2024 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas
Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Joseph Escandon in the cutoff and the player in the big blind.
With about 12,000 in the pot and the board reading 7♠J♦Q♥Q♠, the big blind led out for 1,500 and Escandon made it 5,500.
The big blind thought for a moment and said "I don't think you have a queen but my pair is not good," before mucking his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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60,500 |
In a blind versus blind battle, Jordann Kimley bet 3,000 on a board of A♣3♠10♠2♥ and Sara Ralston raised to 10,000. Kimley then moved all in for 35,000 and Ralston snap-called.
Kimley had 3♣2♣ for two pair, but Ralston showed 2♦2♠ having hit the last deuce in the deck on the turn to make a set. The river was the 10♦ and Kimley was sent to the rail while Ralston raked in the massive pot.
"You play very good," a good-natured Kimley complimented Ralston on his way to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted |
Irene Carey raised to 800 under the gun, the player in the hijack three-bet to 1,200, and Chia Hsu four-bet to 2,500 in the cutoff. Carey then came over the top with a reraise to 5,900, prompting a fold from the hijack and a call from Hsu.
The flop came 2♥10♣7♠ and Carey continued with a bet of 2,800. Hsu made the call.
The turn landed the 9♥ and Carey sized up with a bet of 13,000. Hsu placed 1,300 into the middle, not realizing the bet was 13,000. After understanding that he was facing a much larger bet, he elected to give up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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59,500 | |
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32,000 |
Heads-up on a flop of 7♣5♠J♠, Thierry Pawlenko bet 2,000 from early position and Kenneth Yusella called in the small blind.
The turn was the 6♥ and Pawlenko bet 3,400. Yusella again called and checked over to Pawlenko on the 6♣ river, and this time Pawlenko checked back.
Yusella showed A♠7♥ for two pair, but Pawlenko had J♣10♦ for jacks and sixes to take the pot.
Both Pawlenko and Yusella have doubled their starting stack so far today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000 | |
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60,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
Leonida Georgopoulos opened from late position and Wallid Dahoud and Karapet Galstyan called out of the blinds.
Action checked to Georgopoulos on the flop of Q♣8♥3♠ and he continued for 1,200. Dahoud check-raised to 4,300 and both of his opponents folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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35,000 | |
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28,000
2,000
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2,000 |
Rhett van Leeuwen was all in for 5,000 on a flop of 10♠4♥3♦ as Marla Nicholson in the cutoff and another opponent in early position put him at risk.
The turn was the 4♣ and Nicholson bet 5,000 to chase away the early-position player. Van Leeuwen showed 10♦6♦ for top pair, but Nicholson had A♥A♦ as the 7♦ river sealed Van Leeuwen's elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Busted | |
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Tyler Patterson raised to 1,000 in early position, Gintautas Putinas called in middle position, and Vongduane Sengseevong three-bet to 4,500 from the big blind. Patterson and Putinas both called.
The flop came 10♦2♦J♥ and Sengseevong fired out a bet of 6,500, resulting in folds from both of her opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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43,000 | |
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42,000
42,000
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42,000 |
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18,500 | |
Huy Nghiem and Meraf Tedla saw a flop of Q♠7♥5♣ where Nghiem bet 5,000 from early position and Tedla called in the small blind.
The turn was the 7♦ and Nghiem bet 10,000. Tedla paused for a moment but folded this time.
"Do I have to show?" Nghiem said to his tablemates as he turned over K♣K♠ while taking in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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45,000
4,400
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4,400 |
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10,000 |