlakian had and another player had . The two big pairs had been crushed in brutal fashion by the of Tamara Volkoff though, as the board had come , making her a flush.
Volkoff had 53,800 and got paid off by both opponents to drag a monster pot. Demlakian had about 20,000 back and doubled that through the player with queens.
James Obst and Christian Harder have been eliminated while Tony Tartaglia, who had spent the last few levels with an above-average stack already, won a big pot after cracking aces to soar further. After the hand was over, Tartaglia walked over to Amanda De Cesare to bring the good news before heading back to his seat with new table neighbor and fellow big stack Paul Michaelis.
In a three-bet pot for 3,500 to the flop, Tartaglia had gotten into a raising war with the player from two seats over and ultimately jammed to receive a quick call and discover the pocket aces of the opponent. Tartaglia still had outs with the and got there thanks to the turn and river run out.
With three players to the flop on , it was Paul Michaelis who checked from the small blind. The button bet 2,000, Michaelis check-raised to 6,200, the big blind folded and the button called. Both players checked the on the turn.
Michaelis bet 14,800 on the river and the button snap-called. Michaelis showed for a pair of fours, the button tabled for jacks and fives to win the hand.
After a raise by the player on the button, Tom Alner three-bet all in for 12,200 out of the small blind and the button called with the . Alner was ahead and at risk with , and the Brit saw the board run out to double with two pair.
Sam Grafton raised to 1,300 in the cutoff and got action from Jack Brown on his left, but it was aggressive action in the form of a 4,500 three-bet. Grafton peeled to see and both players checked. The turn was a and Grafton bet 6,600. Brown made it 16,000 and Grafton called. The river brought the and Grafton checked. Brown bet 22,000. Grafton raised his eyebrows and thought for a bit before tossing in a call.
Brown opened for top set and dragged the hefty pot.
Jack Salter raised to 1,400 and Antoine Saout three-bet to 5,800. Salter called and the flop came .
Saout continued for 4,500 and Salter called. The pair checked the turn and the came on the river. Saout bet 10,800.
Salter took a long while thinking out his options. First cutting out his chips as if to call, then placing them back on top of his stack. Then repeating the action, before checking and re-checking his cards.
Eventually, he folded.
"I feel like you might have had something totally random," Salter said, but Saout just stacked his chips.
In a battle of the blinds, Jamie Pickering and his table neighbour went to war and the latter was the one at risk for around 37,000 only to find his dominated by the only pocket pair that beat him, preflop anyways. Pickering had the and there was little fear of an upset on a board of .
Tom Alner also bumped up his stack once more after yet another double and almost approaches the average close to bagging and tagging.
flop, Loeser bet 3,400 and his opponent check-called. The turn brought the 
and Loeser moved in for 13,000. His opponent opted to fold to give Loeser some much-needed chips.
. The under-the-gun player called and both checked the 
turn. The river was a 
and the first player checked. Graner bet 4,500. When his opponent called, Graner instantly mucked, having no apparent interest in a showdown.
and another player had 
of Tamara Volkoff though, as the board had come 
, making her a flush.
flop, Tartaglia had gotten into a raising war with the player from two seats over and ultimately jammed to receive a quick call and discover the pocket aces of the opponent. Tartaglia still had outs with the 
turn and 
river and the button snap-called. Michaelis showed 
for jacks and fives to win the hand.
. Alner was ahead and at risk with 
and both players checked. The turn was a 
and Grafton bet 6,600. Brown made it 16,000 and Grafton called. The river brought the 
.
dominated by the only pocket pair that beat him, preflop anyways. Pickering had the 
