On the newest episode of the Remko Report, host Remko Rinkema welcomes Mike Leah. The two talk about Leah's runner-up finish in the World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic, a recent downswing, his love for mixed games, and more.
Blake Napierala opened to 80,000 from the button and Paula Ferro shoved from the small blind, having him covered. Napierala pondered his options for about 30 seconds before announcing a fold. Ferro tabled her , and Napierala showed pocket tens.
Paula Ferro moved all in for 315,000 from early position with the and Sil Derubeis called from the small blind with the . Ferro found her ace on the flop, and Derubeis was unable to find help on the turn and river.
That hand crippled Derubeis, and he committed his remaining chips on the next hand with the but fell short against Guy Klass' on a runout.
With more than 400,000 in the pot preflop, Blake Napierala and Guy Klass saw a flop of . Napierala checked, Klass shoved and Napierala called off for 403,000.
Napierala showed the for a flopped full house and Klass laughed as flipped over his . The turn left Klass drawing dead and he shipped a huge pot over to Napierala.
Buck Ramsay raised to 55,000 from early position and Lawrence Schumacher called from the hijack. Alex Rivera then shipped it for 205,000 from the button. Ramsay and Schumacher both called, creating a massive pot before the flop was event dealt.
The dealer fanned the flop and Ramsey sat still in his seat for 45 seconds before betting 400,000. Schumacher wasted little time in moving all in for around 500,000 total, and Ramsay called.
Rivera:
Schumacher:
Ramsay:
"I'm dead. Good game, guys," Rivera said as he walked away from the table. Ramsay was in front with his set but Schumacher had an open-ender to go along with his pair of jacks. The kept Ramsay in front, and the river sealed the deal. Rivera and Schumacher exited the tournament and Ramsay moved closer to Klass at the top of the leaderboard.
David Kelly opened to 50,000 from the hijack and Buck Ramsay called from the cutoff. The flop rolled out and Kelly checked. Ramsay bet 45,000, Kelly raised to 100,000 and Ramsay called.
The turn brought the and Kelly shoved for more than 400,000. Ramsay looked Kelly's stack up and down and then tossed in a call.
Kelly:
Ramsay:
Kelly had a plethora of outs to win the hand on the river, but the wasn't one of them. He exits in ninth place, while Ramsay moves up to 1.5 million.
With the board showing , Blake Napierala and Lawrence Schumacher checked to Guy Klass, who bet 50,000. Napierala called, and Schumcher responded with a check-raise to 100,000. Klass quickly folded, and Napierela thought it over for a few seconds before tossing his cards into the muck.
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, and Napierala showed pocket tens.
and Sil Derubeis called from the small blind with the 
. Ferro found her ace on the 
flop, and Derubeis was unable to find help on the 
turn and 
river.
but fell short against Guy Klass' 
runout.
. Napierala checked, Klass shoved and Napierala called off for 403,000.
turn left Klass drawing dead and he shipped a huge pot over to Napierala.
river sealed the deal. Rivera and Schumacher exited the tournament and Ramsay moved closer to Klass at the top of the leaderboard.
and Kelly shoved for more than 400,000. Ramsay looked Kelly's stack up and down and then tossed in a call.
wasn't one of them. He exits in ninth place, while Ramsay moves up to 1.5 million.
board gave him the help he needed to stick around in this tournament.
