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Art Parmann raised from the button, Brian Meinders three-bet, Parmann four-bet and Meinders capped it. The flop came 
and after another couple of bets, Parmann was all in.
Showdown
Brian Meinders: 
Art Paramann:
The turn sealed the double-up for Parmman as the hit before the meaningless 
hit the river.
Parmann is now up to about 420,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
||
|
|
605,000
-91,000
|
-91,000 |
|
560,000
-185,000
|
-185,000 |
|
||
|
|
380,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
|
180,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
Al Barbieri opened UTG, Brian Meinders called and Dutch Boyd raised from the big blind. Barbieri was effectively all in after another small raise, and both Boyd and Meinders made the call.
The flop was 
and Meinders checked, then raised when Dutch Boyd bet. Boyd not only called, he raised again, and Meinders decided to just keep it up with yet another raise. Boyd just called, and the two went to the turn, which was the 
.
Meinders bet, Boyd called and when the 
hit the river, they did it again with Meinders betting and Boyd calling.
Showdown
Meinders: 
Boyd: Mucked
Barbieri: 
Meinders is now the big chip leader with about 1,000,000
Domenico Denotaristefani raised from middle position, and Brian Meinders made the smooth call. From the small blind, Al Barbieri three-bet it, and both of his opponents came along with the calls.
The flop came out 
, and Barbieri led out with a bet. Meinders was the only caller this time, and it was heads up to the 
turn. Barbieri bet again, Meinders raised, and Barbieri called the extra bet.
That brought them to the 
river, and Barbieri check-called one last bet. Meinders showed up 
for the full house, and that was going to be hard to beat. Barbieri looked frustrated, and he flashed his 
as he flung them at the muck.
Sugar Bear is down to just 65,000 sour little chips after that big pot.
With bellies full of delicious Rio food, the six players are back in their seats and ready to play this thing out to the bracelet.
The cards are in the air.
Level: 23
Blinds: /
Ante:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
745,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
696,000
-69,000
|
-69,000 |
|
|
635,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
|
305,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
|
282,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
219,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
We've played four levels of poker, and our final six players are headed off for their one-hour dinner break. Updated chip counts will magically appear in just a moment, and then we're off to stuff some food into our faces as well.
Play will resume just a bit before 9:00 p.m. local time.
Brian Meinders raised under the gun, and Dutch Boyd three-bet it right next door.
Heads up, the flop came out 
, and Meinders check-called a Boyd bet. That action repeated on the 
turn, and the 
filled out the board. Meinders led out with a bet now, and Boyd made the smooth call to see a showdown.
Meinders showed his cards to Boyd, but we couldn't see them, and Boyd nodded and tabled his superior 
to earn himself another nice pot.
Boyd - 760,000
Meinders - 540,000
Brian Meinders raised it up from the cut off, and Albert Minnullin made the call from the big blind.
The flop was , and Minnullin check-raised a Meinders bet, and then decided to try his luck again and check-raised the 
turn card as well. Meinders made the call and the players went to the 
river card.
No sneaky play here, although we would have loved to see the triple-barrel check-raise, but Minnullin just bet this time. He got a call from Meinders who ended up mucking after he saw Minnullin's .