From the hijack seat, Ronnie Bardah raised to 375. His only action was from the player in the small blind. The flop came down and the small blind check-called a continuation bet of 450 from Bardah to see the peel off on the turn. The small blind checked again and Bardah fired out 1,000. His opponent made the call.
The river card was the and the small blind checked. Bardah tossed out 2,800. His opponent thought for a minute and then made the call. Bardah tabled the for a straight. His opponent showed what he called with and that was the for a flopped set of sevens.
There was around 1,000 in the pot when three players saw a flop of . The big blind checked to Jeff Madsen in middle position and he bet 650. Chad Brown was in the cutoff and came along as did the player in the big blind.
The turn card was the and action checked to Brown, who bet 1,500. The big blind called while Madsen got out of the way. The two remaining players checked the river and the big blind flipped over for a flush. Brown was obviously beat as he simply folded. With that hit, Brown dropped to around 25,000.
After a player raised to 600 from under the gun, Jameson Painter reraised from middle position to 1,625. Only the original raiser made the call and the two saw the flop come down . The first player checked and Painter fired 2,500. His opponent called.
The turn added the to the board and both players checked. The river completed the board with the and the first player fired 3,000. Painter raised to 9,000 and his opponent folded, giving Painter the pot.
We didn't get all of the details, but from what we can piece together here is how Sorel Mizzi was eliminated from the tournament.
On an ace-high flop, Mizzi led for a bet and was called by his opponent in Seat 1, who happened to hold . Mizzi then led on the turn and was once again called. When a hit the river, Mizzi led out for all his chips and Seat 1 made the call to take down the pot with two pair. We never did see Mizzi's cards; nonetheless, he is gone from the NAPT Los Angeles Main Event.
Andreas Hoivold raised to 375 from middle position and action folded to the player in the small blind. He decided to reraise to 1,075 and Hoivold was the only one to make the call. Both players checked the flop and the appeared on the turn.
The small blind bet 500 and Hoivold instantly raised to 2,000. The small blind called and then fired out 6,000 when the hit the river. Hoivold wasted no time in grabbing a stack of chips and firing a raise to 16,000! The small blind seemed dejected and tossed his cards in the muck. Hoivold had dipped a little but with that win he is up to around 33,000.
2003 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Chris Moneymaker has taken a seat in the tournament, as has 2004 winner Greg Raymer. We'll have to wait and see if they can add an NAPT title to their résumé.
Action folded to the player on the button and he raised to 375. Jeff Madsen was in the small blind and three-bet to 1,300. After the big blind folded, the button player made the call.
The flop came down with Madsen first to act. He fired out 1,925 and his opponent thought for a bit before folding. Give this one to Madsen.
Just before the level-up, Shaun Deeb raised to 250 under the gun and received calls from Seat 5 and the big blind. The flop came down and the big blind checked to Deeb, who bet 525. Seat 5 called while the big blind chose to get out of the way.
The dealer burned and turned the and Deeb led out for a bet of 1,200. Once again Seat 5 just called and the appeared on the river. Deeb didn't slow down and bet 2,700, which sent his opponent into the tank. After a few minutes, he slide his cards in the muck. "Can I see?" he asked Deeb.
"No," was the simple response as Deeb raked in the chips and added 1,750 to his stack.
We caught the action on the river with a board reading . The player in the small blind checked to Annette Obrestad in middle position and she fired out a bet of 3,600 into the 4,150 pot. Her opponent didn't take too long to call but simply mucked after Obrestad turned over for a full house. With that pot, Obrestad increased her stack to around 31,000, just slightly over the starting stack.
and the small blind check-called a continuation bet of 450 from Bardah to see the 
peel off on the turn. The small blind checked again and Bardah fired out 1,000. His opponent made the call.
and the small blind checked. Bardah tossed out 2,800. His opponent thought for a minute and then made the call. Bardah tabled the 
for a straight. His opponent showed what he called with and that was the 
for a flopped set of sevens.
and action checked to Brown, who bet 1,500. The big blind called while Madsen got out of the way. The two remaining players checked the 
river and the big blind flipped over 
for a flush. Brown was obviously beat as he simply folded. With that hit, Brown dropped to around 25,000.
. The first player checked and Painter fired 2,500. His opponent called.
to the board and both players checked. The river completed the board with the 
and the first player fired 3,000. Painter raised to 9,000 and his opponent folded, giving Painter the pot.
. Mizzi then led on the 
turn and was once again called. When a 
with Madsen first to act. He fired out 1,925 and his opponent thought for a bit before folding. Give this one to Madsen.
and the big blind checked to Deeb, who bet 525. Seat 5 called while the big blind chose to get out of the way.
appeared on the river. Deeb didn't slow down and bet 2,700, which sent his opponent into the tank. After a few minutes, he slide his cards in the muck. "Can I see?" he asked Deeb.
. The player in the small blind checked to Annette Obrestad in middle position and she fired out a bet of 3,600 into the 4,150 pot. Her opponent didn't take too long to call but simply mucked after Obrestad turned over 
for a full house. With that pot, Obrestad increased her stack to around 31,000, just slightly over the starting stack.
