AU$1,150 Main Event Day 2 | 2021 Poker Palace Summer Championships

03-07-2021 02:14 UTC

Kings vs Nines vs Eights

MervHarvey

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

All the action happened pre-flop with both Robert Damelian and Joe Caruso all-in. [Removed:271] had them both covered and cards were on their backs.

Damelian:
Caruso:
Gergis:

The board ran out , Gergis hit the nine on the river to send both his opponents to the re-buy desk.

"I guess I shouldn't play kings against nines", Caruso was heard to say.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:271]	330,000 146,000	146,000
Joe Caruso	Busted
Robert Damelian	Busted

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

03-07-2021 02:35 UTC

Goldstein versus Zhang

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MervHarvey

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

John Zhang had just been moved to a new table and found himself holding pocket jacks, up against an UTG raise by Daniel Goldstein of 7,000. Zhang raised to 17,000, Goldstein called.

The flop was , and Goldstein check-called Zhang's bet of 12,000. The turn was the , this time Goldstein check-raised all-in against Zhang's bet of 30,000, and Zhang snap-called. Goldstein had and Zhang received the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Zhang	180,000 91,000	91,000
Daniel Goldstein	103,000 103,000	103,000

03-07-2021 03:00 UTC

First Break of the Day

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MervHarvey

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Players are on a 20 minute break.

03-07-2021 03:02 UTC

Caridad Doubles

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MervHarvey

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a hand just before the break, John Caridad was at risk against Marco Perri.

Caridad:
Perri:

The board ran out , with the king on the river giving Caridad the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Perri	152,000 -43,000	-43,000
John Caridad	110,000 110,000	110,000

03-07-2021 03:23 UTC

Bigger Chips at the Break

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MervHarvey

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Bogdanovski	575,000 257,500	257,500
John Kominos	490,000 490,000	490,000
Mark Staples	468,000 -12,000	-12,000
Dean Boskovic	448,000 448,000	448,000
Michael Oscuro	415,000 178,500	178,500
David Nirens	370,000 182,000	182,000
Adrian Pacheco	360,000 95,000	95,000
Emran Abu	345,000 -67,500	-67,500

John Sormi	325,000 -31,000	-31,000
Mark Seymour	320,000 320,000	320,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

03-07-2021 03:51 UTC

Aces Kings and Queens

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MervHarvey

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

In a classic pre-flop situation that's rare to see, there was three players all-in. Visal Kim, George Mitri Jnr & James Kinnane were all holding premium hands.

Kim:
Mitri:
Kinnane:

On the flop, both Kim and Kinnane had flopped a set, but then with the turn and river, Mitri had the king-high four-card flush to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Visal Kim	Busted

03-07-2021 03:56 UTC

Prize Pool Announced, Six Figures For The Win

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MervHarvey

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The prize pool has just been announced and it's a massive $363,896.

With 366 entries, the top 36 will be paid with first place scoring a whopping $100,000. Min-cash will be $2100.,

03-07-2021 04:04 UTC

Thatcher Chipping Up

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MervHarvey

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On a board of and the pot around 85,000, Jarrod Thatcher announced all-in for about the same amount and his opponent was put to the test, eventually folding. Thatcher picks up a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jarrod Thatcher	170,000 120,000	120,000