. Tony G looked at two eights in the cutoff seat and flat-called. Phil Laak was on the button and held 
. He three-bet to 54,000. Benyamine folded and Tony G folded as well to give Laak the pot.
PartyPoker Premier League IV
PartyPoker Premier League IV
Day: 4
Event Info
PartyPoker Premier League IV
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$100,000
Entries
6
Level
7
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 6
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. Tony G looked at two eights in the cutoff seat and flat-called. Phil Laak was on the button and held . He three-bet to 54,000. Benyamine folded and Tony G folded as well to give Laak the pot.
and Phil Laak just smooth called from the big blind with a crushing hand -- 
.The flop came down
and Laak checked, maybe not wanting to see the ace that fell. Rousso didn't attempt to bet at it and just checked behind.The turn card fell the
and Laak fired 17,000. Rousso folded her hand and got away cheap for what could have been a disastrous hand.
. David Benyamine called from the small blind with the same suit, 
.After a flop of
, Benyamine check-called a bet of 15,000 from Frazer. The turn and river both went check, check after the 
and 
fell respectively. Benyamine tabled the winner and scooped the pot.
. Phil Laak reraised from the button to 39,000 with two black eights. Tony G opted to make the call out of position.The flop came down
and Tony G checked. Laak fired 47,000 and Tony G thought about it for a little while before folding. He thought about pulling the trigger and stated that he was very near to doing so.
Tony G - 413,000
Ian Frazer - 378,000
Luke Schwartz - 365,000
Giovanni Safina - 301,000
Phil Laak - 280,000
Vanessa Rousso - 192,000
Level: 2
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
. Tony G called from the small blind with the 
and Phil Laak folded the big blind with the 
.The flop was
and both players checked. After the 
fell on the turn, Tony G bet 7,000 and Benyamine called. The river was an interesting when the landed. Tony G opted to check and Benyamine fired 23,000 with his two pair. Tony G just called the bet and scooped the pot with his straight.
. Giovanni Safina was in the small blind and called with the 
. Vanessa Rousso called in the big blind with the .The flop came down
and both Rousso and Tony G improved to two pair. Safina and Rousso checked and then Tony G bet 10,000. Safina folded and Rousso made the call.The turn was the
and now both players held a full house, but Tony G's was a bit better. Rousso checked and Tony G fired 25,000. After a minute or so, Rousso made the call.The river was the
and Rousso checked again. Tony G fired 50,000 into the pot of 88,000, sending Rousso into the tank. She had 243,000 chips left in her stack at the time Tony G bet the river and though about it for a few minutes. Eventually, she made the call."Two tens," announced Tony G.
"Nice hand, nice value bet," responded Rousso, dropping below 200,000 chips.
. Giovanni Safina opted to three-bet to 21,000 holding the 
and Laak folded.
, but it was JC Tran and David Benyamine who smacked it the hardest. Tran flopped bottom set with the and Benyamine flopped top set with the .Action checked all the way to Tran and he bet 21,000. Every folded back to Benyamine who was the player that checked last before Tran fired a bet. He just smooth called.
The turn card was the
and Benyamine checked again, setting a nice deep hole for Tran to fall into. Tran fired 42,000 and then Benyamine check-raised all in. Tran called all in for 133,000 total.Tran got up and shook hands with everyone and exited the area even before the river was dealt the
. There was no case-card miracle for Tran and he was sent packing as the first player out the door. He earned no points while everyone else is guaranteed at least two points.
