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Craig McCorkell managed to win the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up last night but he'll not be making day 2 of the EPT here. The Englishman was just eliminated when he flopped a flush only to run into a bigger flopped flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Isn't it weird how you almost predict the future sometimes? One minute you're talking about it, the next thing it happens. James Dempsey and Manig Loeser were saying how they thought a three-bet battle between them might break out. Well it did, and some.
Loeser opened to 800 from the mid position before Dempsey three-bet to 2,700 from the small blind. The action was back on the German who four-bet to 5,425 before he jammed for 42,175 when Dempsey five-bet to 10,100. Call.
Loeser: 
Dempsey: 
The board ran 
to make Loeser a full house. Demosey was left with around 4,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,000 | 55,000 |
|
4,000 | -46,000 |
Faced with an open from Joe Cada, Michael Adamo three-bet to 6,500 (roughly half of his stack) in the blinds. Cada tanked for a bit, put his opponent all in, and Adamo quickly called.
"Good luck," Adamo said, tabling 
.
Cada showed 
, and we were off to the races.
Adamo didn't even get a sniff of the 
board, and was eliminated. Cada now sits with around 60,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 40,000 |
Guy Bachar is still the chip leader by a clear margin but he just gave up a little bit to Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso. The flop read 
and Rousso had bet out 1,500 after which Bachar raised it up to 3,500. Rousso called.
The turn brought the and Rousso check-called 3,300. On the river the 
hit and Bachar decided to check behind. Rousso flipped over 
and Bachar showed his 
to show off that he missed his flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
152,000 | -13,000 |
|
62,000 | 50,000 |
Faced with a five-bet to 10,000, Kevin MacPhee stuffed in the remainder of his 14,000-chip stack holding 
. His opponent, Lawrence Dicristina, called the all-in wager, and tabled .
The 
flop gave Dicristina a flush draw to go with his two overcards, and the 
on the turn gave him a leading pair of aces. The completed the board, and MacPhee was eliminated.
Dicristina now sits with around 85,000 chips. Back in August of 2012, Judge Jack Weinstein of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled that poker was a game of skill in a an appeal case featuring Dicristina. Dicristina was convicted of running an illegal gambling business for operating a no-limit hold'em game in New York, but Weinstein ruled that a poker game did not breach the United States Illegal Gambling Business Act:
"The influence of skill on the outcome of poker games is far greater than that on the outcomes of the games enumerated in the IGBA's illustrations of gambling."
Dicristina's case should positively affect poker in the U.S., and we'll keep an eye on him as he competes here in London.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | |
|
Busted |
James Dempsey, who may or maybe not be a doctor (hint - he isn't) led out for 7,100 on the turn of a 
board against Niklas Asplund. The latter called to see the 
on the river. Dempsey bet 12,000 with very little behind and it took Asplund a good few minutes to make the call.
Asplund did call and Dempsey quickly flipped for the flopped Broadway straight. He's up to 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | 26,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Over on The Table of Doom™, Bryn Kenney has eliminated Andrew Chen with against Chen's 
when the board came . Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand Grospellier has sat down next to fellow Team Pro Sandra Naujoks for what looks like an incredibly tough table.
Seat 1: Jude Ainsworth
Seat 2: Bryn Kenney
Seat 3: Empty
Seat 4: Daniel Rudd
Seat 5: Bertrand Grospellier
Seat 6: Sandra Naujoks
Seat 7: Shannon Shorr
Seat 8: Ville Matilla
Seat 9: Martin Jacobson
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 14,000 |
|
Busted |
Robin Keston just put a beat on Yann Dion when he managed to get lucky during a preflop all in. After a raise Keston decided to move all in from the button for 14,175 and Dion was next to act. The Canadian pro gave it some thought and ended up moving all in over the top. The remaining players folded and the showdown went as following.
Showdown:
Robin Keston: 
Yann Dion: 
The board ran out 
and Keston doubled up. Dion was left behind with just 12,000 chips and he will now be looking for a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,000 | -23,000 |
James Akenhead raised to 700 from early position, Ognjen Sekularac called on the button, and the flop came 
. Akenhead led out for 900, Sekularac raised to 2,200, and Akenhead made the call.
The turn was the 
, Akenhead checked, and Sekularac tossed out 4,800. Akenhead called.
The 
completed the board, and Akenhead knuckled again. Sekularac fired 11,050, and Akenhead tanked for the better part of two minutes before folding.
Sekularac tabled 
for a bluff.
Here are some counts from the table:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,375 | 33,375 |
|
43,225 | 13,225 |
|
38,000 | 8,000 |
|
30,125 | 125 |
|
28,425 | -1,575 |
