Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Alex Foxen and Brent Roberts got into a raising battle preflop with Foxen in the hijack and Roberts on the button. With nearly 20,000 in the middle already, the dealer fanned the flop of ![]()
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. Foxen led out for 5,800 and Roberts made the call.
The turn brought the
and Foxen slowed down with a check. Roberts checked back and the
completed the board. Foxen checked again and Roberts quickly checked as well. Foxen quickly tabled his cards but then flipped them into the muck after Roberts showed ![]()
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Scott Bohlman checked from middle position on a ![]()
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flop and Christian Harder bet 2,000 from the button. Bohlman made it 7,000 and Harder came along, but both checked the
. The river was a
and Bohlman checked. Harder bet 7,000 and Bohlman thought a couple of minutes before dropping in a call.
Harder turned over ![]()
and won with trips.
Frenchman Julien Martini has started well and almost doubled his stack. Martini had been involved in several battles with Randall Emmett and claimed the stack of the American producer. Further notables in today's field can be found below.
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with almost 16,000 in the middle already.
Tyson Apostol had checked from mid-position and I-Cheng Lin bet 9,000 from the hijack. Apostol thought about it for a minute or so, cut out calling chips, and then made the call. Lin tabled ![]()
for the flopped top pair but was bested by Apostol who held ![]()
for the rivered set of deuces to scoop the pot.
Some of the new faces in the field include PokerStars Team Pros Igor Kurganov and Liv Boeree along with Lauren Roberts, Bill Perkins, Shaun Deeb, and Natasha Mercier.
Preben Stokkan bet 11,000 into about 15,000 from the small blind on ![]()
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and Parker Talbot called from under the gun. On the
river, Stokkan checked and Talbot moved all in for 35,000. Stokkan tanked long enough for someone to call a clock before folding at the five-second mark.
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flop, Jason Mercier checked in the small blind and Michael Addamo made it 2,300 to go from middle position. Mercier called and the
turn brought no betting action. On the
river, Mercier checked again and Addamo bet 9,000.
What followed was a check-raise by Mercier to 28,200 and Addamo was sent into the think tank for almost three minutes. The Aussie, who capped off a stellar 2018 by winning two WSOP bracelets, then sent his cards into the muck. Below are assorted counts from notables on the same table.