Full Tilt Poker $25,000 Shootout Invitational
Day 2 Started
Full Tilt Poker $25,000 Shootout Invitational
Day 2 Started
With the first heat in the books, players from heat 2 are now getting ready. Action moved fairly quickly, with play finishing in just over two hours. Let's see if the second group is as feisty as the first was.
Andrew Feldman | Seat 1 |
James Bord | Seat 2 |
Jonathan Karamlikis | Seat 3 |
Billy Argyros | Seat 4 |
Phil Ivey | Seat 5 |
Nikolay Evdakov | Seat 6 |
Patrik Antonius | Seat 7 |
David Benyamine | Seat 8 |
Everyone starts with 25,000. Bam!
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Benyamine
|
25,000 | |
Nikolay Evdakov
|
25,000 | |
Patrik Antonius
|
25,000 | |
Phil Ivey
|
25,000 | |
Billy Argyros
|
25,000 | |
Andrew Feldman
|
25,000 | |
James Bord
|
25,000 | |
Jonathan Karamalikis
|
25,000 |
So, we've been waiting for a while, some of the players were leisurely coming up to Studio 3, but we should be getting under way shortly.
All the players have taken their seats and the action is about to get under way.
Level: 1
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
The crowd has come out to check out this star-studded table. Both the stands down near the stage and in the balcony are packed.
From the cutoff, Patrik Antonius made it 1,200. Benyamine raised it up to 3,500, the blinds released, Antonius folded and we were off to another hand.
James Bord opened the action with a raise from the cut-off, only to find Phil Ivey three-bet to 3,500 from the big blind. Bord made the call, and the two saw a flop.
Ivey led out for 4,500, and Bord then asked the dealer how many chips they started with. When he was told "25,000," he stated he was all in. Ivey gave him the stink eye, and then mucked his hand.
David Benyamine and Andrew Feldman saw a flop of . Both checked to the turn, which was the . Again, they checked, and the hit the river.
Benyamine checked to Feldman who tossed in a bet of 2,300. Benyamine made the call, much to the dismay of Feldman. He was reluctant to turn over his cards, but finally did, showing . It was no good, as Benyamine showed for a straight.