Jack Rolnitzki found himself all in with the worst of it versus Tim Ebenhoe, Sr. and was looking for help for his ![]()
against Ebenhoe's ![]()
. There wasn't much good on the ![]()
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flop or the
turn, but Rolnitzki spiked an ace on the river and nearly doubled his short stack, sending Ebenhoe, Sr. to the rail.
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
We walked up to six-way action and a flop of ![]()
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. After a couple of checks a player bet 1,500 and Jake Baumgartner raised to 5,500 from the small blind. Johnny Bahri made it 17,000 and action folded back to Baumgartner who would move all in for 18,625 total. Bahri called with ![]()
for top pair, top kicker and Baumgartner tabled ![]()
for the flush draw and an over card.
The
turn missed and there was no diamond on the river either, but the
was good enough for Baumgartner and his pair of queens kept him alive.
Ken Coppens raised to 1,300 from early position and two players moved all in for around 16,000 and 6,000 respectively. Coppens made the call and tabled ![]()
.
Opponent 1: ![]()
Opponent 2: ![]()
The ![]()
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flop was clean for his second opponent, but the
turn was all but the dagger and the harmless
fell on the river giving Coppens the big pot and the knockouts.
Alex Barill limped from late position as did the player to his immediate left. Both blinds called as well and the flop came ![]()
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. After three checks, a player bet 2,400 and action folded back to Barill who made the call. The turn was the
and Barill again checked.
His opponent bet 6,200 and Barill called, tabling ![]()
. His top pair was good and he stacked the winning pot.
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
On a flop of ![]()
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, Glenn Harla checked and Jason Zarlenga bet 1,300. Bob Dillon raised all in for around 5,500 and Harla moved all in for considerably more. Zarlenga got out of the way and they were heads up.
Harla: ![]()
Dillon: ![]()
Dillon's outs could not be found as the board completed ![]()
and DI - KA was kicked to the curb.
We caught the action with a board of ![]()
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and John Bazger putting his opponent to the test with a check-raise. His opponent called and both players checked after the
turn. The river was the
and Bazger check-called his opponent's bet of 5,200.
His opponent quickly mucked and Bazger stacked his newly earned chips.
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Johnny Bahri was facing a raise to 1,025 and he decided an a three-bet to 5,000 from the small blind. The original raiser called and they were heads up for a flop of ![]()
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. Bahri moved all in and his opponent thought for a moment before folding.
"Pocket queens, with the queen of clubs," Bahri said as he raked in the pot. Bahri is apparently not afraid to wield his big stack and just may be our chip leader.