Break Time
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
2023 PokerStars Summer Series
$2,200 Summer Series Event 3
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 PokerStars Summer Series
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$873,600
Entries
448
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
57
Players Left
1
Reese Doubles Through Himmelbrand
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Action folded to Adam Reese on the button who moved all in off of a short stack and got a call from Greg Himmelbrand in the big blind.
Adam Reese: J♠9♥
Greg Himmelbrand: 5♦5♠
The full board ran out 4♥6♠9♠10♠A♠ and Reese would get the pure double to keep the dream alive four-handed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,600,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
6,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
2,800,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
|
||
|
1,500,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Himmelbrand Continues to Pull in Pots
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Greg Himmelbrand limped in the small blind before Soukha Kachittavong raised in the big blind to 300,000. Himmelbrand called and the flop landed 9♠8♥7♥. Action checked through to an 8♠ turn and Himmelbrand opted to lead for 400,000. Kachittavong called.
The river landed a J♥ and Himmelbrand led again for a larger sizing of 750,000. Kachittavong went into the tank for about a minute before putting in the chips and seeing the bad news.
Himmelbrand tabled 10♦10♠ for a rivered straight and Kachittavong mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,000,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
5,500,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
Iconic Poker Film 'Rounders' Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Rounders, considered by many the best poker movie of all-time, is celebrating an anniversary this week, which is exactly 25 years after it was first released. What's more, PokerNews has a weekend's worth of content to celebrate!
One this we did was to gather a roundtable of experts to rewatch the film and offer watch-along commentary complete with analysis, fun facts & tidbits, and much more. You can either watch the video on its own, or better yet, put on the movie Rounders and then hit play on our show to watch alongside us!
Porter Battles in the Blinds Again
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Andrew Porter opened from the small blind to 200,000 before being three-bet to 500,000 from Greg Himmelbrand in the big blind.
Porter called and they were off to a Q♣8♥2♠ flop. Porter check-called a 375,000 bet from Himmelbrand on their way to a 9♠ turn. It checked through and the 5♦ landed on the turn. The action checked through again and Himmelbrand tabled A♥K♥ for just ace-high to scoop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,500,000
-1,250,000
|
-1,250,000 |
|
|
4,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
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Five-Bet From Porter
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Adam Reese opened from the small blind to 200,000 before getting three-bet to 550,000 from Andrew Porter in the big blind.
Reese thought for a moment and then gathered the chips for a four-bet to 1,100,000. Porter thought for only a second before moving in. Reese snap folded and Porter dragged the pot.
Reese now sits as the short stack as Porter is trending up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,250,000
-3,850,000
|
-3,850,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Massive Four-Bet Pot on Final Table
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Adam Reese opened the button to 175,000 before he got a call from Andrew Porter in the small blind and a three-bet from the big blind to 725,000 from Greg Himmelbrand. It was back on Reese who took a moment before putting in the warm four-bet to the tune of 1,600,000. Porter folded and action was back on Himmelbrand.
Himmelbrand went into the tank for a moment and then eventually called and they were off to a flop.
The Q♦5♣3♣ flop landed and Himmelbrand check-called a 575,000 bet from Reese on their way to a J♦ turn.
The action checked through and the 4♥ landed on the river.
Himmelbrand tanked for almost two minutes before announcing a bet of 2,200,000. Reese thought for a moment and then folded.
Himmelbrand was pushed the pot and now has a little under half the chips in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,750,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
|
|
5,100,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Break Time
Level 26
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Players are now on a 15-minute break.