How Much?
It might be the most asked question in poker. Often it's meant literally when inquiring about chip stacks or bet amounts. But the question often applies in other ways, too, as explained on the PokerStars Blog.
It might be the most asked question in poker. Often it's meant literally when inquiring about chip stacks or bet amounts. But the question often applies in other ways, too, as explained on the PokerStars Blog.
We arrived at the table in time to find Davidi Kitai all in and at risk before the flop against Andrew Lichtenberger. Kitai held and was leading against Lichtenberger's . After five community cards, however, Kitai made his way to the rail, as the run out paired Lichtenberger's ace. Lichtenberger dragged in the pot and now has about 40,000 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrew Lichtenberger |
40,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Davidi Kitai | Busted | |
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"Hey buddy! I'm back! Where do I go?"
The voice of the aforementioned quote was one everyone in the tournament area recognized as it belonged to none other than Daniel Negreanu. Negreanu, who just hours earlier gave a dramatic exit from the tournament where he essentially gave away his chips, has decided to re-enter and give this tournament another go. Upon entering the tournament room, Negreanu strode over to the very tournament director who he argued with earlier, gave him a big hug, and collected his 50,000 in starting chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Igor Kurganov |
212,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Eugene Katchalov |
202,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Jose Manuel Nadal |
170,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
Dan Smith |
135,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Chino Rheem |
104,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
Maroun Jazzar |
85,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
Richard Yong |
75,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Seng Unh
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Alex Bilokur |
63,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Griffin Benger |
49,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
Dmitry Gromov |
42,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
Tim Reilly |
35,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Max Lehmanski |
32,000
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
Andrew Lichtenberger |
32,000
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
Davidi Kitai |
31,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
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Govert Metaal |
20,000
-18,500
|
-18,500 |
Maxim Lykov |
12,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
On the flop, Kevin Vandersmissen bet 2,500 into superstar footballer Gerard Piqué. The FC Barcelona central defender called, and the turn was the . Vandersmissen opted to check, and Piqué took this as an opportunity to pounce with a bet of 7,500. Vandersmissen folded, and Piqué won the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gerard Piqué |
101,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
Kevin Vandersmissen |
32,000
3,400
|
3,400 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Dan Smith raised to 5,100 from late position and it folded to Byron Kaverman in the small blind. Kaverman cut out a three-bet to 11,900 and Smith went into the tank. He eventually opted to ship all in which was actually a bet for Kaverman's tournament life. Kaverman called and found out that he was crushed.
Kaverman:
Smith:
The board fell and Kaverman was sent packing. Smith dragged in the pot and built his stack to around 108,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dan Smith |
108,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
Byron Kaverman | Busted |
On the flop, Martin Finger checked to Gerard Piqué. Piqué bet 4,300, and Finger made the call. Then, the paired the board on the turn, and Finger check-called a bet of 11,000 from Piqué. The was the river card, and Finger checked a third time. Piqué bet 21,000, and Finger called quickly.
Piqué showed a busted straight draw with the , and Finger showed the for trip jacks to scoop the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gerard Piqué |
123,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
Martin Finger |
90,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier checked the flop, and Jason Lavallee bet 3,400. Nadar Kakhmazov called, then Mercier check-raised to 8,700. Lavallee folded, but Kakhmazov called.
The turn was the , and Mercier bet 9,100 with about 20,000 behind. Kakhmazov raised enough to put Mercier all in, and Mercier quickly folded his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nadar Kakhmazov | 75,000 | |
Jason Mercier |
20,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sam Chartier |
118,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Richard Yong |
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
David Benefield |
92,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Bertrand Grospellier |
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |