Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
According to players at the table, three players had gotten it in preflop with Brian Link covering both opponents. One opponent had just sat down with 25,000 chips and the other opponent had about 40,000 chips.
Opponent:
Opponent:
Brian Link:
Link found a good time to pick up aces and the board ran out , eliminating two players while Link added to his stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Link | 110,000 |
Paul Kelly recounted one of the hands that added to his stack earlier.
It was a battle of the blinds and he raised in the small blind and was three-bet by the big blind. He four-bet to around 10,000, his opponent jammed for about 35,000, and Kelly called.
Big Blind:
Paul Kelly:
The flop put the cowboys ahead with a flopped set, but the turn gave Kelly a set of his own just as quickly. The completed the board and Kelly scooped the pot while his opponent was busted.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Paul Kelly | 115,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Robert Clark
|
140,000 | |
Rodney Spriggs | 120,000 | |
Paul Kelly | 115,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Players are on a 15-minute break.
Laine Tanaka was in early position and ended up getting his stack in preflop against the button player.
Laine Tanaka:
Button:
The players were flipping and the flop came . Both players got a piece of the flop but it was the button player ahead with a set.
However, the turn brought the and Tanaka jumped into the lead with a flush, but still had outs to fade. The harmless completed the board to ensure a double for Tanaka.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Laine Tanaka | 35,000 |
David McConachie limped in the small blind and called a raise from the big blind.
The flop was and McConachie check-raised a 1,400 bet up to 6,400. His opponent called and the two saw a turn.
The turn was the and McConachie bet enough to put his opponent all-in. His opponent called for his remaining 10,000 and the hands were revealed.
David McConachie:
Opponent:
The board completed with the and McConachie chipped up while his opponent was knocked out.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David McConachie | 55,000 | 10,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Moses
|
61,000 | -4,000 |
Dustin Lee | 55,000 | 10,000 |
Reggie Bautista | 54,000 | 33,000 |
Kenneth Inouye | 23,000 | 4,000 |
David Uvaydov | 15,000 | -12,000 |
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