Niveau: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Niveau: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
No-Limit Hold'em
Action folded around to Russell Alesi on the button who raised to 3,000. Both the small blind and big blind made the call.
Three-ways to a 6♠7♠A♥ flop and Alesi continued for 6,000. Only the small blind made the call.
Alesi fired 6,000 once more on the Q♣ turn and his opponent called.
The 8♦ river hit the felt and Alesi moved all-in for 23,000 but the small blind quickly mucked his hand.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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58,500 |
Pot-Limit Omaha
Three players were at a 5♣8♥Q♥ flop with a pot size of around 12,000 when Steve Girouard in the small blind moved all in for 23,500. This was met with a re-jam from the hijack for a 30,000 effective stack, which got a call from button.
Steve Girouard: 10♥8♣8♠9♠
Button:A♦9♣5♦3♠
Hijack: A♥K♥K♣3♣
Girouard was ahead on the flop with a set of eights, and this held on the 6♦ turn and 9♦ river runout.
Girouard got the triple up and the button took the side pot with two pair.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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82,000 |
Pot-Limit Omaha
Eric Polirer limped in from the cutoff, the button limped and the small blind limped before the big blind raised to 6,000. Polirer re-raised to 20,000 and the big blind called all in for 15,500.
Big blind: J♥10♥7♠4♠
Eric Polirer: J♣10♣8♠7♥
Players held similar hands heading to a runout of A♦6♣6♥3♣2♣ but Polirer went runner-runner to make his flush, stacking his opponent.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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152,000
152,000
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152,000 |
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| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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105,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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58,000
58,000
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58,000 |
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No-Limit Hold'em
Action folded around to the button player who raised to 2,500. Antonin Teisseire three-bet to 6,500 from the big blind before the button moved all in for 17,000. Teisseire made the call.
Button: J♠J♦
Antonin Teisseire: K♥K♦
The board ran out 5♣Q♦6♠9♦Q♣ and Teisseire scooped in the pot while stacking his opponent.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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53,000
53,000
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53,000 |
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Niveau: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,000
Ante: 1,000
The players are now on an extended 35-minute color-up break and will return to action shortly.
No-Limit Hold'em
Andrew Hulsey opened the action with a raise to 4,100 from under the gun. It folded around to the big blind who moved all in for 22,200. Hulsey made the call, covering his opponent.
Big blind: 10♥9♥
Andrew Hulsey: Q♠Q♦
The board ran out J♦9♣K♠10♣A♣ and Hulsey improved to Broadway and sent his opponent to the rail, adding to his table-leading stack.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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66,000
66,000
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66,000 |