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McLean Karr: tie like my Grandma's 70's wallpaper
And just like that - pwah - he's gone...
Amit Makhija is eliminated by McLean Karr after a five-level grind and final comeback which bumped him into a slight lead only to catapult him into last-man-standing almost immediately as Makhija fires a big bluff and gets it called.
On a flop, Karr bet out 17,800 and Makhija thought about it quietly for a good while before finally moving his whole stack (c.80k) in. Karr looked like he'd bitten into a raw onion, but called quickly nevertheless.
Makhija:
Karr:
Turn and river: ... meaning that the chip leader for most of the day now beat a hasty retreat while Karr fills out one of those little pieces of paper which say, "Come back at 7pm."
If Makhija vs. Karr was the catherine wheel which comes off its nail and spins round the garden terrorising the kids, then Steinberg vs. Svanevik is the Traffic Light which only does green, once a minute. Tough battles and small ball poker, with quiet, considered decisions are the order of the day, with recent action seeing almost no flops. Five hands, five preflop raises (two threebets from Steinberg), five pots won right there.
Sondre Svanevik, involved in one of the less action-tastic matches, finally got his whole stack in preflop with and found himself dominated by Daniel Steinberg's . However, a rather favourable turn made him the best hand and he doubled up to the chip lead, 160,000 to Steinberg's 80,000.
I wanted to say Channing out sprints Moorman as he won a race to claim victory but seeing as it's the second to last match to finish, I think "jogs" in more accurate.
Moorman open shoved for 79,200 and Channing called after getting a count to create a showdown:
This is a strange one for sure - the Steinberg/Svanevik match-up is being played at light speed, most decisions taking a split second for both players and multiple pots of a couple of big blinds each heading in both directions. Sondre Svanevik pushed preflop recently after a button raise to 12k, but Steinberg passed quickly and it looked like there wouldn't be a showdown in over 25 minutes. Suddenly, an all in preflop situation came out of nowhere, with button Svanevik showing down vs. all-in Steinberg's . The board brought no upset for the Ace-high and Steinberg regains the chip lead with 170,000.
With the blinds this high a pair in normally good to get it in when heads-up and that's just what happened in our final pairing. Sondre Svanevik raised to 12,000 from the button and then pushed when Daniel Steinberg made it 36,000 to go. Steinberg shrugged and called.
Svanevik:
Steinberg:
The board ran . Svanevik's bullets held to give him a 172,00 stack.
"This is insane!" said Sondre Svanevik as he doubled back up to 180k and the chip lead, while both players look like they'd much rather be getting a bite to eat than continually flipping for the next round.
"What time is it," asked a tired-looking Svanevik of the dealer. It's 6:15, with just 45 minutes left until the next round is meant to start. One of these players will be in it, but it is really anyone's guess which one.
The latest instalment of all-in preflop saw Daniel Steinberg with the in good shape to finally win this match vs. Svanevik's . All holding on the flop, and on the turn, but the river had exactly the same reaction from both participants, a head-in-hands pained expression.
The final match has come to an end. Daniel Steinberg shoved his short stack in from the button and Sondre Svanevik made a quick call from the BB. Showdown:
Steinberg:
Svanevik:
The board ran
It was all over by the turn and the players shook hands before being the last two to leave the tournament floor.
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flop, Karr bet out 17,800 and Makhija thought about it quietly for a good while before finally moving his whole stack (c.80k) in. Karr looked like he'd bitten into a raw onion, but called quickly nevertheless.
...
meaning that the chip leader for most of the day now beat a hasty retreat while Karr fills out one of those little pieces of paper which say, "Come back at 7pm."
and found himself dominated by Daniel Steinberg's 
. However, a rather favourable turn made him the best hand and he doubled up to the chip lead, 160,000 to Steinberg's 80,000.
hitting Channing's queen.
vs. all-in Steinberg's 
. The board brought no upset for the Ace-high and Steinberg regains the chip lead with 170,000.
. Svanevik's bullets held to give him a 172,00 stack.
in good shape to finally win this match vs. Svanevik's 
flop, and on the 
turn, but the 