Early Aggression
Many players today are trying to prove they're not afraid to mix it up right out of the gate. These are the first three hands we saw after the shuffle up and deal.
Table Two:
There was about 3,000 in the pot after a flop. The turn brought the , and Vinson Shi Guxin bet 1,125. Ljubisa Nedimovic raised to 4,000, and Vinson gave it up.
Table Three: On a board reading , Alexander Stahle was first to act. He checked, and Dimitrious Mertzanis bet 1,500. Then Stahle check-raised to 4,500. Mertzanis tanked a bit before folding.
Table Eight:
Two players made it heads up to the river of a board with only 800 chips in the pot. Mike Blaser bet 350, and Snoussi Samy meant business with a raise to 2,000. It was an easy fold for Blaser.