Canada's Tyler Bonkowski has had a great career so far, with a WSOP bracelet in the 2011 $3,000 Limit Hold'em event and another close call this past summer at the 2016 WSOP with a third place finish in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event. Bonkowski rounded out the year by making the final table of the WPT Deepstacks Championship event, finishing in fourth place for just shy of $100,000. His total career earnings are just shy of a million dollars, with his biggest score of $220,000 attached to his bracelet win.
The hijack raised to 550 and Tyler Bonkowski called from the cutoff. The player on the button three-bet to 2,300 and the decision was back on to the hijack who decided to let his hand go. Bonkowski thought about it and opted to call.
The flop came and Bonkowski checked to his opponent. The button bet 2,500 and Bonkowski called.
The turn was the . Bonkowski checked for a second time and his opponent bet again. This time he made it 4,400 to go. Bonkowski stared at the board for a few seconds and tossed in some chips for a call.
The river was the . Bonkowski was the one to take charge this time and led out for 13,500. The button immediately released his hand, sending the pot Bonkowski's way.
Denmark's Peter Jaksland raised to 500 from middle position and Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree three-bet to 1,700 from the hijack. Action folded back to Jaksland, and he called to see a flop.
Jaksland check-called a bet of 1,500 and then check-called one of 4,500 on the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Jaksland checked for a third time and Boeree fired out 11,500.
Jaksland thought long and hard before conceding the hand.
With roughly 3,000 in the pot and a flop of , Dennis Phillips bet 1,700 from middle position and Robert Edelstein, who was sitting in the cutoff, called.
Phillips then check-called a bet of 1,500 on the turn before both players checked the river. Phillips indicated that he missed, and he mucked when Edelstein rolled over the for the win. Edelstein chipped up to 32,000 after the hand while Phillips dropped to 17,000.
Jennifer Tilly's chip count dropped significantly in the first two levels but there is no way that has ever stopped her! She has won back-to-back pots and is on her way to recovering her stack.
Tilly Backs Into It
On a board reading , with about 2,500 in the pot, the player under the gun checked, and Tilly bet 1,500. Her opponent called.
The river was the , and the under-the-gun player checked again. Tilly bet 2,200 this time. Her opponent grabbed a few chips, thought about it and eventually tossed them in the middle, indicating a call.
Tilly tabled for the nut flush, and her opponent mucked his cards.
Tilly Bets the River
Action folded around to Tilly in late position and she raised to 525. The player in the cutoff called.
The flop came and Tilly led out for 700. The cutoff called.
The turn was the . Both players quickly checked.
The river was the . Tilly wasted no time and reached into her stack to bet 1,700. The cutoff folded, sending more chips Tilly's way.
Michael Martin and Vincente Delgado were among the players to fall in Level 2, while Team PokerStars Pros Vanessa Selbst and Celina Lin both took their seats just before the first break of the day.