[user75032]
It was a hand that played itself. Jordan Smith opened all in from the button for 1.25 milion and Ben Lamb called. Lamb might have thought his was in the lead, but not after Smith turned over . One of the other players at the table told Smith that he had folded .
"Don't tell me that!" said Smith. "I don't want to know."
Of course the flop came with two spades, , giving Smith a sweat. The turn gave Lamb a couple more outs, but he mssed everything on the river. Smith doubled up to about 2.8 million.
Shamus
Here are three recent hands involving the very active Frenchman, Ludovic Lacay. All three begin with Lacay opening the action with a raise to 250,000.
In the first, Lacay raised from the cutoff, Antoine Saout called from the small blind, and Tommy Vedes called from the big blind. The flop came , it checked to Lacay who bet 350,000, and both blinds folded.
A few hands later, Lacay raised from middle position, and Nick Maimone called from the big blind. The flop came . Maimone checked, Lacay bet 300,000, and Maimone called. The turn was the . Maimone checked, Lacay bet 800,000, and Maimone folded.
Soon after, Lacay was raising from under the gun. Steven Begleiter called from the button, as did Jesse Haabak from the big blind. All three checked the flop. The turn was the . Haabak bet 465,000, Lacay called, and Begleiter folded. The river was the , and both checked.
Lacay showed , and Haabak folded.
After that sequence, Lacay has improved to 6.9 million.
[user25067]
Nick Maimone limped in, Antoine Saout completed the small blind and Tommy Vedes checked his option.
All three players checked the flop. When the turn came the , Saout checked, Vedes bet 250,000, Maimone called and Saout folded. The river was the and Vedes checked. Maimone bet 400,000 and after quite a long think, Vedes flashed the and folded.
[user66118]
Ian Tavelli came in with a raise to 250,000, and the action came around to late position where Warren Zackey made a reraise to 750,000. Tavelli eventually called, and the flop came out . Tavelli checked. Zackey fired out 600,000 only to see Tavelli check-raise all in for a total of 2,490,000. After a long spell in the tank, Zackey decided to let his hand go, sending 1.35 million of his chips across the felt.
donpeters
Eric Buchman raised to 250,000 preflop and Kevin Schaffel called along with Jonathan Tamayo. The flop came down and Buchman was first to act. He fired 400,000 and Schaffel folded. Tamayo made the call.
The turn brought the and Buchman fired 700,000. Tamayo called again.
The river brought the and Buchman again fired. He bet the same as he did on the turn -- 700,00. Tamayo quickly announced a call.
Buchman turned over for a seven-high straight. Tamayo was about to show his hand, but then realized what Buchman had and mucked before sending the chips over.
[user25067]
Ludovic Lacay opened for 250,000, Steven Begleiter called from the small blind and Nick Maimone called from the big blind.
All three players checked the flop as well as the on the turn. The fell on the river and the action was checked to Lacay, who bet 325,000. Begleiter called and Maimone folded.
Shamus
Jordan Smith is the latest to survive after being all in
We've had what seems an inordinate amount of players surviving their all-in bets and doubling up this level -- the kind of thing that can potentially wear down a player's patience.
Just now, Phil Ivey raised to 260,000 from the cutoff, and Jordan Smith reraised all in from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Ivey took a moment to consider the situation.
"How much is it?" he asked. Smith was all in for a total of 2.035 million. "I don't know if I can take this anymore," he added.
Ivey thought a moment longer, then made the call.
Smith showed and Ivey . The community cards came , and Smith is now up to 4.4 million. Ivey slips to 11 million.
[user66118]
Francois Balmigere opened the pot with a raise to 250,000, and the action came around to Antonio Esfandiari in the big blind. He made it 700,000 to go, and Balmigere would go into the tank for a spell. After a couple minutes, he announced an all in, and Esfandiari snap-called and instantly flipped over . He was in perfect shape to double up against the of Balmigere.
Esfandiari disappeared from the stage to go sit in a spectator's chair as he sweated this board. There wasn't much drama as it was a clean slate for him, coming down . The crowed erupted with the most ambitious celebration so far today as Esfandiari raised his arms in the air and high-fived the crowd. There are even a group of old women who were doing the wavy magicians' voodoo arms thing in the corner of the stage. It's clear everyone in this arena is pulling for Esfandiari, and he now has twice as many chips to work with.
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was in the lead, but not after Smith turned over 
. One of the other players at the table told Smith that he had folded 
.
, giving Smith a sweat. The turn 
gave Lamb a couple more outs, but he mssed everything on the 
river. Smith doubled up to about 2.8 million.
, it checked to Lacay who bet 350,000, and both blinds folded.
. Maimone checked, Lacay bet 300,000, and Maimone called. The turn was the 
flop. The turn was the 
, and both checked.
, and Haabak folded.
flop. When the turn came the 
, Saout checked, Vedes bet 250,000, Maimone called and Saout folded. The river was the 
and Vedes checked. Maimone bet 400,000 and after quite a long think, Vedes flashed the 
and Smith 
. The board went 
and Buchman fired 700,000. Tamayo called again.
on the turn. The 
, and Smith is now up to 4.4 million. Ivey slips to 11 million.