Joe Hachem has been wavering between 22,000 and 27,000 for much of the first couple of levels. Here's a recent pot that brought him back up to 21,200 in chips:
Hachem opened with a raise to 600 and received calls from both players in the blinds. The flop came and action was checked around to Hachem who fired an 800 continuation bet. The big blind was the only caller and he and Hachem went heads-up to the turn -- .
On 4th Street, the big blind checked, Hachem bet 1,600 and the big blind called.
The last card off the deck was the and the big blind led out with a 2,800 bet. Hachem made the call and his opponent turned over for two pair, nines and sixes. Hachem then tabled his own hand -- -- good for trips and the win.
Tony G made a grand entrance this morning, now he's looking to make some grander plays
Tony G opened to 525 from under-the-gun with the player on the button making it 2,000 to go. The G made the call and the flop came .
Both players checked off the flop. The hit the turn and Tony G check-raised to 4,000 over a bet of 1,800 from his opponent. The opponent called and both players checked off the river .
Tony G turned over for a gutshot straight draw, and his opponent turned over for a double gut shot and the pair with an ace high kicker to take it down.
James Kinsey or Morpheus from the Matrix - you decide.
The all the action in this hand happened preflop. James Kinsey, who has an uncanny resemblance to Morpheus from the movie The Matrix, and his opponent got all their chips in the middle and the cards were on their backs.
Kinsey:
Opponent:
The board ran out .
And with that, Kinsey, sent his opponent to The Matrix - err we mean the rail.
Josh "JJProdigy" Field was the preflop aggressor, making it 550 to go, with the big blind making the call.
They took a flop of and both players checked. The turn was the and the big blind led for 200. Field raised it up to 1,050 and the big blind made the call.
The river brought the and the big blind led out again for 800. Field made the call but mucked when his opponent showed for a full house. Field slips to 15,700 on a table which also features Joel Dodds and Andrew Jeffreys.
Andrew "Adgee" Jeffreys is playing for some home viewers
In a battle of ChipMeUp players Carlos "Manero" Fonseca was paid for his lack of faith in Andrew "Adgee" Jeffreys.
On a flop of Fonseca called a 1,400 chip bet from Jeffreys. They moved to the turn where Jeffreys fired a second bullet to 3,500. After some thought and counting his chips Fonseca made the call.
The river was the and Jeffreys quickly bet out 5,500 trying for an air of confidence. Fonseca took his time before tossing out two yellow 5,000 chips to make the call.
Fonseca rolled over his straight away, and Jeffreys responded by tossing his cards into the muck.
Jeffreys drops to 18,500.
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Bill Jordanou
Hometown favorite and 3rd place finisher in the $100,000 Challenge, Bill Jordanou has just made an early exit from the 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event.
As retold by one of the players at Jordanou's table, Dean Nyberg opened the pot with a raise to 525 from the button and was called by the small blind before the action reached Jordanou in the big, who kicked it up to 1,750. Nyberg then four-bet to 5,200 prompting the small blind to fold and Jordanou made the call, leaving himself just 2,000 behind.
The ensuing flop came king-high and Jordanou moved all in. His opponent made the call holding some variation of ace-king and Jordanou's was second best. Two bricks later, Jordanou was on the rail.