Alan Sternberg's been playing well so far today. He's also had excellent timing and a good dosage of run-good. He opened the button to 50,000 and was called by big blind Taha Maruf. Maruf shoved for 217,000 on a flop of . Sternberg asked for a count and then called.
Maruf:
Sternberg:
"I'd rather you have the 7," Sternberg admitted. It didn't matter; he promptly filled his flush draw with the turn. Once the fell on the river, Maruf was on his way to collect $19,000.
Brandon Hall raised from the small blind to 60,000 after action folded to him. Scott Seiver called from the big blind.
The two took a flop of and Hall continuation bet 75,000. Seiver called. The turn was the and both players checked. The river fell with the and Hall fired 150,000. After a moment, Seiver mucked his hand and Hall scooped the pot.
Action folded to Scott Seiver on the button and he limped. Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy was in the small blind and completed before Elio Fox checked in the big blind.
The three saw a flop of and action checked around to see the fall on the turn. Bax led for 30,000 and only Seiver called.
The river was the and Bax checked. Seiver checked behind and then flung his hand into the muck. Bax tabled to scoop the pot.
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Dale Jamison opened with a min-raise to 40,000 in early position. Andrew Ferguson called from the small blind and Mike Beasley shoved from the big blind for 237,000. Jamison folded and Ferguson called.
Ferguson:
Beasley:
The board ran out and Beasley's queens held. He's up to 528,000 while Ferguson slips to 850,000.
Travis Klein moved all in for a total of 232,000 after the especially-active Alan Sternberg opened for 45,000. Sternberg asked for an exact count before calling with . He was racing against Klein's . The board ran out to secure the double-up for Klein.
From under the gun, Dale Jamison min-raised to 40,000. Andrew Ferguson was on the button and reraised to 125,000. Jamison moved all in and Ferguson quickly met him with a call.
Ferguson held the and Jamison the .
The flop came down to keep the shorter-stacked Ferguson in the lead. The turn added a nice sweat with the , giving Jamison a flush draw. The river blanked off with the though. Jamison sent the chips over, 674,000 total, and was left with just 320,000.
Jordan Morgan opened to 50,000 and then Brandon Hall reraised from the button to 135,000. Morgan was acting from early-middle position and after a few moments in the tank, put in a four-bet to 325,000. After a minute, Hall tanked and Morgan was pushed the pot. He's now up to two million and Hall is on 1.25 million.
Action folded to Dale Jamison on the button and he went all in for 285,000. Vanessa Selbst re-raised all in from the small blind and Ian Palomo folded from the big blind.
Jamison:
Selbst:
The board ran out and Jamison's tumultuous day ended with a 20th-place finish.