As a prelude to the following hand, keep in mind La Sengphet had just lost a 70K pot (though we don't have the details on that.
In the last hand of Day 1a, an early-position player opened for 2,300 only to have a middle-position player three bet to 4,800. La Sengphet then moved all in from the cutoff for 15,400. She nonchalantly tossed her chips in the pot and seemed to broadcast she was ready and willing to gamble.
The player in the small blind then tanked and asked for a count from the MP player. Eventually the small blind moved all in and drove the other players from the hand.
Showdown
Sengphet |
Small Blind |
By this time, Sengphet's better half, David Clark, had come over from his table to sweat the action and even gave her a good-luck kiss. When the flop fell , Sengphet's supporters on the rail went crazy and she excitedly gave them all double high fives. Neither the turn nor river changed a thing, and Sengphet advanced to Day 2.
The action is winding down for Day 1a and only a few minutes remain on the clock. Before the players can bag and tag for the evening there is color up where the T25 chips are removed from play.
Players also have to count the number of chips they have for each increment. Not the total sum but the actual number of chips they have for each denomination. This is a new gaming regulation that the state of Missouri has instituted, furthermore, the gaming commission enacted this rule midway through the Circuit stop.
We didn't catch the hand, but all-time ring leader Mark "Pegasus" Smith informed us that he received a welcomed double when he got his stack all in with and was called by an opponent who held . Smith ended up making a straight to double to 43,000.
A player in middle position opened for 700 only to have the button three-bet to 1,700. David Clark was in the big blind and came in with a big four-bet to 6,600, but was met with a five-bet shove from the middle-position player, who had his opponents covered.
The button gave it some thoughts, but ultimately let it go. Clark, who had 14,000 or so behind, also folded.
Bernard Lee's stack had dwindled a bit, bringing him under the starting stack. However, he just doubled up holding and was against . It was all in preflop and the board ran and Lee is sitting at 30,000.
Just before the level went up, Adam Friedman put out a river bet of 7,025 on a board reading with about 10,000 in the pot. His opponent in middle position thought for about 30 seconds before tossing in a call.
"Jack," Friedman said somewhat disappointingly.
"King," replied his opponent as he rolled over .
Friedman sent his cards to the muck while dropping to 12,000.
, Sengphet's supporters on the rail went crazy and she excitedly gave them all double high fives. Neither the 
turn nor 
river changed a thing, and Sengphet advanced to Day 2.
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and was against 
. It was all in preflop and the board ran 
and Lee is sitting at 30,000.
with about 10,000 in the pot. His opponent in middle position thought for about 30 seconds before tossing in a call.
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