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Preflop, Doyle Brunson raises in the cutoff, and Jack Zwerner and Robert Williamson III call. On the flop, they check to Brunson who bets and both call. On the turn, they check to Brunson who bets. Zwerner calls. Williamson check raises and both call. On the river, they check to Brunson who bets. Zwerner folds. Williamson calls and Brunson shows . Williamson mucks and Brunson is at 135,500.
Chip Reese x-x--x
Jim Bechtel x-x--x
Howard Lederer x-x--x
Picking it up on fifth street, Reese bets and the others call. On sixth, Reese pairs and checks it. Bechtel bets and Lederer raises. Reese check-reraises and both call. On seventh, all three check and Reese shows -6-J for the pair of tens - and it's good enough for high. Bechtel mucks. Lederer has -A-7 for the low. Reese is at 109,000 and Lederer has 117,000.
PokerNews caught up with Patrik Antonius, who final tabled the $50k HORSE last year, on the second break and talked about his day one so far, the changes in structure, and a new addition to the family.