Pablo Mariz opened to 22,000 and Chance Kornuth debated his options before flatting. A flop was issued and Mariz check-called a bet of 23,000. The fell on the turn and both players checked to see the complete the board.
Mariz fired a bet of 92,000 and Kornuth took a moment before making the call. Mariz opened and Kornuth mucked, flashing a queen.
With 200,000 in the pot, on a board reading , the player in the hijack checked and Guillaume Nolet bet 90,000 on the button. His opponent called.
The turn was the and the hijack checked again. This time Nolet fired out a hefty bet worth 250,000 and his opponent tank-folded.
Kristen Bicknell was at the table and asked to see one. He turned over the and raked in the pot.
Nolet may not have very many live scores, but the ones he does have are big ones. He finished in 9th place at the 2014 World Poker Tour (WPT) event right here at Playground for $90,350, followed by an 8th place finish at the 2015 Fallsview Poker Classic for $26,087 and then a 5th place finish at the WPT Canadian Spring Championship at Playground for $51,048.
The Canadian is still hunting for that elusive live tournament win, so we'll be keeping an on him to see how much damage he can do with his growing stack.
After Matthew Wilkins opened, Joe Tehan three-bet to 75,000 from the cutoff and then Marc Etienne Mclaughlin four-bet, making it 205,000 to go. Wilkins quickly folded and Tehan called.
Mclaughlin continued with a bet of 185,000 after the two saw a flop and Tehan called. The fell on the turn and both players checked, bringing the on the river.
Both players checked again and Mclaughlin tabled . Tehan quickly turned over and took the pot with ace-king high,
Action folded around to the player on the button who raised to 50,000. Simon Pin-Disle was seated on the small blind and three-bet jammed for 209,000. Stephan Tzoutzourakis awaited his turn int he big blind and four-bet shoved over the top, forcing the player on the button to fold.
Pin-Disle:
Tzoutzourakis:
Pin-Disle was in rough shape but a nine on the river of a board gave him new life.
We got to the table as Carter Swidler was raking in a big pot with in front of him.
The board read , and according to the table Frank Bruno was in the small blind and checked to Swidler who fired out a bet. Bruno piled his stack in the middle and Swidler snapped him off.
Bruno held , but was up against the nuts and he was sent packing.
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With about 130,000 in the pot, on a board reading , Carter Swidler checked from the hijack. Duff Charette was on the button and bet 55,000. Swidler called.
The turn was the . Swidler checked again and Charette paused before betting 135,000 this time. Swidler tank-called.
The river was the and Swidler checked. Charette thought for a short while and then elected to check back. Swidler tabled for a rivered set of tens and Charette mucked his hand.
Partypoker's own Team Pro Kristen Bicknell leads the field with 2,969,000 chips, double what she started the day with. Close behind is Ryan Riess with 2,600,000. Between the two of them, they have three World Series of Poker bracelets. Bicknell holds Ladies' Event and Bounty titles, and Riess boasts a Main Event title.
Here is a look at the top stacks after four levels:
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flop was issued and Mariz check-called a bet of 23,000. The 
fell on the turn and both players checked to see the 
complete the board.
and Kornuth mucked, flashing a queen.
, the player in the hijack checked and Guillaume Nolet bet 90,000 on the button. His opponent called.
and raked in the pot.
flop and Tehan called. The 
fell on the turn and both players checked, bringing the 
. Tehan quickly turned over 
and took the pot with ace-king high,
board gave him new life.
, and according to the table Frank Bruno was in the small blind and checked to Swidler who fired out a bet. Bruno piled his stack in the middle and Swidler snapped him off. 
. Swidler checked again and Charette paused before betting 135,000 this time. Swidler tank-called.
and Swidler checked. Charette thought for a short while and then elected to check back. Swidler tabled 
