2001 WSOP Main Event champion Carlos Mortensen made it 450 from early position and got one caller. He fired again, making it 700 on the flop, but couldn shake his foe.
On the turn they both checked, but when Mortensen sent out a bet of 1,000 chips on the river, his opponent raise it to 2,400 total. Mortensen called with and his opponent had a very similar looking .
November Niner Marc-Etienne McLaughlin has a decent sized stack, but had to get away from a hand moments ago.
He bet 1,200 into the board on the turn and got a call from his heads-up opponent. However, when the came on the river and he checked, that opponent bet out 1,100.
McLaughlin did the heart check, but came up folding.
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5:30 p.m.
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5:30 p.m.
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5:30 p.m.
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5:30 p.m.
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5:30 p.m.
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5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
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5:30 p.m.
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5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout
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5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
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$1,500
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5:30 p.m.
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5:30 p.m.
Pot-Limit Omaha - Rebuy & Add On
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$600
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5:30 p.m.
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5:30 p.m.
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5:30 p.m.
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$55
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5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$27.50
$5,500
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5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Six Max - Re-Entry
$33
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flop, Kessler min-bet and took it down.
flop, but couldn shake his foe.
turn they both checked, but when Mortensen sent out a bet of 1,000 chips on the 
river, his opponent raise it to 2,400 total. Mortensen called with 
and his opponent had a very similar looking 
.
board on the turn and got a call from his heads-up opponent. However, when the 
