Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante:
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante:
We caught the heads-up action after a flop and Gus Vergos was three-bet by his opponent to 5,300. Vergos decided four was a better number and reraised to 13,300. His opponent thought for a moment and then folded face up.
"Together we had a straight flush," Vergos said as he turned over for the higher flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gus Vergos |
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
There are two ways to win a poker hand. One can bluff with fifth pair and fade their opponent's draw or they can have the goods and extract value. Sai Mudduluru did each on back-to-back hands.
First, with a board of , Mudduluru's opponent check-raised to 1,300 after he bet 1,300. Mudduluru three-bet to 4,000 and his opponent called. The river brought the and both players checked and both were reluctant to show their hands. After his opponent tabled for the busted straight draw, Mudduluru showed pocket fours and scooped the pot.
On the next hand, Mudduluru opened to 500 from middle position and received one caller. The flop was and both players checked. The came on the turn and his opponent bet 500. Mudduluru raised to 1,200 and received a call. The river was the and Mudduluru's opponent check-called a bet of 1,200, but mucked when Mudduluru turned over .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Sai Mudduluru
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
After an opening raise from his opponent, Nick Perkins three-bet to 2,350 and was they were heads up to the flop after his opponent called. The flop was and Perkins' opponent check-called a bet of 2,350. The fell on the turn and both players checked.
The river was the and Perkins' opponent checked. Perkins slid out 6,375 and his opponent thought for a moment and then called. Perkins turned over and his opponent mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Perkins |
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Players are on a 10-minute break.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
The player under the gun limped and Elliott Hebden put in a raise to 700 from the button. Action folded to the limper who made the call. The flop was and both players checked. The came on the turn and Hebden called a bet of 700 from his opponent.
The river was the and Hebden's opponent check-called a bet of 2,500, but mucked after Hebden showed for the nuts.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Elliott Hebden |
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
We picked up the action after the turn and a board of . DJ MacKinnon bet 3,000 and his heads-up opponent made the call. The river was the and MacKinnon bet 4,200. His opponent made the call, but mucked when MacKinnon showed for the flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
DJ MacKinnon |
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
We caught the action with a board of and Nick Guagenti had thrown out a more-than-pot sized bet of 14,000, enough to put his heads-up opponent all in. His opponent thought for a while, before finally releasing his hand.
Guagenti finds himself desperately trying to build a stack and survive to advance, as he is on his final day-one bullet.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Guagenti |
26,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25