Dunst Doubles
Tony Dunst was all in for his last 1,475 with but was behind the of his opponent.
The flop was no help when it came but the on the turn put Dunst in the lead. The river was the and Dunst is back up to 3,100.
Tony Dunst was all in for his last 1,475 with but was behind the of his opponent.
The flop was no help when it came but the on the turn put Dunst in the lead. The river was the and Dunst is back up to 3,100.
Antonio Esfandiari was in the small blind when he called a middle-position player's raise, which already had one additional caller.
The flop came and all three players checked. When the fell on the turn, Esfandiari bet 400 and got calls from both players. All three players checked the on the river.
Esfandiari showed , the original raiser showed and took down the pot when the late position caller player mucked.
We got to the action in time to take in a three-way flop reading . A player in early position checked, Engel bet 350, and the button raised to 1,200. The early-position player folded, but Engel re-popped for 2,100, putting himself all in and getting a call.
Engel:
Opponent:
Engel hit his set on the turn when it came and survived a sweat on the river when it came . Engel now has about 5,300 in chips.
Table 48, which is home to Phil Hellmuth and Jason Mercier, is one of the tables right next to the rail. As such, quite a few spectators have gathered to watch the action.
In a recent hand, Hellmuth made a raise and received no callers. "What did I have last time?" he asked.
"Kings," replied a tablemate. Sure enough, Hellmuth turned over pocket kings, much to the railbirds' delight. Hellmuth is up to around 3,750.
Hunter "The_Hunt_D" Frey took advantage of some preflop action to get a big boost in chips. A player moved all in for 350, with the cutoff player bumping it up to 1,000. Frey three-bet for his remaining 2,275 and was able to get the cutoff out of the picture.
Frey:
Opponent:
Frey had some outs to fade, and he managed to do so when the board ran out . He's now up to 3,700 in chips.
When you think pure aggression, you might think of 1986 Main Event champ, Berry Johnston. In a recent hand, action folded to Johnston in the cut off and he put in a raise to 375, which was called by the big blind.
The flop came and the big blind checked. Johnston, with the force of a hurricane, threw in a bet of 400. The pressure appeared to be too much for the big blind, who mucked. Johnston is up to 4,800.
Mandy Baker kicked things into high gear with an under the gun raise to 350, getting called by the small and big blinds.
The flop came and action was checked to Baker, who committed 650 to the pot. The small blind folded, but James Mordue called from the big blind.
The turn delivered the , prompting Mordue to check. Baker bet 1,425, and Mordue responded by re-raising all in with Baker making the call.
Baker:
Mordue:
Baker wasn't able to pull back ahead, and when the came on the turn, her tournament life was ended.
Mordue now has about 14,500 chips.
Level: 4
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Tracey Nguyen re-popped an under the gun raise and pushed her remaining 1,775 into the middle. A late-position player flat-called, and the original raiser made it 3,000 more to go. When the late-position player folded, it was time for a heads up flop.
Nguyen:
Under the Gun:
It was a classic race situation, and Nguyen pulled ahead on a flop. She stayed ahead through the on the turn and the on the river.
Nguyen is now sitting with 5,500 in chips.
Phil Hellmuth has been chatting it up with both his tablemates and the railbirds. One of the railbirds made a comment that Hellmuth must be happy because he is smiling.
"Smile, smile, smile," Hellmuth said, "then I whine for about five minutes, that is what they always show, then I'm smiling again."
Hellmuth has something to smile about since he is sitting with 4,500.