We just got word from a big pot between Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang and Jackson Zheng. Zheng had put in a four-bet pre flop with , and Huang called with .
Both players had a lot of history together, and Huang decided to float on a flop. On the turn a showed up and Huang called another bet. The river was a very pretty looking which gave Huang a straight. Zheng moved all in and Huang called tabling the winning hand.
Zheng was knocked out and Huang now has a big stack to play around with.
On a board Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen bet 4,900 into his sole opponent. For a while it seemed like his opponent was folding, and Guillen made a move looking to muck his hand. He smiled, but eventually his bet was called.
Guillen tapped the table in defeat and showed . His opponent turned over and raked in this pot. Even though Guillen lost one, he's still doing quite well in the third level of play.
Sam Razavi has just been knocked out in a classic coin flip situation. After losing chips early he was looking to double up with pocket queens, but things went the opposite way.
Razavi explained how there was a limper after which he raised to 600. A third player got involved and raised to 2,100. The action was folded back around to Razavi who three-bet to 4,800. His opponent moved all in and Razavi called for his tournament life.
Like we said before, Razavi showed pocket queens. The other hand needed for a classics coin flip is , and that happened to be the hand of his opponent. The windowcard was a queen, but maximum pain was reached when the two other cards gave Razavi's opponent a straight. No board pair on the turn and river, and Razavi was knocked out.
Razavi, a big fan of amazing food, jokingly said that he was going to try the curry place up in the food court at Crown tonight. No Nobu for Razavi this week who will be back for more poker during the PokerStars ACOP Macau next week. Ismaeel Razavi is still doing good with around 30,000 chips in front of him.
Paul Birman raised to 550 under the gun and Anthony Aston defended his big blind. The flop came down and Aston check-called 850. On the turn the showed up and Aston lead out for 1,350. Birman called.
The river brought out the and Aston bet 2,550. Birman made the call was mucked when Aston showed . He later claimed to have had . Aston climbs up to almost twice the starting stack while Birman also has more than what everyone started with.
Erol Karavas just made it onto our radar after busting out a player. He explained to us what happened after we arrived on the scene when the turn was already out.
Oliver Speidel kicked things off by putting in a raise to 400 pre flop. Karavas called as did two other players. The player in the small blind three-bet to 1,725 and Karavas was the only player to call this bet.
The flop brought out and the small blind bet 2,025. Karavas raised to 6,500 and his opponent called. On the turn the hit and the small blind checked. Karavas put his opponent all in for around 11,000, and he went into the tank.
"Do you show if I fold?" the small blind asked. Karavas asked the dealer if they were going to break this table, and when that was confirmed he agreed to show his cards. This small blind eventually called and tabled . Karavas had and his set held up when the river completed the board with the . Karavas is in very good shape while we lose another player.
Right after this hand was completed the table broke.
Being the early chip leader is no guarantee for a deep run, but someone with Joel Feldman's skills must have a clear advantage with a 50,000-chip stack heading into the third level of the day.
Feldman just raised pre flop and got three callers. The flop brought out and Feldman bet 1,000. One opponent called after which Luke McLean raised it up to 3,000. The action was back on Feldman who called this raise. The third player then moved all in for about 17,000 chips. McLean tanked for a long time, but eventually laid his hand down.
Feldman didn't seem sure what to do, while his opponent sat there waiting with a smile on his face. After a while Feldman did make the call, and the showdown was as following.
Joel Feldman
Opponent
The board ran out , and Feldman took down this huge pot.
We caught the action on the turn when the board read , and Joel Feldman check-called a 2,500-chip bet. His opponent, who did not seem like an online player, seemed very focussed when the river brought the .
Feldman threw out a 2,800-chip bet and his opponent raised it up to 7,000. Feldman tanked for about a minute before putting in the call. His opponent tapped the table and flashed his before mucking. Feldman tabled and took down this pot.
, and Huang called with 
.
flop. On the turn a 
which gave Huang a straight. Zheng moved all in and Huang called tabling the winning hand.
board Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen bet 4,900 into his sole opponent. For a while it seemed like his opponent was folding, and Guillen made a move looking to muck his hand. He smiled, but eventually his bet was called.
. His opponent turned over 
and raked in this pot. Even though Guillen lost one, he's still doing quite well in the third level of play.
showed up and Aston lead out for 1,350. Birman called.
and Aston bet 2,550. Birman made the call was mucked when Aston showed 
. He later claimed to have had 
hit and the small blind checked. Karavas put his opponent all in for around 11,000, and he went into the tank.
. Karavas had 
and his set held up when the river completed the board with the 
. Karavas is in very good shape while we lose another player.
and Feldman bet 1,000. One opponent called after which Luke McLean raised it up to 3,000. The action was back on Feldman who called this raise. The third player then moved all in for about 17,000 chips. McLean tanked for a long time, but eventually laid his hand down.
and Feldman took down this huge pot.
and took down this pot.