Ante Up Poker Tour Jamul Casino
Michael Zucchet rerasied all in for his 41,500 stack against an opponent's 8,000 open, and the opponent called, with almost the exact same stack size.
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The board came out jack high, with no four in sight for the at-risk player.
Christopher Smith, who's already posted a win earlier in the Sweetwater Series, is up among the chip leaders as Day 1a begins to wind down.
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to get the job done.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Players are on their last 15-minute break of the day; play will continue for three more half hour levels on the other side of the break, before play finishes for the evening.
Ken Morey got the last of his 9,000 chips in preflop, and found a caller in Seat 8.
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The flop was a interesting one, giving Morey a set but also bringing in a flush draw for the opponent, The turn and river fell safely for Morey, however, and he's still in the running as Day 1a approaches the final break of the night.
Eric Rabelas bet 5,000 on a ![]()
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flop, and Lawrence Kipp made the call.
Rabelas continued the aggression with a 10,000 bet on the
turn, and Kipp folded. The hand left Kipp on a short stack, and he was sent to the rail a few minutes later.
Yary Hing has been one of the big stacks in the field throughout the later half of Day 1a, adding to his chip pile and sending an opponent to the rail in a recent hand.
Hing and an opponent got all of the chips in preflop, with Hing having the opponent covered.
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The flop brought in a royal flush draw for Hing, and the
came in on the turn to complete a broadway straight and clinch the pot for Hing.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Evan Lupo has spent time as the chip leader on Day 1a, and also as one of the shortest stacks in the room.
Down to his last 13 big blinds, Lupo limped from under the gun, the hijack raised to 4,600, and the small blind three-bet to 14,500. Lupo thought it over for a bit before going all in for 25,300 total.
The hijack folded, and the small blind made the call.
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Lupo's tournament life came down to the final card, but the
showed up to extend Lupo's up-and-down journey through Day 1.