Level: 2
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Level: 2
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Day 1b photos.
Behind the pretty face that is our very own Kristy Arnett lies an insanely brilliant poker mind. Just in case you don't know, Kristy regularly plays cash games and crushes. She also won a MiniFTOPS heads-up event for over $30,000 in prize money online. She's got game and you should check out what she has to say about her thought process during a hand played in a cash game.
Mark Newhouse has become one of the many early casualties on Day 1b.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Mark Newhouse | Busted |
Action folded to Xuan Liu in the cutoff seat and she raised to 125. The player on the button called and everyone else folded. The dealer ran the flop and the rolled out. Liu was first and fired a continuation bet of 175. Her opponent called.
The turn was the and Liu thought for a little bit before checking. Her opponent fired a bet of 425. Liu thought, checked her opponent's chip stack and then raised all in. The player called to put himself at risk for 2,175 total.
Liu held the for a flush draw. He opponent held the for a weaker flush draw and an open-ended straight draw. Neither player held a pair yet.
The river completed the board with the and that gave Liu's opponent his straight. She sent over the chips and was left with less than a third of the starting stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Xuan Liu | 825 |
Kirsty Chick just sent two players to the rail. All of the money went in on the flop between the three players. Chick held the for a flopped full house while her opponents held the and the . The turn was the and the river the to give Chick the double-elimination pot. She's up to about 7,000 now.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Yuval Bronshtein | 3,000 | |
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3,000 | |
Lauren Kling | 3,000 | |
Greg Raymer | 3,000 | |
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On the board, one player bet 400 into Hiren Patel. Patel put in a raise, and a small one, to 825. His opponent thought for a minute and then made the call.
The river completed the board with the and the first player fired a small bet of 250. Patel made the call and his opponent tabled the . Patel mucked and dropped back to 3,500 in chips.
The players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Level: 3
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0