Safina Now with Aces
and then Luke Schwartz called with the 
.The flop came down
and Schwartz folded to a bet of 40,000 from Safina.
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
and then Luke Schwartz called with the .The flop came down
and Schwartz folded to a bet of 40,000 from Safina.
The G Turns His Gutshot
and Tony G limped behind her on the button with the . Phil Laak was in the small blind and completed with the 
and Giovanni Safina checked in the big blind with the 
.The flop came down
and Rousso picked up a pair of aces. Tony G flopped a gutshot straight draw and the other two flopped junk. Action checked to Rousso and she bet 16,000. Tony G semi-bluff-raised to 40,000 and the two blinds folded. Rousso made the call.The turn was the
and Rousso checked. Tony G hit his inside straight draw and fired 40,000. Instantly, Rousso folded her hand and got away from a pair of aces.
Schwartz's Tens Vs. Laak's Kings
. Luke Schwartz called from the big blind with the 
, opting not to three-bet.The flop came down
and Schwartz checked. Laak checked behind.The turn was the
and Schwartz fired 18,000. Laak made the call.The river was the
and Schwartz fired 35,000. Laak made the call."If you have jacks, you're good," said Schwartz, but didn't turn his hand over.
Laak didn't turn his hand over as well and said, "I wanna see your hand Bubble Gum and then I'll show you the winning hand." Laak refers to Schwartz as "Bubble Gum" now for his new nickname.
Schwartz then turned up his tens and Laak tabled his kings.
"At least I didn't three-bet pre," said Schwartz, who might've saved a lot of money if he did so.
Frazer Can't Fire Third Barrel
, Ian Frazer fired 22,000 holding the 
into Vanessa Rousso. She held the 
. Rousso tanked and then just flat-called.The turn added the
and paired the board with ducks. Daniel Negreanu was on the commentary and thought Rousso should have raised the flop in order to prevent getting blown off the pot on the turn if Frazer wanted to fire a bet. Frazer did just that after the turn fell, firing 42,000 to try and pick up the pot. Rousso tanked and went over the situation in her head. Eventually, she made the call.The river completed the board with the
and Frazer gave up, checking to Rousso. She checked behind and then requested to see Frazer's hand with him being the last aggressor. Rousso saw what he had (eight high) and then tabled the winner. Frazer was left with only 134,000 chips.
Ian Frazer Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,000)
and Ian Frazer picked up pocket fives in the small blind. He raised to 26,000 and then David Benyamine was next to act in the big blind with the . He called the raise and then Tony G came alomg to the flop as well.The flop came down
and Frazer was first up. He fired all in for 108,000. Benyamine had the best hand with a pair of sevens and was now faced with a decision. He made the call and Tony G folded.Needing help on the turn or river, Frazer was loking at being the second person eliminated today.
The turn was the
and then the river the 
. Tony G would have made the best hand, but folded on the flop. Benyamine's hand held and Frazer was sent packing in seventh place with two points and $4,000 going with him. He now has 10 points total.
Laak Out-flops Schwartz Again
and Giovanni Safina called from the big blind with the .The flop came down
and everyone flopped something: Schwartz had two pair, Laak trips and Safina a flush draw. Action checked around to Schwartz. He bet 20,000 and both opponents called.The turn was the
and action check to Schwartz. He checked as well.The river was the
and Laak checked. Safina checked and then Schwartz checked as well. Laak tabled the winning hand and Schwartz couldn't believe it. This hand was very reminiscent of the one from an earlier heat when Laak flopped a full house holding 
against Schwartz's pocket queens.
Level: 4
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 0
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.
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.
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.