First Break of the Day
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Reginald Roberts opened the action with a raise to 600 from middle position and was called by Shaun McBride out of the small blind and Cornelius Johnson from the big blind.
The flop came and McBride checked. Johnson put out a bet of 1,200 and was called by Roberts and Johnson.
The turn was the and McBride checked again. Johnson fired another bet, this time for 1,125 and Roberts put in a raise to 4,300. McBride thought for a moment and put out the call and Johnson joined in as well creating a pot of over 18,000.
The river was the putting three diamonds on the board and all three players checked. Roberts turned over for a hand that improved on every street. He flopped second pair with an open-ended straight draw and added a flush draw on the turn. The river gave him the jack high straight.
That was good enough as McBride and Johnson both mucked. Roberts is off to a good start as he would end the hand with approximately 52,000 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Reginald Roberts | 52,000 | |
Shaun McBride |
19,800
-3,200
|
-3,200 |
Cornelius Johnson
|
6,350
-13,650
|
-13,650 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
A player in middle position opened for 2,225 — a bet that was over 11 times the big blind. It was folded to Ryan Tepen in the small blind who made the call.
The flop came and Tepen checked to his opponent who put out three T5,000 chips for a bet of 15,000 total. Tepen, a successful tournament grinder with over half a million in lifetime winnings, snap-folded to the overbet.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Tepen | 16,500 |
Here are a few photos from around the tournament room...
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Lauren Blase recently replayed a hand for us that has left her with just a few chips.
"I had and the flop came and there were two players all in before it even got to me. I of course called. One player had and the other had .
Blase shrugged, a bit frustrated, as she told the rest of her story.
"Eight on the river."
She would be eliminated a few hands later. It is a re-entry event, however, so if she wants to get back in the action she can do so.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lauren Blase | Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lance Ledford | 20,000 | |
Mike Newport
|
20,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
There is some friendly poker going on here as seven players recently saw a flop of . It was checked to a player in middle position who bet 600. Everyone folded to Shaun McBride, who was on the button. He made the call and the players in the blinds folded leaving McBride heads up with the original bettor.
The turn was the and McBride's opponent bet 1,200 which he called. The river was the and both players checked. McBride tabled for aces and kings and his opponent mucked her hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Shaun McBride | 23,000 |