On the first PokerNews Podcast of 2014, the crew previews the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, plays a game of Know Your Circuit Stop, and discusses the color of the year - radiant orchid.
On a flop of , Fabian Quoss checked over to Matt Glantz on the button who fired out 75,000. Quoss slid out a check-raise to 220,000 and Glantz tossed out a call.
The turn was the and Quoss continued his aggression with a bet of 280,000. Glantz stuck around once more and the hit the river, putting three hearts on the board. Quoss slowed with a check and Glantz quickly announced an all in bet. This bet caused Quoss to fidget in his seat, slam his chips down on the table, and release a heavy sigh.
A moment passed and Quoss finally flung his hand on the table, folding for a flopped straight face up. Glantz quietly put his hand into the muck and dragged in the massive pot. He now has about 2.95 million in chips.
Mike McDonald open-shoved for 436,000 from under the gun, and Paul Newey re-shoved for 759,000 on his direct left. The action folded to Matt Glantz in the big blind, and he asked for a count on Newey's stack.
After he received it, Glantz cut out enough chips to make the call and examined what would be the remainder of his stack if he lost. Silently, he slid them into the middle, and all three hands were tabled.
McDonald:
Newey:
Glantz:
"I really wanted to fold," Glantz bemoaned at the sight of Newey's overpair.
"I think it's a call," Antonio Esfandiari assured him.
The flop changed very little - Glantz held the only heart - but the spiked on the turn to give McDonald the lead. Newey slammed his fist on the table, but he would survive with a small stack if he avoided the case jack on the river.
The completed the board, and a wave of chips was pushed McDonald's way. He tripled up to 1,344,000, Newey was crippled to 646,000, and Glantz is still above two million.
After three bets went in preflop, Vanessa Selbst checked to Tony Gregg on a flop of . Gregg fired out 140,000, and Selbst immediately check-raised all in for effectively 671,000. Gregg tanked for a bit, but eventually folded his hand.
Antonio Esfandiari made it 64,000 from the button and found a call from Mike McDonald in the big blind. The flop came down and McDonald checked. Esfandiari moved forward a continuation of 73,000 and McDonald responded with a call.
The turned and prompted two checks from the players. Fifth street finished off the board with the and McDonald checked once again. Esfandiari cut out a bet of 176,000 and McDonald called. The Magician rolled over for nines and sixes which caused Timex to throw his hand into the muck. Esfandiari scooped the pot and now has roughly 2.05 million in chips.
Ole Schemion moved all in for 227,000 from the small blind and found a call from Tony Gregg in the big blind. Schemion showed to find that he was crushed by Gregg's .
Both players paired their ace on the flop but Gregg retained his lead with his jack kicker. The came on fourth street and Schemion needed to catch a trey on the river to stay alive.
He did exactly that as the struck the river, sending Schemion's rail into a tizzy. Schemion scooped up the pot and now has about 515,000 in chips.
Ole Schemion moved all in from the cutoff for his last 466,000 and Max Altergott called from the big blind.
Schemion:
Altergott:
Schemion was in the lead and seized a death grip on the hand after he paired up on the flop. Altergott found no hope in the turn () or the river () and he was forced to ship a majority of his stack over to Schemion.
Schemion is now flirting with 1 million in chips while Altergott has been crippled to about 150,000.