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Fri Jun 26 2009 02:16 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Mueller Likes Queens
In the last hand of Level 2, Greg Mueller raised from middle position, Jose Barbero called, then Marc Naalden three-bet and both Mueller and Barbero called.
The flop was
. It checked to Naalden who bet, Mueller called, and Barbero got out. The turn was the 
, and Mueller check-called Naalden's bet.
The river brought the
. Again, check-bet-call. Mueller showed 
for the overpair of queens, and Naalden mucked. -
Fri Jun 26 2009 02:11 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Full Blown Aces
Greg "Full Blown Tilt" Mueller opened with a raise from the button, Jose "Nacho" Barbero three-bet from the small blind, Marc Naalden folded the BB, then Mueller made it four bets and Barbero called.
The flop came
. Barbero checked, Mueller bet, and Barbero called. The turn was the 
, and again Barbero check-called Mueller's bet.
The river was the
, and Barbero check-called one more time, only to see Mueller turn over 
. Barbero mucked, now down all of the way to 90,000. Mueller, meanwhile, moves up to 610,000 and is challenging David Williams for the chip lead. -
Fri Jun 26 2009 02:06 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Straight to the Top for Williams
Jose "Nacho" Barbero raised from the hijack seat, and only David Williams came along from the small blind. The flop came
. Williams checked, Barbero bet, and Williams called. The turn was the , and both players checked.
The river brought the. This time Williams bet, and Barbero called. Williams showed for the straight, and Barbero mucked.
Williams is at 600,000 -- in the lead at the moment -- while Barbero is the table's short stack with 220,000. -
Fri Jun 26 2009 02:01 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Marc NaaldenOne for Naalden
Joep Van Den Bijgaart raised from early position, Marc Naalden three-bet from the button, Flaminio Malaguti called from the small blind, and Van Den Bijgaart also called.
The flop came
. Malaguti led with a bet, and the other two both called. The turn was the 
. This time Malaguti checked, Van Den Bijgaart bet, and both Naalden and Malaguti called.
The river was the
. This time it checked to Naalden who bet, Malaguti folded, and Van Den Bijgaart called. Naalden showed 
, and Van Den Bijgaart mucked.
After having lost a couple of pots, Naalden is up to about 500,000 now. -
Fri Jun 26 2009 01:56 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
To Win a Shootout, You Have to Keep Firing
On a flop of
, Jose "Nacho" Barbero check-called Greg "FBT" Mueller's bet. Barbero did the same for the 
turn.
When the river came
, Barbero checked again, Mueller bet again, and Barbero let it go. Mueller flashed K-J -- king-high -- as he dragged the pot.
Barbero falls below the 300,000 mark on that one, while Mueller is at about 600,000. -
Fri Jun 26 2009 01:53 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Ain't That the Kicker
Matt Sterling raised from the button, and Jose "Nacho" Barbero called from the big blind. The flop came
. Barbero checked, Sterling bet, and Barbero called. The turn was the . Barbero again checked, Sterling again bet, Barbero check-raised, and Sterling called.
The river was the. Barbero bet, and Sterling made the call. Barbero showed 
, but Sterling had him outkicked with . -
Fri Jun 26 2009 01:48 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Updated Chip Counts
From about halfway through Level 2:
David Williams -- 640,000
Marc Naalden -- 620,000
Greg "FBT" Mueller -- 580,000
Flaminio Malaguti -- 490,000
Millie Shiu -- 445,000
Matthew Sterling -- 358,000
Jose "Nacho" Barbero -- 337,000
Joep Van Den Bijgaart -- 303,000 -
Fri Jun 26 2009 01:43 GMT-70 | Posted by Homer
Flaminio Finds Friend On Final Card
Flaminio Malaguti raised from the button and David Williams called in the small blind. On a flop of
, Williams led out and then also bet the 
turn and river. But on this last card, Malaguti raised and Williams thought for a moment before giving it up. -
Fri Jun 26 2009 01:36 GMT-70 | Posted by Homer
Jose "Nacho" BarberoNacho, Nacho Man, I Wanna Be A Nacho Man
Joep Van Den Bijgaart raised from the cutoff and Matt Sterling called, 'Nacho' Barbero called in the big blind too.
The flop was
and it was checked to Sterling who bet, both players called. On the turn Barbero led out and the two folded. -
Fri Jun 26 2009 01:15 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Those Are Nacho Chips (Says Mueller to Barbero)
Greg Mueller raised again, and this time Jose "Nacho" Barbero, sitting to Mueller's left, made the call. The flop was
. Mueller bet, and Barbero called. The turn was the 
, and this time when Mueller bet, Barbero decided those chips in the pot weren't his and folded.
Started 26th Jun, 2009
