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Jamie Glazier is hoping to psych out his opponents
Jamie Glazier has taken a hit after having his cracked by his opponents .
The opponent was short-stacked and moved all in for his final 10,000 chips preflop and Glazier made the call.
The flop of missed both players, but the all-in player connected with the turn. The river blanked the and Glazier has some lost chips to chase at 33,000.
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Jim Sachinidis, one player who took advantage of the repechage today
Jim Sachinidis has just taken a hit after taking on a short-stacked opponent in a preflop battle.
Sachinidis tabled but he'd run into the rockets - !
The board didn't produce any surprises as it fell as Sachinidis slips to 20,000.
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Kenneth Damm
The 2008 PokerNews Cup Main Event runner up, Kenneth Damm is still alive in this tournament thanks to a very nice double up.
Damm's last 8,500 was all in on the turn with the board reading . His opponent deliberated before making the call with for a flush draw against Damm's trip jacks with .
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Not easy being Patrick Fletcher today
Patrick Fletcher has a battle on his hands to stay in the PokerNews Cup. He's been short since virtually the start of the day.
Recently he began the trek back, moving over the starting stack for the first time in a while.
With the blinds heads up on a flop, the small blind bet 625 and Fletcher raised him up to 1,700 from the big blind. The small blind called and they proceeded to the turn.
The turn saw the small blind check-call a 2,300 chip bet from Fletcher. They moved to the river with Fletcher firing out 2,700 over the small blind's check. Once again his opponent check-called and Fletcher showed down - good to take the pot down.
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Daniel Botta
With a limp from middle position, Daniel Botta popped it up to 1,600 to go. Andrew Topakas made the call on the button as did the limper, to see a flop of .
Action checked to Botta who fired 3,700. Topakas then announced a raise to 10,000 forcing the third player from the hand, before Botta moved all in for 10,675 in total. Topakas called off the extra chips.
Topakas:
Botta:
Botta's overpair was well in front as Topakas had got a little aggro with his middle pair. The turn and river didn't change anything and the 2009 Joe Hachem Deep Stack Series Main Event winner doubles up to 25,000 as Topakas slips to 57,000.
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Michael Mifsud and an opponent went to the flop for 2,000 chips each. The flop came . Mifsud was first to act and made it 3,000 to go, and his opponent came over the top for 6,000. Mifsud called.
The turn was the and Mifsud checked, and his opponent moved in for 6,875. Mifsud went into the tank and then made the call.
Mifsud
Opponent
Mifsud had two pair and the gutshot royal flush draw, to his opponent's bigger two pair. Of course a massive roar went up when the hit the river to make Mifsud a royal flush.
His opponent was left in stunned disbelief with Mifsud dragging the pot to move up to 97,000.
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Sometimes making a great call is only half the battle, as you need to also survive Lady Luck to rake in the chips. This is something that Reza Vakili knows all too well following this recent hand.
Catching the action on a flop of and with around 14,000 in the middle, a player on the button moved all in for around 11,500. Vakili delberated for several minutes before deciding to make a big call.
Vakili:
Button:
It was a huge call by Vakili as his bottom pair was enough for the lead over his opponent's ace-high.
That's when disaster struck...
The turn was the and river the and suddenly Vakili's pair had been counterfeited and the ace kicker of his opponent played! A cruel blow to a great call, leaves Vakili with his starting stack of 20,000 chips.
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Brent Thomas is following up his good form from the Melbourne Championships with another strong showing here today.
We recently caught him in action in a big pot against Party Poker qualifier Gabriel Alarie. The board read and Thomas had fired 5,000 as Alarie sat in the tank.
"Two pair?" questioned Alarie, but he didn't get a response and decided to fold. Thomas chips up to over 45,000 chips.
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cracked by his opponents 
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missed both players, but the all-in player connected with the 
turn. The river blanked the 
and Glazier has some lost chips to chase at 33,000.
Aristidou moved all in and his opponent made the call.
turn and 
river to move Aristidou up to 32,000.
but he'd run into the rockets - 
as Sachinidis slips to 20,000.
. His opponent deliberated before making the call with 
flop, the small blind bet 625 and Fletcher raised him up to 1,700 from the big blind. The small blind called and they proceeded to the 
- good to take the pot down.
river didn't change anything and the 2009 Joe Hachem Deep Stack Series Main Event winner doubles up to 25,000 as Topakas slips to 57,000.
. Mifsud was first to act and made it 3,000 to go, and his opponent came over the top for 6,000. Mifsud called.
and Mifsud checked, and his opponent moved in for 6,875. Mifsud went into the tank and then made the call.
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