Back from Break
PartyPoker Premier League IV
PartyPoker Premier League IV
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
PartyPoker Premier League IV
Buy-in
$100,000
Entries
6
Level
7
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0
Level: 5
Blinds: 7,500/15,000
Ante: 0
Let's Eat!
David Benyamine - 1,004,000
Luke Schwartz - 686,000
Phil Laak - 484,000
Giovanni Safina - 226,000
Safina Doubles Back Through Schwartz
. Luke Schwartz snapped in the big blind with two black tens.The flop came down
and Safina took the lead."Oh my god! The dealer is so sick!" yelled Schwartz when the ace fell on the flop. "That's such bulls***!"
The turn added the
and the river the 
to keep Safina ahead once he flopped the pair of aces and double him up. Safina is back to 226,000 chips now.
Huge Double for Schwartz
on the flop of 
against Giovanni Safina holding the 
. Both players checked.After the
hit the turn, Schwartz splashed 90,000 chips into the middle. Safina moved all in and Schwartz snapped.Schwartz began running around the table, bouncing up and down, celebrating at how well he thought he played the hand.
The river was the
and didn't give the beat to Schwartz. He doubled up to be second in chips with 804,000 chips. Safina dropped to 123,000.
Vanessa Rousso Eliminated in 5th Place ($8,000)
after Vanessa Rousso raised with two black eights to 25,000. Safina reraised to 60,000 and then Rousso moved all in. Safina snapped her off. Rousso was all in for 233,000."Can I hit a set one time?!?" pleaded Rousso.
The flop came down
and no set yet for Rousso. The turn was the 
and then the river was the . Safina took a small hit a little while ago to Schwartz and now got a lot of chips back with a full house, eliminating Rousso in the process.Rousso finished in fifth place and earned four points along with $8,000. Safina moved up to 583,000 chips.
Schwartz Reads Weakness and Bluffs Safina
. Schwartz held an open-ended straight draw with the 
and fired 30,000. Safina called with the and a pair of tens. Rousso held a double gutter with 
and also made the call, looking to hit a king or a nine to make her straight.The river blanked off and the best hand was left to Safina, who held just a pair of tens. He fired a small bet into the middle, essentially turning his hand into a bluff. Daniel Negreanu was commentating and didn't like the bet from Safina, but he couldn't do anything about it from the commentating room. He claimed that Schwartz was going to read this as weakness and could raise Safina.
After Rousso folded her hand, Schwartz did just that, he raised Safina for about 120,000 more than Safina's bet. Safina went into the tank and little did he know he held the best hand over Schwartz's jack high and busted straight draw. Safina tanked for several minutes and it looked like he just might have it in him to make the call. This wouldn't be the first time Schwartz bluffed Safina and that had to be weighing on the PartyPoker qualifier's mind.
After those several minute sin the tank, Safina slid his hand into the muck and Schwartz got away with one. He stood from his chair and slammed over his two cards to show the total bluff.
"That's what I'm talking about!" he yelled out. "That's what I'm talking about!"
This was a very pivotal pot in the tournament, as Safina had been besting Schwartz in a few hands where the two clashed previously. Finally though, Schwartz was able to get one back in one of the most keys pots of this heat with a great read.
Tony G Eliminated in 6th Place ($6,000)
. David Benyamine had him dominated in the small blind with the 
. He made the call and then action fell on Tony G in the big blind. The G held and called as well.The flop was a huge one:
. Benyamine flopped the joint and Tony G flopped top and bottom pair. Schwartz flopped a nice straight draw. Benyamine was first and checked. Tony G fired 30,000 with his two pair and then Schwartz called, looking to hit his open-ender. Benyamine raised to 105,000 and then immediately Tony G moved all in for a little over 400,000. Schwartz folded and Benyamine insta-called.Tony G saw the bad news and got up from his seat as things weren't looking good for him. He was unable to fill up on the turn or river after the
and 
fell in order.Benyamine scooped the huge pot and shot up to over one million chips. Tony G exited to the rail, earning only three points in his second heat and taking home $6,000. He now has only five points overall and not off to a good start here at the PartyPoker Premier League IV.
Big Slick for Tony
to 25,000. David Benyamine was the only caller and in the big blind. He held the 
.After a flop of
, both players checked. The turn was the and Benyamine check-folded to a bet of 25,000 from Tony G.
Level: 4
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 0