PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 400/800, 800 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 400/800, 1,200 Ante"
5 Card Draw
Jon Turner opened the hijack to 2,500, the button called, and J Austin Hijar called in the small blind.
Hijar drew two while the others took three.
Hijar led with a 7,500. Turner, with just 15,000 behind, was visibly pained as he eventually tossed in the call while the button quickly folded.
J Austin Hijar: 9♦8♦7♠6♦5♦
Jon Turner: 9♠9♥9♣XxXx
Turner made trip nines on the draw but they were no good against the straight of Hijar
Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
Action was picked up on the third draw in a pot between Alex Epstein and David Prociak. Both players had moved all in, with Prociak as the effective stack for 36,700.
Epstein stood pat and Prociak drew one.
David Prociak: 8x7x5x2x
Alex Epstein: 10x7x5x4x2x
Prociak peeled the last card as a 6x and he made a rough eight-seven to double up through Epstein and leave him on the short stack.
Niveau: 8
"NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 500/1,000, 1,500 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 400/800, 800 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 400/800, 1,200 Ante"
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
A player in the hijack raised, and Amin Hosein jammed for 9,200 from the button, which the hijack called.
The hijack stood pat which left Hosein in an uncomfortable position. He eventually decided to break as he tossed the 9♦.
Amin Hosein: 7x6x3x2x
Hijack: 10x8x5x4x2x
Hosein immediately regretted his decision as he broke the winning hand. With the dead nine, Hosein was nearly a two-to-one underdog. Luckily for him, he peeled the 9♥ to make the best hand and find the full double.
5 Card Draw
Action was picked up with chips in the middle and a player from the big blind all in and at risk for his final 29,000 against John Esposito who under the gun held the bigger stack.
Opponent: K♣K♠K♥XxXx
John Esposito: J♥10♥8♥6♥2♥
The big blind player drew two, the first one he peeled was a 2♦ and the second was a 6♦, leaving the jack-high flush of Esposito as best. The WSOP bracelet winner stacked up the pot.
Pot-Limit Omaha
Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Andres Korn on the button and Michael Savakinas in the cutoff.
With a board reading 9♣3♦4♣10♦, Savakinas checked to Korn who bet 5,000. Savakinas raised to 25,000 and Korn moved all in for 49,600 effective which Savakinas called.
Michael Savakinas: J♦9♥8♦7♥
Andres Korn: Q♥10♣10♥2♣
The river 8♠ completed the straight for Savakinas to double at the expense of Korn
Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
Gary Booth raised to 2,300 from the under-the-gun. A player in the hijack called before the small blind jammed for 5,800. Booth rejammed for 9,200 and the hijack called to put both players at risk.
The small blind stood pat the whole way, while Booth and the hijack took one.
On the second draw, Booth drew one while the others stood pat. Booth took a card on the final draw as well.
Small Blind: 8x7x5x3x2x
Gary Booth: 8x6x3x2x
Hijack: 9x7x6x5x2x
Booth needed some help but he peeled a 5x to make #7 and nearly triple while the small blind was eliminated.
Niveau: 7
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 500/1,000, 1,500 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 400/800, 800 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 400/800, 1,200 Ante
The players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Levels will be 60 minutes when they return in Level 7.