Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Four players limped in to see a ![]()
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flop, and action checked to Krzysztof Bernat on the button, who bet 500. The big blind, 2018 HPT Player of the Year Aaron Johnson, was the only player to make the call.
Johnson checked again on the
turn, and Bernat bet 700. Johnson called.
Johnson check-called one final shell for 1,100 on the
river, only to muck after Bernat tabled ![]()
for a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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38,000 | |
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33,600
3,600
|
3,600 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
|
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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30,000 | |
|
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
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30,000 | |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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Andy Tran checked a ![]()
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flop from the big blind, and a player in middle position bet 1,300. Greg Zavakos called next to act, and Tran folded.
The middle position player fired 2,100 on the
turn, and Zavakos called again.
Both players checked the
river, and Zavakos tabled ![]()
for a pair of tens. His opponent mucked, and Zavakos sits with over double the starting stack just an hour into the day's play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,000 |
After a raise from Bradley Beetz from under the gun, Gary Herstein three-bet to 2,000 in middle position. Beetz called.
Both players checked the ![]()
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flop, and Beetz checked again on the
turn. Herstein bet 2,500 and Beetz called.
The
fell on the river, and Beetz led out for 6,500. Herstein folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,500
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
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24,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Edward Blazer had an opponent all in and at risk on a ![]()
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board, and was in good shape to scoop in a monster pot of over 60,000.
Opponent: ![]()
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Edward Blazer: ![]()
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The
river was safe for Blazer's queens, and he knocked out his opponent while scooping in a monster early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Edward Blazer bet 4,000 from the small blind on a ![]()
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board, and Jorden Helstern made the call from under the gun.
Blazer bet another 6,000 on the
river, and Helstern paused for a few moments, holding the amount to call in his hand, before finally throwing it in the middle to call. Blazer tabled ![]()
for trip kings, and Helstern mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
92,500
22,500
|
22,500 |
|
|
18,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
Tim Barany checked a ![]()
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board from the hijack, and Brek Schutten bet 3,500 from the cutoff. Barany called.
Barany checked again on the
river, and Schutten bet 3,200. Barany check-raised to 11,500, and Schutten snap-called. Barany tabled ![]()
for top two, and Schutten showed ![]()
for the same hand. The two exchanged grins as they brought back their bets and chopped up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
35,500
6,000
|
6,000 |
Brad Sailor raised to 700 from early position, and Jim Casement three-bet to 1,800 from the button. Sailor four-bet to 5,200, and Casement quickly called.
Sailor bet 3,600 on a ![]()
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flop, and Casement called.
The
fell on the turn, and Sailor bet 5,500. Casement immediately announced "All in," and Sailor quickly mucked his hand, with the
caroming face-up on the felt as he did.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,500
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
|
19,000
11,000
|
11,000 |