Not content with his victory here in the $100,000 Challenge last night, Dan Smith is apparently auditioning for a job at PokerNews. We just bumped into him in the middle of the floor, and he motioned us back over to his table. "You're gonna wanna check out this hand," he said giddily. "Mercier flatted a six-bet."
When we walked up to the table, we found Brian Roberts and Jason Mercier mixed up in a big pot. Smith told us that Roberts (under the gun) had six-bet to 13,075 and the five-betting Mercier (UTG+1) had flatted to see the flop. It was showing , and Roberts continued out with a tiny bet of 3,650. Mercier flatted again, and Roberts put another chippy bet of 7,350 in after the turn. Another call came, and the filled out the board.
Roberts leaned forward to eyeball Mercier's remaining stack of about 24,000 before plunking out a big stack of covering chips. Mercier needed a long while to think it over, and he was shifty and uncomfortable in his chair as he tried to sort out what was going on. It was maybe five minutes before he finally took a few more looks back at the cards and slipped them into the muck.
The table they're playing is just underneath an elevated bar area, and there was a good crowd of spectators watching that tricky hand play out. "The fans want to see it," one of them yelled after Mercier folded. Roberts smirked widely, and it looked for a minute like he might oblige. He held his cards for about 15 seconds as the dealer pushed him the pot, but he eventually slapped them down on the felt face-down to leave us all wondering.
The Macau fun talk didn't last long as Sam Trickett just busted out and Phil Ivey got moved to a new table. Tricket is no longer in the hunt while Ivey is sitting right next to Daniel Negreanu with his big stack. This could get even more interesting than it already was!
These were the Tweets Trickett send out about his bustout: "Busted the main event! Raise A2 flop KQ5 with 2 spades,bet and get called by women.the bloody 8 of spades hit the turn so decided to commit To making her fold all one pair hands,she called! River 8 I jam double pot and she had 55..got owned basically"
With 2,750 in chips on the flop of , Joseph Cheong checked and his opponent bet 1,450. Cheong made the call and the turn added the to the board. Cheong checked again and his opponent bet 4,225. Cheong called.
The river completed the board with the and Cheong checked. His opponent bet 12,100 and Cheong tanked for a couple minutes prior to folding his hand.
Ty Reiman opened the cutoff to 1,050, and Kevin Davison flatted on the button. In the small blind, Brandon Adams liked what he squeezed out, and he squeezed in a reraise to 2,700. That folded Reiman with some reluctance, but Davison was going nowhere. He had 19,500 chips left, and he slid them all in to take any future decisions out of his hands. Adams spent a few minutes in the tank, then made the call for about half his own stack.
Showdown
Davison:
Adams:
The flop changed nothing, except to coax a frustrated smirk from Reiman as he announced that he folded king-jack. Davison was still in front and looking to double, and the turn and river locked up the pot.
After paying off his debt, Adams is left with about 18,000 chips.
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After one check, Jai Kemp fired 1,400 on the flop. Sam Cohen made the call and then the other player folded.
The dealer revealed the on the turn and Kemp bet 2,300. Cohen made the call once more before seeing the land on the river. Kemp bet all in to put Cohen at risk for her last 10,800 or so. After a minute, Cohen folded and Kemp won the pot.
When we arrived at the table, it had appeared that Toby Lewis and another player had checked to a third player on the flop. That third player bet 4,500 and then Lewis check-raised all in for 12,050. The player in the middle tanked long and hard before making the call. The third player then got out of the way.
Lewis:
Opponent:
Straight away on the turn, Lewis' opponent spiked his flush when the fell. Lewis was drawing dead and already heading towards to exit as the completed the board on the river.
Sam Trickett has been moved to the direct left of Phil Ivey for the evening session, and that should make for some good times up there. The two men have become acquainted over the past year or so, possibly beginning with Trickett's high-rolling success in this building in 2011. But they've spent some good time together in the months leading up to this Aussie Millions, too, from what we understand. Ivey and Trickett have both been active participants in the nosebleed cash games that have been running like clockwork in Macau lately. Having a friendly face on his left seems to have lightened Ivey's mood, too, and he's been grinning and chatting since he returned from the break about twenty minutes late.
We can't be faulted for trying to glean some of the table talk for our notepads, but things got awfully hush-hush when our reporter walked up to the table. The conversation resumed quickly when he stepped away, though, so we'll take the hint that the conversation is not for our ears. Or your eyes.
Trickett has about 50,000 chips or so to work with, while Ivey has nearly four times that.
The gentleman in the cutoff seat came in raising to 900, and David Gorr three-bet to 2,700 behind him on the button. The raiser called, and they were off to a heads-up flop.
It came , and Gorr continued out with another 3,600. His opponent tanked for a while before making the call, and he checked again on the turn. Gorr took a moment to peek back at his cards, then knocked the table to see the pair the board on the river. Now Mr. Opponent led out into the pot for 6,900, and that sent Gorr into the tank for a good while. He cut the call from his stack, eyeing up the ~24,000 he'd have left if he was wrong.
About 90 seconds later, Gorr grabbed the calling chips and flung then into the pot. The opponent showed first, and his was good for the ace-high flush and good enough to win the pot.
The defending champion is finding the going a bit tough today, and he's slipped back to that 24,000 after calling incorrectly.
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, and Roberts continued out with a tiny bet of 3,650. Mercier flatted again, and Roberts put another chippy bet of 7,350 in after the 
turn. Another call came, and the 
filled out the board.
, Joseph Cheong checked and his opponent bet 1,450. Cheong made the call and the turn added the 
to the board. Cheong checked again and his opponent bet 4,225. Cheong called.
flop changed nothing, except to coax a frustrated smirk from Reiman as he announced that he folded king-jack. Davison was still in front and looking to double, and the 
turn and 
river locked up the pot.
flop. Sam Cohen made the call and then the other player folded.
on the turn and Kemp bet 2,300. Cohen made the call once more before seeing the 
fell. Lewis was drawing dead and already heading towards to exit as the 
completed the board on the river.
, and Gorr continued out with another 3,600. His opponent tanked for a while before making the call, and he checked again on the 
pair the board on the river. Now Mr. Opponent led out into the pot for 6,900, and that sent Gorr into the tank for a good while. He cut the call from his stack, eyeing up the ~24,000 he'd have left if he was wrong.