Brian Gudim just informed the PokerNews Live Reporting team that Nacho Barbero lost his stack in the following manner:
Niall Farrell started the action with a raise to 1,000, and Barbero three-bet to 3,500 holding . Gudim was next to act and just called holding . Farrell folded, and the flop came with two spades. Barbero bet 4,000, Gudim raised to 12,000, Barbero jammed, and Gudim called with the larger of the two stacks.
Barbero saw the bad news when the cards were on their backs, and neither the turn nor river was any help to him.
There was a raise to 800 from the player in the hijack, and both the button and the small blind called. Dan Colman was in the big blind and three-bet to 4,800. The button was the only player to call.
The flop was . Colman led out for 4,000, and the button continued to tag along. Both players checked the turn and the river.
Colman announced he had a pair of tens and tabled . His opponent slowly pushed his cards into the muck, and Colman raked in the pot.
In two recent back-to-back hands, Albert Daher displayed how he has been using his big stack, position, and his instincts to pick up pots without showdown.
The player in Seat 2 opened to 1,100, and Daher three-bet to 3,400 in position. The remaining players folded, and Seat 2 called. The flop was , and both players checked. On the turn, it was checked to Daher, and a 2,700 bet from him saw the pot pushed his way.
On the next hand, Seat 2 opened again for 1,100, and Daher called. The player in the big blind called, too. The flop was , and the player in the big blind led out for 1,300. Seat 2 raised to 5,000. Action was on Daher, but as he thought, the player in the big blind called the raise out of turn. The mistake was taken back, and Daher then raised to 12,500. Both the big blind and Seat 2 surrendered their cards.
Table 74 has shaped up to be an interesting one featuring some big names. We decided to stay close and record an orbit of hands to get a feel for how the Main Event is going for Bryn Kenney, Fabrice Soulier, Pierre Neuville and Justin Young.
Hand #1: Gediminas Uselis raised to 1,050 from middle position, Justin Young called on the button, and the player in the big blind called. The flop came , and action checked to Young. He bet 1,500, and both of his opponents folded.
Hand #2: Uselis raised to 1,050 from early position and got no action.
Hand #3: Uselis raised to 1,050 from under the gun and got calls from a player in middle position, Pierre Neuville in the cutoff and Fabrice Soulier in the big blind. The flop came , and Soulier checked. Uselis bet 3,000, and everyone folded.
Hand #4: A player in middle position raised to 1,300, and Neuville called from the hijack, as did Uselis in the big blind. The flop came , and Uselis checked. The middle-position player bet 2,300, and Neuville folded. Uselis raised to 7,300, and the original raiser folded.
Hand #5: A player in middle position raised to 1,200 and got calls from Neuville in late position, Soulier on the button, and Uselis in the small blind. Eric Hicks was in the big blind and moved all in for 12,300. The original raiser moved all in over top, and everyone else folded.
Hicks was at risk with , up against .
The flop came , and Hicks pulled ahead with a pair of aces.
"I just knew it was coming," said his opponent. The turn was the , and the river was the , sending Hicks the pot. According to him, he was down to just 6,000 on the dinner break and now sits with 26,000.
Hand #6: The player under the gun limped in, as did Uselis on the button. Hicks completed his small blind, and the player in the big blind checked. The flop came , and everyone checked to the on the turn. Hicks checked, the big blind bet 1,300, and everyone folded.
Hand #7: A player in middle position limped in, and Bryn Kenney raised to 1,600. The original raiser called. The flop came . The middle-position player checked, Kenney bet 1,400, and his opponent folded.
Hand #8: Uselis raised to 1,050 from the hijack, and everyone folded.
Hand #9: Uselis raised to 1,050 from late position, Young called in the small blind, and Neuville called in the big. The flop came , and all three players checked it down, with the turn and river completing the board.
Young tabled , but Uselis showed to take it down with a pair of nines.
Uselis raised five out of nine hands, and Hicks is making a comeback and looking to add to his hot summer after coming in fourth place for $101,513 in Event #49: $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha - 6 Handed.
Two players checked to David Bach on a flop, and he bet 4,100 from the hijack. Only the small blind called. On the turn, both players checked, and the completed the board. The small blind bet 5,000, and the three-time bracelet winner flicked in a fairly quick call.
Bach, however, could not beat the shown down by his opponent.