Heads-up on a board of Q♥A♣Q♠2♥, a player in middle position bet 4,000 and Joe Sheehan called on the button.
The river was the 9♥ and the middle-position player bet another 8,000. Sheehan then raised to 25,000, and his opponent quickly folded. Sheehan showed A♥A♦ for a flopped full house as he took the pot.
"Not a bad flop," a tablemate told him.
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
A player in middle position three-bet to 4,000 and was called by the cutoff and Ron Miller in early position.
All three players checked the A♣10♠Q♠ flop. Miller then bet 5,000 on the 6♠ turn, and the middle-position player called.
Miller bet another 15,000 on the 9♣ river, and this time his opponent quickly folded. Miller showed Q♣Q♥ for a set as he took the pot.
Heads-up on a flop of 5♦6♥7♣, a player in the big blind led out for 1,000 before Brandin Power raised to 2,000 in early position. His opponent called, and the 2♠ fell on the turn.
Power then bet 3,300, and his opponent again called. The river was the 10♥ and Power bet 5,000. His opponent quickly flicked in a chip to signify a call, and Power showed 9♣8♣ for a flopped straight to win the pot.
More than 10,000 was already in the pot as Yongbok Hwang and an opponent went to the turn on a board of 3♥3♣Q♣9♦. Hwang then led out for 11,000 from the big blind, and his opponent called under the gun.
The river was the 7♠ and Hwang bet 31,000. His opponent took about 30 seconds before folding, and Hwang took the big pot.
An under-the-gun player limped in before Kevin Cronin raised to 800 in middle position. His opponent called, and they went heads-up to the 9♥5♠2♠ flop.
Cronin then continued for 1,600, and his opponent called. Both players checked the K♥ turn, and the Q♥ fell on the river. Action was again checked through, and Cronin turned over J♠J♥. His opponent flashed two fours before mucking.
After an early-position player limped in, the cutoff raised to 1,400 and only Brandin Power called on the button.
The cutoff checked the A♦9♠7♠ flop and Power bet 2,000. His opponent called, and the 9♦ fell on the turn.
Power then bet another 2,000, and his opponent again called. The river was the A♣ and Power bet 4,000. The cutoff quickly called, and Power showed A♥8♦ for a full house to win the pot.
"I'm the chip leader on the blog now," Power told his tablemates after the hand.
Action is underway with 18 players currently registered.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Jordan Fishman will be on plenty of hearts and minds at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Milford, Massachusetts, over the next two days.
Fishman, the retired professor and biochemist, won the $1,650 High Roller at last year’s Eastern Poker Tour stop here. Cheered on by his girlfriend Linda, whom he met while playing the tour, Fishman beat out a field of 86 players to earn $45,000, the largest score of his poker career.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Fishman | $45,000 |
| 2 | Steven Tabb | $27,000 |
| 3 | Ron Scott | $15,500 |
| 4 | Dennis O'Hare | $10,500 |
| 5 | Adam Johnson | $8,400 |
| 6 | Justin Carey | $7,100 |
| 7 | Brian Haughey | $6,400 |
| 8 | Mike LaMontagne | $5,200 |
| 9 | Linval Gentles | $3,900 |
Sadly, Fishman passed away later in the year at the age of 67. But his memory will live on when the $1,200 New England Poker Championship begins at noon local time when players chase the inaugural Jordan Fishman Cup in his honor.
Players begin the day with a 100,000 starting stack and blinds of 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Levels will be 40 minutes long, with a 10-minute break after every four levels and a 40-minute dinner break at the end of Level 12 around 8:20 p.m. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 13.
Day 1 is scheduled to play down to a final table of eight. The finalists then return tomorrow at noon, with action streamed on the Eastern Poker Tour’s official YouTube channel. Blinds will be rolled back to a 30 big blind average at the final table.
Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day for live updates as players try to follow in Fishman's footsteps and secure a spot at the final table.
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