PartyPoker Premier League IV

PartyPoker Premier League IV
Day: 7
Event Info

PartyPoker Premier League IV

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
$400,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$100,000
Entries
6
Level Info
Level
7
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0

Five-minute Break

We're on a quick break here at the M Resort & Casino. The current chip counts are as follows.

Luke Schwartz - 381,000
Phil Laak - 347,000
Roland De Wolfe - 338,000
David Benyamine - 299,000
Daniel Negreanu - 295,000
Giovanni Safina - 251,000

Negreanu Licking His Chops

No chop-licking in poker Daniel...
No chop-licking in poker Daniel...
Luke Schwartz opened to 16,000 from the button and Daniel Negreanu with two queens bumped it up to 52,000 in the small blind. Schwartz made the smart fold, and Negreanu mentioned that he mentally licked his chops when he saw his hand. Negreanu then gave us the physical demonstration of what he pictured himself doing in his head and literally licked his chops.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

Laak Wins One

Phil Laak raised it up to 16,000 preflop holding {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. Roland De Wolfe made the call with {k-Clubs}{j-Spades} as did Giovanni Safina with pocket deuces.

The flop brought the {q-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Laak bet 36,000. De Wolfe made the call and Safina got out of the way.

The {4-Diamonds} fell on the turn and both players checked their way to the river.

When the {3-Hearts} came on the river, both players again checked and Laak took the pot.

Tags: Phil LaakRoland De Wolfe

De Wolfe Getting Feisty

Roland De Wolfe after his laydown of kings, has won four consecutive pots including the second pair of kings we just spoke aboutin the previous post.

With {a-Clubs}{8-Hearts}, De Wolfe pulled a squeeze play coming over the top of Daniel Negreanu's {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and Phil Laak's {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}.

The next hand, De Wolfe floated a {j-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop with {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, which was behind David Benyamine's pocket sevens. When Benyamine checked the {9-Spades} turn, De Wolfe bet 60,000 and Benyamine folded.

De Wolfe was back at it one more time raising to 14,000 with {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs} getting called by Negreanu, holding {k-Spades}{6-Clubs}. The flop was {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and De Wolfe led out for 25,000 prompting a quick fold from Negreanu.

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De Wolfe Lightning Mucks Kings

Roland De Wolfe raised preflop to 11,000 with pocket kings, and was called by the online qualifier, Giovanni Safina who held {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}.

The flop came down {8-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, and De Wolfe quickly checked to Safina who bet 17,000. With absolutely no hesitation De Wolfe folded his kings, and Hellmuth in the booth said "De Wolfe could not have played that hand any worse."

The very next hand, De Wolfe had kings again, and raised it up to 11,000. This time however, he got no action and collected the blinds.

Tags: Giovanni SafinaRoland De Wolfe

Level: 3

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

Negreanu "Owned"

Daniel Negreanu opened the action to 8,000 with {k-Clubs}{j-Spades}, and was called by Phil Laak with {4-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, and Luke Schwartz with {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. The players saw a {a-Spades}{5-Spades}{6-Spades} flop, and it was checked around.

The turn was the {q-Diamonds} and Negreanu and Laak checked to Schwartz who bet 20,000. Negreanu called, and Laak folded.

The river was the {10-Spades} giving both players a flush, and once again Negreanu checked, this time with a jack-high flush to Schwartz, who bet 50,000 with his king-high flush.

Negreanu holding a handful of chips said "I feel like I've been owned this hand," and then made the call and congratulated Schwartz the hand.

Negreanu after his strong start slips to 225,000, and Luke Schwartz is now the chip leader with 465,000.

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Betting Dark

Luke Schwartz made it 14,000 to go preflop with {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}. Roland De Wolfe made the call with {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}.

Both players checked the {3-Spades}{k-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop.

De Wolfe made a 25,000 bet in the dark prior to the turn. Schwartz also called in the dark. The {10-Spades} hit the turn.

The river brought the {6-Spades} to which both players checked and Schwartz took down the pot.

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Schwartz Lays 'Em Down

Preflop, Luke Schwartz raised to 12,000 with {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}, and Roland De Wolfe called with pocket jacks.

The flop came {2-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and De Wolfe checked to Schwartz who bet 15,000. De Wolfe insta-raised to 45,000 and Schwartz made the laydown.

At this point all the players are extremely close, with all the stacks sitting between 361,00 and 291,000

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