Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
A rupture of applause went through the poker room to compliment the explosion of cheers heard outside on the casino floor. A strong contingent of LSU fans flooded all the bars and restaurants in the casino. Plenty of "L-S-U!" chants were heard.
We missed the details of Frank Wiese's bust hand, but caught up with him afterward to learn that he moved his last 6,000 in with on a board that had two diamonds. The river was an and his opponent paired his ace and sent Wiese to the rail.
Four players including Chris Tryba saw a flop of . One player led out for 1,725 and another got out of the way.
"Seems reasonable," Tryba exclaimed as he tossed in a call. The remaining player folded leaving Tryba and his opponent heads up going to the turn. Fourth street came and Tryba's opponent fired out 3,025. Tryba quietly mucked his hand, dropping down to about 30,000 in chips.
Hamid Izadi opened for 800 in late position, the small blind called and Beverly Cheney called from the big blind. The flop came , the small blind checked, Cheney bet 450 and Izadi raised to 1,450. The small blind called, as did Cheney. The turn came , the small blind checked, Cheney bet 2,250 and got two calls. The river came , the small blind checked, Cheney bet 3,000 and Izadi raised to 8,700. The small bind folded and Cheney called, tabling for two pair and Izadi mucked his hand
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Beverly Cheney
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40,000
19,000
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19,000 |
Day 1b players are on their second ten-minute break of the day.
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Cards are back in the air following the last break of the evening.
We were across the room for most of the hand, but a big all in on the river caught our attention. The board read .
David Markevicius moved all in on the river and was called by Ronnie Sewell.
Sewell:
Markevicius:
Sewell's turned full house fell when the ace came on the river giving Markevicius a bigger full house.
With a flop of , Kyle Cartwright's opponent bet out 1,600 and Cartwright made the call. Fourth street paired the board, bringing the . Both men checked and the river came the . Cartwright checked for a third time and his opponent tossed out 3,000.
Cartwright made the call, but was disheartened to find his opponent table for a rivered straight. Cartwright shook his head and gave a wry smile, tossing his cards to the muck in the process. He's currently sitting on about 29,500.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Kyle Cartwright |
29,500
-6,500
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-6,500 |
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