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07-23-2021 17:23 UTC-5

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07-23-2021 17:33 UTC-5

Rogowski Empties the Clip

HillKerby

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

In a heads-up pot between Andy Rogowski in the small blind and Jeff Grimes on the button, Rogowski led out for 2,000 on and Grimes called.

Rogowski fired another 2,000 on the turn and Grimes called again, bringing the river . Rogowski shoved his last 5,500 into the middle and Grimes remarked jovially as he sent his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Grimes	57,000 13,000	13,000
Andy Rogowski	16,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Andy Rogowski Jeff Grimes

07-23-2021 17:38 UTC-5

Bonet Makes Tens Full

HillKerby

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

There was over 12,000 in the middle on a completed board of with heads-up action between Daniel Bonet in the big blind and an opponent on the button. Bonet bet 6,000 and his opponent called.

"Tens full," announced the dealer as Bonet turned over for the rivered boat and took down the pot as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Bonet	61,500 61,500	61,500
Blake Whittington	33,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Daniel Bonet

07-23-2021 17:46 UTC-5

Modacure Rivers the Flush

HillKerby

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Mark Hodge was in early position and raised to 1,000. The hijack and small blind called, as did Antonio Modacure in the big blind. All four players checked the flop .

The turn came and action checked to the hijack, who bet 2,500 and was called solely by Modacure to take action heads up to the river , where both players checked through to showdown.

Modacure showed for a flush as his opponent tabled a no-good two pair .

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Modacure	72,000 72,000	72,000
Mark Hodge	34,000 -21,000	-21,000

Tags: Antonio Modacure Mark Hodge

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

07-23-2021 18:00 UTC-5

Frei Sends a Shorty to the Showers

HillKerby

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

A player open-jammed in early position for 6,900 and Rick Frei called in the hijack, prompting all players behind to fold.

All-In Player:
Rick Frei:

A clean runout of came onto the felt to leave Frei's deuces ahead and earn him the pot and the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Frei	21,000 21,000	21,000

07-23-2021 18:14 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

Mike_Loekle

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Whittington	43,500 10,500	10,500
Todd Melander	41,700 17,900	17,900
Mark Hodge	36,200 2,200	2,200
Penelope Banhidy	35,700
Dennis Stevermer	34,600 15,600	15,600
Sarah Stefan	21,400 -12,600	-12,600
Gary Herstein	20,500 2,500	2,500
Aaron Johnson	19,200 -5,300	-5,300

07-23-2021 18:21 UTC-5

Auker Ascends With Aces

HillKerby

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

All of the chips had gotten into the middle before the flop between Ken Auker in the big blind and his opponent, who was on the button.

"Do you have aces?" asked Auker's opponent.

Auker nodded affirmatively, tabling .

"Queen!" said the player on the button, tabling .

No queen came on the runout and Auker's bullets remained best. Auker's stack was counted to be 41,000, barely covering his opponent to earn the pot and the knockout and bringing his stack north of 80K.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ken Auker	81,000

Tags: Ken Auker

07-23-2021 18:30 UTC-5

Bekavac Wins a Coin Flip

HillKerby

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

All of the chips went into the middle preflop with a middle-position player at risk against Dan Bekavac, who was in the hijack.

All-In Player:
Dan Bekavac:

Bekavac connected with the flop , pulling ahead of his opponent's jacks and remaining there through the turn and river to send his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Bekavac	45,600

Tags: Dan Bekavac

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600