Elliot Smith moved all in for nine big blinds out of the small blind with , and Oliver Gill called in the big blind with . Gill's hand improved to a flush as the board came , and Smith was eliminated.
Brendon Rubie raised to 2,500 in early position, a player in middle position called, Tim Slater called in the hijack, and a player in the big blind defended.
The dealer spread , the quartet checked, and the turn was the . The player in the big blind checked, Rubie tossed out 4,200, and both the player in middle position and the big blind called.
All three players checked after the completed the board, and the player in the big blind showed for a flush and a failed trap.
According to Team PokerStars Online member Randy Lew, Ana-Maria Cosma received a five-minute penalty for turning on her phone in an interesting way in the middle of a hand.
An opponent checked to Erik Seidel on a flop of , and he fired out a bet of 2,500. The player check-raised to 8,500, Seidel called, and the turn was the . The player led out for 11,000, Seidel called, and a repeat three - the - fell on the river.
The player slowed down, knuckling to Seidel who took the opportunity to fire 18,000. The bet was good enough to win the pot, and Seidel now sits with 160,000 chips.
Heinz Kamutzki raised to 2,600, Patrik Antonius three-bet to 6,500, and a third player cold four-bet to 12,600. Kamutzki got out of the way, Antonius moved all in for effectively 49,000, and the player called.
Antonius:
Opponent:
Antonius held a commanding lead, but the flop fell , giving his opponent two pair. Antonius needed to hit an ace, three, or running straight/pair cards to catch up, but the turn and river bricked , respectively.
After getting his aces cracked, Antonius dropped to 64,000 chips.
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier has been quite active today, which is why we selected him to be the next pro featured in "An Orbit With." Unfortunately things weren't quite a exciting as we hoped.
Hand #1 (Button): A player in early position opened for 2,700 and action folded to Mercier, who three-bet to 7,000. The blinds both folded and then the original raiser did the same.
Hand #2 (Cutoff): A player in middle position opened for 2,500, Wai Kin Yong called from the hijack, and Mercier folded.
Hand #3 (Hijack): A middle-position player raised to 2,500 and Mercier folded.
Hand #4 (Middle Position): Mercier opened the action with a raise to 2,400 and received calls from the button and big blind. All three players checked, the turn, and the big blind led out for 4,000. Mercier folded.
Hand #5 (UTG+1): Wai Kin Yong opened for 2,500 and Mercier folded.
Hand #6 (Under the Gun): Mercier folded from the under-the-gun position.
Hand #7 (Big Blind): A player in middle position limped and action folded to Mercier, who checked his option from the big blind. Mercier checked the flop and then folded when his opponent bet 2,600.
Hand #8 (Small Blind): Wai Kin Yong raised to 2,500 from the button, Mercier called, and the big blind came along to make it three-way action to the flop, which all three players checked. After the dealer burned and turned the , Mercier led out for 6,500 and both his opponents folded.
For more on the Team PokerStars Pro, check out this video where he talks about dealing with downswings and mentions going down $2 million last year.