Parx Big Stax XXXII
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Neal Gay and two opponents got into a three-way preflop all in, with Gay having both competitors covered.
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The pocket kings held up for Gay, who sit on 165,000 chips after the double elimination.
With more than 60,000 in the pot on the river, and the board showing ![]()
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, Stephen Benkovic bet 80,000, enough to put his button opponent all in if he made the call.
The button took several minutes to make his decision, finally deciding on a call. Benkovic showed ![]()
for two pair, and the button's remaining 68,000 chips went to Benkovic.
An early-position player opened to 4,500, the hijack called, and Vince Kustera shoved for 21,000.
The early-position player four-bet to 44,500, the hijack five-bet shoved for 126,500, and the early-position player tanked for a bit, then folded.
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Kustera found a set on then flop, and in the aftermath of the hand he's found new life with 68,000 chips.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Players are on their final 15-minute break of the evening.
Details leading up to the river are unknown, but Mohammed Saadeghvaziri just found himself on the winning end of a 200k-plus pot, possibly the biggest pot of Day 1b so far.
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on the board, Saadeghvaziri went all in from the big blind for 50,800, sending his hijack opponent deep into the tank.
After a couple of minutes, the hijack made the call, but saw the bad news when Saadeghvaziri tabled ![]()
for trip threes.
Saadeghvaziri looks to be in good shape for a possibly advance to Day 2 after the win.
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on the board, the big blind checked to Anna Antimony in middle position. Antimony bet 8,000, and the big blind called.
The river came
, the big bind checked again, and Antimony bet 35,000, more than enough to put the big blind all in with a call. The big blind tanked for a couple of minutes, then folded, preserving his remaining 24,500 stack.
Antimony is over 100k as the latter levels of Day 1b play out.