The six players have had a short break and started their second games with a fresh stack of 20,000.
Currently Stolt, Hu, and Pulusani are 1-0 up.
The six players have had a short break and started their second games with a fresh stack of 20,000.
Currently Stolt, Hu, and Pulusani are 1-0 up.
Sandeep Pulusani raised to 1,600 from the button and David Forbes shoved with the shorter stack. Pulusani snap-called.
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for Pulusani to scoop the first game.
Timothy Rutherford raised to 1,600 from the button and Qi Hu shoved. Rutherford asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Hu had 21,600, so more than Rutherford. He took some time to contemplate and then made the call for the 18,400 he had behind.
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for Hu to hold with the pair of sevens to claim the first game to his name before they both agreed to go for a short break.
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when Matthew Emmel bet 2,000 and Arian Stolt shoved with the bigger stack on the button. Emmel called for the 10,800 he had left.
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Emmel had a pair of queens but Stolt had two pair so Emmel needed a ten to stay alive.
But the river completed the board with the
for the first game to go Stolt's way, the players went for a short break before starting their second game.

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David Forbes just doubled up for 18,1000 when he held ![]()
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of Sandeep Pulusani. The board ran out ![]()
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for Forbes to hold with the fours.
The hand after, Forbes made it 500 on the button and Pulusani shoved for 3,800. Forbes confirmed the amount, cut out calling chips, and then made the call.
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for Forbes to find a seven to pair up with but keep Pulusani ahead. The turn was the
for Forbes to pick up the flush draw but the river completed the board with the
for Pulusani to double up.
Pulusani then doubled up again for 10,900 when he shoved on the 1,500 bet of Forbes.
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for Pulusani to hit the higher flush on the river.
David Forbes had doubled up a bit earlier after paying Sandeep Pulusani a double-up but is getting his stack back to the starting point.
The board read ![]()
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when Forbes checked, Pulusani bet 2,000 on the button. Forbes raised to 6,000 and Pulusani called. Forbes tabled ![]()
for two pair.
The flop read ![]()
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when Matthew Emmel shoved with 3,000 in the pot already and Arian Stolt called on the button.
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Emmel was ahead with ace-high but Stolt had a flush draw.
The turn was the
to pair the board up but not change the situation.
The river completed the board with the
to give Emmel two pair to stay alive.
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when Sandeep Pulusani had checked and David Forbes shoved on the button with the bigger stack. Pulusani called for the 15,600 he had behind and tabled ![]()
for the turned two pair. Forbes held ![]()
for the pair of jacks and was drawing dead.
The river completed the board with the
as a formality as Pulusani doubled up.