Ante Up Poker Tour Atlantis
Vincent Rinaldo once again announced that it was time for "the dance", which is Rinaldo's way of saying he's going all in. Rinaldo then pushed his 34,000 stack in the middle from the hijack.
Jarod Minghini called from the button.
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The coin flip went Rinaldo's way, with the runout falling ![]()
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to give the Atlantis Poker Room regular a full house.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Jarod Minghini opened to 3,500 from middle position. The action folded to Vincent Rinaldo, who announced it was time for "the dance" and went all in for his 28,200 stack.
Minghini folded, later telling the table he had ![]()
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Valerie Hanley bet 2,000 from middle position on a ![]()
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flop, and Albert Sanchez reraised all in from the hijack. Hanley called.
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Hanley had Sanchez dominated when the cards turned over, and nothing changed on the turn or river, sending Sanchez to the rail.
A player under the gun went all in for his last 25,000 on a ![]()
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flop, Albert Sanchez called from the hijack, and Ryan Awaad called in the big blind.
Awaad led out with an all in bet on the
turn, and Sanchez folded.
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Awwad took down around 100,000 chips with the win, and is now one of the biggest stacks in the room as Level 11 plays on.
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
The late registration period has ended, and a total of 77 entries signed up for Day 1a. The tournament will play down to 10 players tonight, with all 10 in the money.
Joseph Crowley, on the cutoff, and Ryan Awwad, in the small blind, got all in against each other preflop, with Awwad's tournament life at risk.
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Awwad's superior pocket pair held up through the river, and Crowley is now hovering on around 12 big blinds after the loss.
Sean Barker checked from the small blind on a ![]()
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flop, and Joseph Crowley bet 1,500, which Barker called.
Barker checked again on the
turn, and Crowley bet again, this time for 4,000. Barker thought it over for a few seconds, then made the fold.