Our PokerNews reporter wondered over to Ricky 'rickwaa' Kroesen's table to see how the PokerStars.net Online Qualifier was traveling.
With a limp in early position, Kroesen made it 1,050 to go and was called by only the blinds. The big blind led out for 1,600 on the flop and Kroesen kicked his cards to the muck along with the small blind.
The following hand, Kroesen opened to 700 and only managed to pick up the blinds and antes, but not before showing his while appearing visibly annoyed that no one was able to give him any action as he chipped up to 8,600.
After limping behind a few players, Kroesen fired out 1,025 on a flop and only managed to find one caller before he folded after his opponent pushed out a 2,000-chip bet when the landed on the turn.
On the final hand of our rickwaa experiment we saw him opening to 700 from middle position with just the big blind making the call before both players tapped the table on a flop.
Kroesen's 1,050-chip bet on the on the turn was check-call by his opponent before Kroesen fired out 2,000 when the river landed the . Kroesen's opponent again played the check-call card only to muck at the sight of Kroesen's a he returned to over the 10,000-chip mark.
Bradley "BaZa88" Bower raised from the cutoff seat to 775. The big blind reraised to 2,100. Bower came back over the top with a four-bet to 4,500. His opponent five-bet to 10,000 and Bower folded. The big blind showed the powerful that he five-bet with.
Jonathan Karamalikis opened to 600 preflop and Kristian Lunardi three-bet to 1,500. With the action back on Karamalikis, he bumped it to 4,500.
Lunardi deliberated for a few moments before moving all in for roughly 21,000 more and Karamalikis instantly called.
Karamalikis:
Lunardi:
Unfortunately for Lunardi, the flop would see Karamalikis spike his three-outer to take the lead, and when the and landed on the turn and river, Lunardi was forced to hit the rail.
A player moved all in from under the gun for 2,125 and action folded around to Koray Turker in the big blind. He made the call and tabled the . The all-in player held the .
The flop was a pretty exciting one, coming down . The all-in player held top pair and a gutshot while Turker flopped a big combo draw.
The turn brought the and kept the all-in player in front, but the on the river gave Turker a spade flush and won him the pot. He eliminated the short-stacked, all-in player and moved up to 65,000 in chips.
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flop and Kroesen kicked his cards to the muck along with the small blind.
while appearing visibly annoyed that no one was able to give him any action as he chipped up to 8,600.
flop and only managed to find one caller before he folded after his opponent pushed out a 2,000-chip bet when the 
flop.
on the turn was check-call by his opponent before Kroesen fired out 2,000 when the river landed the 
. Kroesen's opponent again played the check-call card only to muck at the sight of Kroesen's 
a he returned to over the 10,000-chip mark.
, the first player fired a bet of 2,000 and Koray Turker made the call. The third player to see the flop folded.
and Turker called another bet of 2,000 from his opponent.
, pairing it with ladies, Turker folded to a bet of 6,000 from his opponent and gave up the pot.
, Joel Dodds fired out a sizable bet of 12,550.
for a flush as he climbs to 35,000 in chips.
board with 
, Turker slipped to 35,000 in chips.
that he five-bet with.
flop would see Karamalikis spike his three-outer to take the lead, and when the 
landed on the turn and river, Lunardi was forced to hit the rail.
landed on the turn.
, the final board of 
would ensure the pot pushed to Kemp as he collected the pot to move to 95,000 in chips.
. The all-in player held the 
. The all-in player held top pair and a gutshot while Turker flopped a big combo draw.
