Level: 5
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 0
Level: 5
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 0
Action was picked up in a pot with Ryan Forte in late position with another player in the cutoff
Forte moved all in on a board reading 3♣9♣2♦ and his opponent called for 16,500 total.
Opponent: 4♠4♥
Ryan Forte: Q♣Q♦
The board ran out 3♥10♣ and the queens held up for Forte and he added to his growing chip stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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71,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 0
Action was picked up with 7,300 in a three-way pot with James Gill in the small blind.
The flop ran out 5♣9♦3♥ and action checked over to a player in middle position, who bet 2,000, which saw a player in the hijack raise to 10,000.
Gill sat back in his chair before moving all in for 30,000, which saw all players fold and Gill showed A♣A♦ for aces which was good for the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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58,600
58,600
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58,600 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0
Two players called in middle position and late position which saw Al Renaud raise to 1,200, getting five callers.
The flop came out J♦4♦6♠ and action checked over to Renaud, who bet 1,200, which only the late and middle position players called.
On the turn 7♠, action checked over to Renaud, who bet 1,500, and both players called, leaving action to check around on the 3♣ river.
Renaud showed J♥10♠ for a pair of jacks and it was good for him to take the pot and add to his growing stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000
65,000
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65,000 |
Action was picked up on the turn in a four-way pot with Andrew Bahr in the big blind.
The board read 4♣2♦Q♥10♠ and Bahr bet 500 which only a player in middle position called.
On the river 9♣, Bahr bet 1,500 and his opponent nearly beat him into the pot.
Bahr tabled Q♠2♣ for queens-up and took down the pot as his opponent flashed 10♦9♦ for an inferior tens-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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17,100
17,100
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17,100 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
James Tedesco raised to 600 in the hijack, another player three-bet to 1,700 on the button. and the big blind called. Tedesco counted out the chips to call and then put on some more chips to four-bet to 7,800, which saw the button call and the big blind fold.
Tedesco moved all in for 17,000 effective on the flop of 9♥4♦4♠ and the button called.
Button: K♣K♦
James Tedesco: A♣A♠
The board ran out 3♣7♠ and the aces held up in the most brutal of hold'em coolers, giving Tedesco an early lead in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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54,200
54,200
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54,200 |
Action was picked up in a five-way pot with 1,600 in the center.
On a board reading A♥2♣Q♠, the small blind led out for 300 which saw only Ryan Hoffman in the big blind call.
Both players checked the Q♣ turn to the 5♥ river, where the small blind bet 500, then called a raise to 2,000 from Hoffman.
The small blind tabled K♠Q♥ for three queens, but it was no good against Ryan Hoffman's A♣A♠ for aces-full and he took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,100
32,100
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32,100 |