Jason Mercier has more than 400,000 chips after he got a little lucky to bust Igor Kurganov.
Victor Ramdin raised from the button and Mericer and Kurganov called from the blinds. The flop fell and Kurganov moved all in for 46,500 when the action got to him. Ramdin folded but Mercier snap called.
Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu talks as much as he raises but just now he decided to give one up. We caught the action on the flop when Negreanu bet 16,500 after Matthew Ashton had checked. Negreanu was chatting to Ashton the entire time while the Brit tried to maintain his straight face.
Ashton ultimately called after which the turn brought the . Ashon checked again and Negreanu said, "Let's try something goofy now," as he threw out 29,500. Ashton tanked again after which he made the call.
The river brought the and Ashton checked once more.
"White flag! I wave the white flag," Negreanu said right before he checked behind and turned over , "I missed," he added.
Ashton showed and took down this pot while Negreanu still remains far above the average stack.
Daniel Carlsson moved all in after Panagiotis Gavriilidis raised it up to 10,500 for 37,000 total. Gavriilidis made the call creating another all-in showdown.
A sick set-up just occurred that saw Mickey Petersen triple up to more than 200,000.
The PokerStars Team Online member opened to 10,000 before Ignat Liviu three-bet to 21,000 from the cut-off. Noah Schwartz was in the big blind and put in a four-bet to 56,000. It didn't take too long for Petersen to commit the rest of his 71,500 stack and Liviu his 211,000 stack.
Schwartz said that the situation was some kind of set up but said he had to call.
Petersen:
Liviu:
Schwartz:
The board ran to send all the chips the Dane's way.
Calvin Anderson opened for a raise from under the gun, and Luke Schwartz moved all in for 45,000 or so out of the small blind. Anderson made the call.
Anderson:
Schwartz:
Schwartz was basically hiding in his own arms when the dealer fanned . Despite flopping a pair, the Brit was still quite nervous, as Anderson picked up a gut-shot straight draw.
The was a brick, and Schwartz was able to come out of hiding once the completed the board.
Schwartz doubled to 100,000 chips, while Anderson still commands a monster stack of roughly 840,000.
Vasili Firsau opened for 11,000 in late position, and Robin Keston three-bet jammed for 85,000 on the button. The rest of the players folded, and the hands were opened.
Firsau:
Keston:
Firsau extended his lead when the flop came , but Keston picked up a wheel draw when the turn brought the .
The on the river was a brick however, and Keston was eliminated. Firsau now sits with around 310,000 chips.
After check-calling a bet of 15,000 on the flop from Calvin Anderson, Andrew Pantling then checked the turn. Anderson checked behind.
The river completed the board with the , and Pantling fired a bet of 100,000. Anderson took only a couple seconds, then folded, and Pantling won the pot.
and Kurganov moved all in for 46,500 when the action got to him. Ramdin folded but Mercier snap called.
for two pair.
for top pair.
to make Mercier trips.
. Ashon checked again and Negreanu said, "Let's try something goofy now," as he threw out 29,500. Ashton tanked again after which he made the call.
and Ashton checked once more.
and took down this pot while Negreanu still remains far above the average stack.
and Carlsson doubled up.
to send all the chips the Dane's way.
