As we expected, several of the small stacks who hung around past the bubble are now firing their chips into the middle. One such player did so in middle position, with James Mordue making the call in the big blind. The cards were flipped, and Mordue was well out in front.
Mordue:
Opponent:
The flop came out , keeping Mordue well out in front. The turn brought the , giving his opponent chop outs, but the river didn't bring them, as it was the . Mordue scooped the pot, upping his stack to around 250,000.
After about 20 minutes on the bubble, we have found our bubble boy. The unfortunate player is Bob Hampton. Action folded around to Paul Lieu in the small blind, who shoved all in, easily having Hampton covered. Hampton made the call, putting his tournament life at risk.
Hampton:
Lieu:
Hampton was well out in front, and stayed in front on the flop. The turn brought the , giving Lieu an open ended straight draw but also giving Hampton a flush draw. Hampton was well out in front, but it came crashing down when the hit the river. Lieu's measly pair of fours was good enough to knock out Hampton, and the remaining 72 players are in the money!
Mark Kroon likes to have fun at the table and usually lets every other table know just how much fun he's having. It also helps when you're one of the top stacks in the room on the bubble of a major tournament AND you're coming of a 4th place finish in the previous event.
Just now, he was sure to tell us that he had bluffed Kathy Liebert after she had raised three times in a row. Apparently, she had folded an over-pair and didn't see as happy about it as Kroon.
On a board, Dutch Boyd had 16,000 chips in front of the betting line. The player to his right reraised to 42,000 leaving himself about 70,000 behind. Boyd moved him all in and his opponent folded.
Jeff Fielder has been picking up where he left off yesterday, accumulating chips throughout the first two levels. However, he just took a small hit that has knocked him back down to under 600,000. We came to the table as he was heads up with his opponent in a pot that had about 30,000. The flop had been dealt out , and his opponent bet out 17,000. Fielder elected to raise, making it 45,000 total. His opponent thought for about 20 seconds before announcing all in. It was a raise of 77,000 on top, and once he got a count, Fielder made the call
Opponent:
Fielder:
Fielder would need to pair up or catch an eight to win the hand, and he wouldn't get it on the turn, the . The river also brought a blank, the , and the pot was shipped to his opponent. Fielder is still doing plenty fine, sitting at second in chips behind Joe Kuether by our counts.
We didn't catch the action but Dale Beaudoin was on the button and was putting the of the player in the small blind, Matthew Leecy, at risk holding .
The flop was which gave Beaudoin some outs to split the pot. The turn gave him some extra outs to win the pot but ultimately the river missed all of them.
We are nearing that part of the tournament where the smaller stacks are tightening up, and the bigger stacks are looking to bully around their opponents. 78 players remaining, but only 72 of them will walk away with money from this tournament. We will do our best to catch each bust out at this crucial juncture.
, keeping Mordue well out in front. The turn brought the 
, giving his opponent chop outs, but the river didn't bring them, as it was the 
. Mordue scooped the pot, upping his stack to around 250,000.
flop. The turn brought the 
, giving Lieu an open ended straight draw but also giving Hampton a flush draw. Hampton was well out in front, but it came crashing down when the 
hit the river. Lieu's measly pair of fours was good enough to knock out Hampton, and the remaining 72 players are in the money!
board, Dutch Boyd had 16,000 chips in front of the betting line. The player to his right reraised to 42,000 leaving himself about 70,000 behind. Boyd moved him all in and his opponent folded.
, and his opponent bet out 17,000. Fielder elected to raise, making it 45,000 total. His opponent thought for about 20 seconds before announcing all in. It was a raise of 77,000 on top, and once he got a count, Fielder made the call
. The river also brought a blank, the 
, and the pot was shipped to his opponent. Fielder is still doing plenty fine, sitting at second in chips behind Joe Kuether by our counts.
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which gave Beaudoin some outs to split the pot. The 
turn gave him some extra outs to win the pot but ultimately the 
river missed all of them.
