2017 Poker Masters
Slow Going
It's been slow going here at the start of heads-up play. There have been a couple raise and takes, but in a recent hand, when Bryn Kenney raised to 125,000 holding the , Erik Seidel defended holding the .
When the flop came down , Seidel checked and then folded when Kenney bet 165,000.
Bryn Kenney Gets Erik Seidel on the Ropes
Bryn Kenney won a nice pot off Erik Seidel and then moved all in on a couple occasions when the Poker Hall of Famer tried to limp. That has allowed Kenney to pull out to a 9-1 chip lead. Seidel just folded from the small blind and sits with just 505,000. We're guessing it's going in soon.
Erik Seidel Escapes Elimination
Bryn Kenney moved all in from the small blind and Erik Seidel called off his short stack.
Seidel:
Kenney:
Kenney was ahead, but not after the flop gave Seidel a pair of kings. Neither the turn nor river changed a thing and Seidel shipped the double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bryn Kenney |
5,040,000
-305,000
|
-305,000 |
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Erik Seidel |
960,000
305,000
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305,000 |
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Another Double for Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel dropped down to 660,000 before he called off when faced with a shove from Bryn Kenney.
Seidel:
Kenney:
Seidel got it in good and held after the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bryn Kenney |
4,730,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |
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Erik Seidel |
1,270,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
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Erik Seidel Saved By the River
Erik Seidel raised to 100,000 and then called off for 920,000 when Bryn Kenney three-bet all in.
Kenney:
Seidel:
Seidel got it in good, but he fell behind on the flop. The turn left Seidel looking for one of the two remaining eights in the deck, and he got one when the spiked on the river to give him new life.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bryn Kenney |
4,110,000
-620,000
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-620,000 |
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Erik Seidel |
1,890,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
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Level: 24
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
River Saves Erik Seidel Once Again
Erik Seidel moved all in for 1.12 million and Bryn Kenney debated what to do.
"Let's gamble," he said before making the call.
Kenney:
Seidel:
Seidel was dominated, but he got a good sweat on the flop. The turn brought Kenney one stop closer to the win, but he was denied as the river paired the board and both players were playing the board. Chop it up.
Erik Seidel with Nine Lives
Bryn Kenney once again whittled Erik Seidel down with constant pressure and moving in over several limps and opens by the Poker Hall of Famer. However, Seidel hasn't put away and just survived his fifth time being all in.
It happened when Kenney moved all in with the and Seidel called off with the . The flop gave Seidel 17 outs, and he hit one when the gave him Broadway. The meaningless was run out on the river and Seidel doubled yet again.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bryn Kenney |
5,240,000
-335,000
|
-335,000 |
|
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Erik Seidel |
760,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
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Erik Seidel Doubles for Fifth Time in Heads-Up Play
Bryn Kenney moved all in and Erik Seidel called off.
Seidel:
Kenney:
The flop wasn't very exciting, but the turn was as Kenney paired up to take the lead. Once again he was one card away from the win, but it was snatched away when the spiked on the river to give Seidel a straight and the double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bryn Kenney |
4,540,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
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Erik Seidel |
1,460,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
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