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On a flop, Nik Lackovic check-called a 300-chip raise from the big blind and went three-handed to the turn.
The turn brought the , which saw Lackovic lead out 1,100 and both other players made the call. On the river Lackovic once again bet out 1,500 and both players flat-called.
Lackovic being the last aggressor showed down his for a straight and both of his opponents mucked, leaving him to scoop a large pot.
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Helen Davis
Helen Davis has hit a bit of a roadblock. She tried to take out a short stack who was all in preflop with . Davis tabled but missed a board of all small cards, .
"Always against me," complained Davis. "I hate ace-king! But when I have queens against ace-king, they always lose."
Despite losing that pot, Davis isn't in danger of leaving her table any time soon. She still has 19,000 in chips.
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Jozef Berec put half his stack in preflop in a confrontation with Minh Nguyen. The flop fell and both players checked before Berec check-called a 6,000 bet on the turn of .
The river fell the and Nguyen moved all in for 15,475 and Berec made the laydown, showing . Nguyen raked in the pot moving him up to 43,875 in chips.
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Madsen's bright presence will be at least a little long
After starting the day in reverse, Jeff Madsen has doubled through and is almost back to the starting stack amount.
Madsen led out on a flop with Casey Kastle making the call. The turn saw Madsen check-call a 2,500 bet from Kastle. The river brought the with Madsen moving the remainder of his 6,200 chips all in and Kastle making the call.
Madsen tabled for a rivered set, Kastle had a look of disgust on his face as he paused for a moment before mucking his cards.
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Heath "TassieDevil" Chick
One of PokerNews' own, Heath Chick, is in today's Day 1b field. It's been a tough road for Chick in the early going, but he just took down a pot worth about 7,500. With the board showing , Chick's opponent bet 3,500. Chick announced he was all in and moved 12,600 chips into the middle. That bet drew a fold from Chick's opponent, allowing him to climb back to the starting stack.
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Chrisanthopoulos slogging it out
Michael Chrisanthopoulos is really struggling at the moment, having recently gotten his aces cracked to put him below the 8,000-chip mark.
However Chrisanthopoulos is used to the short stack in major tournaments, as he rode the short stack all the way through to the money in last year's Main Event before going on a rush to take the chip lead into the final table.
Chrisanthopoulos has a long way too go, but nothing can be put past the kid from the East!
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Jordanou gone
Bill Jordanou has just run his short stack into an opponent's on a board reading when he was put all in. Jordanou showed the and mucked, heading to the rail as another early casualty.
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Charlie Ciresi is another player who has found things to be rough in the early stages of this tournament. Down to about 5,000 of his original 20,000 starting chips, Ciresi opened for 825 from middle position. Action folded to the player in the small blind, who reraised to 5,000, enough to put Ciresi all in. He called.
Ciresi:
Opponent:
Ciresi secured the double-up after the board ran out . He's now on roughly 11,000 chips.
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Heath "Tassie Devil" Chick had just got back to starting stack, and was ready to begin the accumulation process anew. Unfortunately, he's found himself under half the starting stack once again.
An opponent in middle position opened for 600, with Chick raising from the small blind to 1,800. His opponent making the call to go to the flop.
On a flop, Chick led out for a bet of 3,000 with his opponent moving all in over the top for around 10,000 chips. Chick confidently asked for a count and then made the call, tabling his for two pair. His opponent tabled for a flush draw.
The turn would be a disaster for Chick, bringing the to make his opponent's hand. The was no help to Chick and he's back to a shorter stack again, sitting at around 8,000.
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flop, Nik Lackovic check-called a 300-chip raise from the big blind and went three-handed to the turn.
, which saw Lackovic lead out 1,100 and both other players made the call. On the river Lackovic once again bet out 1,500 and both players flat-called.
for a straight and both of his opponents mucked, leaving him to scoop a large pot. 
. Davis tabled 
but missed a board of all small cards, 
. 
and both players checked before Berec check-called a 6,000 bet on the turn of 
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. Nguyen raked in the pot moving him up to 43,875 in chips.
flop with Casey Kastle making the call. The turn 
saw Madsen check-call a 2,500 bet from Kastle. The river brought the 
with Madsen moving the remainder of his 6,200 chips all in and Kastle making the call.
for a rivered set, Kastle had a look of disgust on his face as he paused for a moment before mucking his cards.
on a board reading 
for a flush draw.
to make his opponent's hand. The 
