Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
The pot was around 4,000 when Michael Anvari had the action check to him on a ![]()
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flop by Andrew Stein. Anvari bet 2,000 and Stein called to the
turn card.
Stein checked to Anvari who bet 3,100 and Stein again check-called to the
river. Stein took over after seeing the board complete, betting 10,000 and Anvari instantly mucked his hand, shipping the pot to Stein.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
19,100
10,400
|
10,400 |
The flop was face up, showing [8h7h4] and thee pot had about 4,400 in it. Sang Kim checked to Jason Sandling, he bet 2,200 and found two callers, Kim included.
The
peeled off on the turn, Kim led out for 3,500 and both of his competitors stuck around to see the action-packed
river card.
All players elected to check their option and tabled their hands. Sandling showed ![]()
for a flopped flush and the other opponent tabled an
for the nut flush. Kim tabled last and showed ![]()
for a rivered boat, scooping the pot from his two foes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
43,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
The player on the cutoff raised to 1,500 and Kevin Johnson called from the big blind.
The flop was ![]()
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and Johnson checked. His opponent bet 3,000 and Johnson check-called.
The dealer burned and turned the
that was checked through to the
river. This time, Johnson led out with a bet of 4,000. His opponent went deep into the tank, but decided to give up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
136,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
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|
|
85,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
82,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
49,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
47,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
42,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
35,000 | |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is at the Horseshoe Baltimore to live report both the $1,700 Main Event and $3,250 High Roller; however, that is just one of more than a dozen gold ring events that have taken place over the past week. As such, we thought we’d profile some of the preliminary tournaments and those who struck it big.
In Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed, 103 entrants created a $33,990 prize pool that was paid out to the top 16 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Alan Lee (10th - $812), Robert Morton (13th - $635), and Steven Baysa (16th - $597).
In the end, well-known poker pro Justin Liberto, 31, defeated fellow pro Christian Harder in heads-up play to win the title for $9,712 and his fourth gold ring to go along with his WSOP gold bracelet.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Liberto | Fallston, Maryland | $9,712 |
| 2 | Christian Harder | Annapolis, Maryland | $6,003 |
| 3 | Lance Gordon | Corte Madera, California | $4,086 |
| 4 | Sean O'Callaghan | Germantown, Maryland | $2,869 |
| 5 | Esa Al-Hanooti | N/A | $2,081 |
| 6 | Filippos Stavrakis | Forest Hill, Maryland | $1,560 |
| 7 | Iverson Snuffer | Milton, West Virginia | $1,210 |
| 8 | William Zgorski | Hampstead, Maryland | $973 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
84,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
65,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
59,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
57,500
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
|
44,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
38,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
36,000 | |
|
|
35,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
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David Moses raised to 1,500 under the gun and the player on the button was the only caller.
The dealer spread a flop of ![]()
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and Moses checked. His opponent bet 1,500 and Moses check-raised to 4,500. His opponent gave it some thought, but let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
122,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
||
Jimmy Nunez limped from the cutoff and the player in the small blind jammed for about 5,200. Nunez made the call.
Opponent: ![]()
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Jimmy Nunez: ![]()
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The board ran ![]()
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and Nunez won the pot with ace-high, eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
78,000
78,000
|
78,000 |