In one of the last hands before the break, Daniel Negreanu opened for 6,400 from the hijack and received a call from Richard Yong in the cutoff. A short-stacked Sorel Mizzi then three-bet to 28,000 from the button, Negreanu folded and Yong eyed up his opponent's stack before moving all in. Mizzi called off for 67,000 total.
Mizzi:
Yong:
It was a flip, but not after the flop came out . Mizzi flopped quads to leave Yong drawing dead. The and were run out on the turn and river respectively, and then Yong sent some chips over to Mizzi.
"Nice try, Richard," Philipp Gruissem consoled. "Nice try.
With around 160,000 in the pot and a board reading , Dan Smith checked from the big blind and put action on Jason Mercier. The Team PokerStars Pro announced that he was all in for 142,800, which was big enough to put Smith in the tank.
"'ll make a decision in one minute," Smith said. "Maybe I will," he added after 15 seconds or so. Eventually Smith made the call.
"Good call," Mercier said and tabled the for missed straight and flush draws. Smith then rolled over the . "That's what I thought you had on the turn too," Mercier added before making his way to the registration desk to re-enter.
Ole Schemion raised from the button to 7,000 and Andrew Chen called from the big blind. The flop brought and Chen check-called 8,000.
On the turn the hit and Chen checked again. This time Schemion fired out 18,500 and Chen called once more.
The river brought the and just like on the previous streets Chen decided to check. Schemion grabbed a big chunk of chips and put his opponent all in.
Chen called immediately for 69,500 total and Schemion mucked his cards. Because it was an all-in showdown the dealer turned over Schemion's and as the German expected that wasn't good enough to beat Chen's .
"He bluffed it all on the turn," Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu just said when we asked what happened to Philipp Gruissem.
We did not catch the action of this hand, but the board read when Gruissem's was tossed into the muck. Yong's was still face up on the table and the pot was pushed to him.
"Where do I rebuy?" Gruissem asked the tournament staff and the German went on his way to buy back in.
About 10 minutes later Gruissem returned and he drew the exact same seat as when he busted.
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On a board reading , Erik Seidel checked from the big blind and Mike "Timex" McDonald bet 18,000. Seidel proceeded to check-raise all in for 75,500 and McDonald thought for about 25 seconds before announcing a call.
Seidel rolled over the for two pair, and it was good as McDonald was drawing dead with the . The meaningless was put out on the river for good measure and Seidel doubled on the feature table.
Shawn Buchanan raised to 5,300 preflop and Dan Smith called from the blinds. The flop brought and Smith check-called 6,000.
On the turn the hit and both players checked.
The river brought the and this time Smith fired out 18,000. Buchanan called quickly and Smith immediately turned over his for a pair of sevens. Buchanan flipped up his and he raked in the pot with a flush.
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. Mizzi flopped quads to leave Yong drawing dead. The 
and 
were run out on the turn and river respectively, and then Yong sent some chips over to Mizzi.
, Dan Smith checked from the big blind and put action on Jason Mercier. The Team PokerStars Pro announced that he was all in for 142,800, which was big enough to put Smith in the tank.
for missed straight and flush draws. Smith then rolled over the 
. "That's what I thought you had on the turn too," Mercier added before making his way to the registration desk to re-enter.
and Chen check-called 8,000.
hit and Chen checked again. This time Schemion fired out 18,500 and Chen called once more.
and just like on the previous streets Chen decided to check. Schemion grabbed a big chunk of chips and put his opponent all in.
and as the German expected that wasn't good enough to beat Chen's 
was tossed into the muck. Yong's 
for two pair, and it was good as McDonald was drawing dead with the 
. The meaningless 
and Smith check-called 6,000.
hit and both players checked.
for a pair of sevens. Buchanan flipped up his 
