Barny Boatman was all in preflop for 7,575 with the 
. His opponent called and had him dominated with the 
. Fortunately for Boatman, the flop, turn and river ran out 
to give him the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,300
8,100
|
8,100 |
|
||
From early position, Bryn Kenney raised to 800. Action folded to the player in the cutoff seat and he made the call. The small blind was the third player to see the flop and it came down 
. All three players checked and the turn brought the 
. After the small blind checked, Kenney bet 1,350. The cutoff seat mucked, but the small blind called.
The 
fell on the river and the small blind fired 1,500. Kenney quickly called and showed the 
. His opponent only revelaed the and mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,000
4,300
|
4,300 |
JP Kelly is up to around 43,000 after getting three streets of value versus Tyler Kenney.
The Team PokerStars Pro Kelly raised to 750 from the hijack and Kenney was the only caller from the button on the way to a 
flop. Kelly continued for 900 and was called, as he was for 1,500 on the 
turn. The river fell and the Brit wasted little time in measuring his third barrel, for 3,300. Kenney took his time, called, and then mucked when seeing his opponent’s 
for two-pair. That put Kenney back to his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
||
|
68,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
65,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
59,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
||
|
53,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
||
|
50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
|
42,000 | |
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
37,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
||
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
33,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
27,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
26,800
3,200
|
3,200 |
|
|
||
|
19,500
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
|
||
|
19,000 | |
|
18,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
15,200
14,800
|
14,800 |
|
12,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
10,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
8,700
21,300
|
21,300 |
|
|
7,200
22,800
|
22,800 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Recent WSOP bracelet winner Nick Binger and local lad Charles Clark did battle over the course of two hands and the score ended one-all.
The first hand started with a raise to 750 from Sebastian Ruthenberg and a reraise to 2,025 from Binger in the hijack seat. Clark was on the button and casually four-bet to 4,675. The German Team PokerStars Pro folded in a flash, but Binger gave the stare-down for a minute before releasing his hand.
Two hands later Binger opened to 700 from middle position and Clark elected to flat call this time from the hijack. The two checked it down to the river where the board read 
. Binger fired out 1,500 and Clark threw in the calling chips, but nodded and mucked when he was shown by Binger.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
45,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
After four levels, the players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
||
|
64,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
||
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
54,500
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
|
41,000
1,400
|
1,400 |
|
|
||
|
39,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
32,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
||
|
30,000 | |
|
|
||
|
28,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
|
||
|
27,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
25,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
25,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
24,000 | |
|
|
||
|
23,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
19,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
16,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
14,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
9,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
A fine Iberico cured ham can taste great young, but still taste great, or even better, after years of maturing. The same can be said for Ram Vaswani.
There was no player more feared than the Brit in Seasons 1 and 2, where he went so close to claiming back-to-back EPT titles. He had a game back then that is seen as the “proper” way to play these days, but he doesn’t make use of his skills as regularly as he used to.
That said, he is here today (currently on 27,000) and if he was the cured ham in the middle of sandwich then he has two tasty slices of bread either side. To his left is one of the chip leaders in Dermot Blain (67,000) and to his right is former EPT high-roller champion Tobias Reinkemeier (24,000).
Good luck to any tablemates that try to take a bite out of that sandwich.
Photos courtesy of PokerStars photographer Neil Stoddart.
