Aces Are Good
Andrew Whitaker got it all in preflop with against another opponent holding .
The board ran out and Whitaker got the early double-up.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Andrew Whitaker |
53,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Andrew Whitaker got it all in preflop with against another opponent holding .
The board ran out and Whitaker got the early double-up.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Andrew Whitaker |
53,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
There was just 3,000 in the pot and the flop was . Joe Cada was able to get all of his 13,675 chips in the middle against two other players and the cards were tabled. Cada held and was up against his opponent's and .
The turn was the and the river brought the . Cada's flopped straight was able to hold up against both opponents and he received a nice triple-up.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Joe Cada |
43,800
18,800
|
18,800 |
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Niveau: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
The tournament board is now reading 350 entries and the registration desk has been consistently busy. Here are a few more players who have popped into the Amazon Room thus far.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Cate Hall |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Jean-Pascal Savard |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Julian Stuer |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Jaspal Brar |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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Barry Shulman |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
Rex Clinkscales was in middle position and raised to 400. The big blind three-bet to 1,600 and Clinkscales called.
The flop was and Clinkscales called a bet of 2,900. The turn was the and the big blind led out for 7,500, Clinkscales moved all in for 21,350 and his opponent called.
Clinkscales showed , while the big blind tabled .
The river was the and Clinkscales got a big double-up early on.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Rex Clinkscales |
52,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Ryan Laplante raised to 400 in the cutoff and button reraised to 1,050. The big blind called and Laplante made a four-bet to 5,700. The button folded and the big blind stuck around to see the flop.
The flop came and the action was checked to Laplante who bet 4,200. His opponent quickly tossed his cards away and Laplante scooped an early pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Ryan Laplante |
31,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
Niveau: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 25
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Dan O'Brien |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Dan Heimiller |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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David Sands |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Dan Shak |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Rifat Palevic |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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Max Silver |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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Adrian Mateos |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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Joe McKeehen |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
It is only the second level of the day and Maurice Hawkins is already getting involved in some friendly banter at the table. At least it's starting out as friendly.
With the board reading and around 12,000 in the pot, Maurice Hawkins was all in for 16,500 against an opponent. Hawkins tabled against his opponent's . Hawkins got a full double-up and proceeded to amp up the chatter a bit. "I might talk like I'm a cuddly bear, but I got some teeth! It's going to be a long day folks."
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Maurice Hawkins |
46,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
With what is expected to be a stacked field and registration open for eight levels, more notables continue to take their seats.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Ryan Laplante | 25,000 | |
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Michael Wang |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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Faraz Jaka |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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Upeshka De Silva |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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Nipun Java |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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