Action was opened in middle position to 8,000. The action then folded to Jonathan Luchin in late position who three-bet jammed for 27,500 effective. Action folded back to middle position who called.
The cards hit their backs.
Jonathan Luchin: 10♦10♠
Middle Position: 6♣6♠
The full board ran out K♠5♠5♦A♥2♥ and Luchin would stay alive via a much needed double up.
The players are deep into Day 1a with 36 players remaining. They are down to just four tables and will play down to the final 22 players who will move-on to Day 2 and be in the money!
Action was opened in early position to 7,000. It then folded to a player in early position who went all in for 105,000. Next to act was Justin Martin who went deep into the tank facing a massive all in.
"I really don't know what to do," Martin remarked. After about a minute, he said the magic words..."Okay, I'm all in!"
The rest of the players folded and the cards hit their backs.
Middle position: 5♦5♠
Justin Martin: J♦J♣
The full board ran out 6♦8♥4♦6♠3♠ and Martin scooped a massive pot to make him chip leader for the time being.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
$550 Summer Series Event 1
Day 1a Completed
There was a middle position open to 6,500. Ryan Dodd was in the cutoff and three-bet to 19,000. Middle position called.
The J♥8♦Q♠ flop hit the felt and middle position check-called a 10,000 bet from Dodd.
The 2♠ landed on the turn and action slowed down and checked through.
The 4♥ hit the river and the middle position player opted to lead for 15,000. Dodd thought for only a moment before flicking in a call.
Middle position tabled A♠J♠ for second pair and Dodd tabled A♥A♦ and scooped the pot with the angels.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The PokerStars Summer Series continues at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia. Don’t miss out on the next two events with even larger guaranteed prize pools!
Event #2 runs from August 31-September 3, with a buy-in of $1,100 and a guaranteed prize pool of $300,000!
| Date | Day | Starting Time |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31 | Day 1a | 11:15 a.m. |
| Sept. 1 | Day 1b | 11:15 a.m. |
| Sept. 2 | Day 1c | 11:15 a.m. |
| Sept. 3 | Day 2 | 11:15 a.m. |
Event #3 runs from September 7-10, with a buy-in of $2,200 and a guaranteed prize pool of $500,000!
| Date | Day | Starting Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 7 | Day 1a | 11:15 a.m. |
| Sept. 8 | Day 1b | 11:15 a.m. |
| Sept. 9 | Day 1c | 11:15 a.m. |
| Sept. 10 | Day 2 | 11:15 a.m. |
Players are now in a 15-minute break.
Action was opened under the gun to 5,000. It folded all the way to Ron Wilson in the big blind who called.
The 8♥9♠2♥ landed on the flop and Wilson check-called a 6,000 bet from his opponent.
The 4♦ landed on the turn and Wilson checked again. The under the gun player then bet out for 12,000. Wilson went into the tank for a moment before check-raising to 50,000. His opponent mucked quickly and Wilson pulled in a big pot nearing the end of the night.
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