Two players checked to Blake Bohn on a flop, and he bet 8,000. One player in early position took about a minute to think things over before shoving for about 30,000, while the other player folded. Bohn immediately called and tabled . His opponent held for an inferior overpair, adding an inferior flush draw on the turn, though a non-diamond eight would now win it for him. The wasn't what he needed, and Bohn added to his already-monstrous stack.
The $3,500 buy-in, $5 million guaranteed World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Championship will take place starting Thursday, April 16, 2015.
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., announced that the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, now in its fifth year, will return April 6-22, 2015. Held in the resort ballrooms, the 17-day series will feature the $3,500 buy-in, $5 million guaranteed WPT Seminole Hard Rock Championship with three starting flights beginning Thursday, April 16 at 12 p.m. local time.
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Jason Vanstrom, pictured during his 10th-place finish here.
Jason Vanstrom was all in for about 23,000 from the small blind when we arrived at his table on a flop. A player who had put in 1,600 folded from middle position, while another player who had a red T5,000 chip in front of him called.
Vanstrom:
Opponent:
Vanstrom was miles ahead but got a major sweat when a turn gave his opponent a flush draw. The river was a safe blank, and Vanstrom collected all but the last 2,175 from his opponent. The rest of that went in the pot preflop on the very next hand, and Vanstrom called with , live cards against . He flopped a nine and held on.
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Will Givens went bust early in his Day 1a, apparently at the hands of Blake Bohn. Givens said he will be back in action for Day 1b and/or Day 1c, depending on if he attends tomorrow's Nuggets game.
Jason Vanstrom made the final last time the Mid-States Poker Tour was here, in November 2014. He busted 10th then for $6,305, and he just doubled up with against a player holding . Despite the win, Vanstrom, who started the hand with just under 11,000, is still below the starting stack.
We apologize for the delay in updates, as technical issues held up the coverage briefly. In the mean time, Will Givens has entered the tournament. Givens is a regular at Mid-States Poker Tour stops here in his home state, having made the final table of the event here in March of last year, where he scored $15,855 for sixth place. Givens then hit it big at the WSOP last year, taking down his first bracelet along with $306,634 in prize money in Event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em. He also made the final table of Event #33: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em, where he finished fourth for $84,680.
At another table, Danny Gonzales has managed to shoot up to more than 100,000 in chips, a fantastic start in the early levels.
flop, and he bet 8,000. One player in early position took about a minute to think things over before shoving for about 30,000, while the other player folded. Bohn immediately called and tabled 
. His opponent held 
for an inferior overpair, adding an inferior flush draw on the 
turn, though a non-diamond eight would now win it for him. The 
wasn't what he needed, and Bohn added to his already-monstrous stack.
flop. A player who had put in 1,600 folded from middle position, while another player who had a red T5,000 chip in front of him called.
turn gave his opponent a flush draw. The 
river was a safe blank, and Vanstrom collected all but the last 2,175 from his opponent. The rest of that went in the pot preflop on the very next hand, and Vanstrom called with 
. He flopped a nine and held on.
