David "ODB" Baker is doing fine today, seeing his stack increase slightly despite the fact we recently watched him lose a pot. In the hand in question, we caught the action from the flop, which showed . It was Baker first to act and he opted to check-call a bet from his opponent. The turn would see Baker again check-call a bet and the was dealt as the final card on the board. Another check-call from Baker and his opponent would turn over , too strong for Baker who flashed a and sent his cards into the muck.
Terrence Chan's recent exploits as an MMA fighter are well known. What people must remember is that he is also known as one of the best limit hold'em players in the world.
Jeff Lisandro is arguably one of the best Stud players in the world, with four World Series of Poker gold bracelets coming in Stud variants of the game. These two players are currently at the same table and we caught a recent hand that saw the two rumbling.
From early position, Chan opened up the pot. Only Lisandro called from the small blind and a flop was dealt. Lisandro checked on the flop and Chan bet. Lisandro opted to call and a turn was dealt. This time when Lisandro checked and Chan bet, Lisandro decided to fold and send the pot to Chan.
Brandon Demes was under the gun when he opened up the pot. Huck Seed was in middle position holding and threw in the three-bet. Demes made the call and a flop hit the felt. Demes checked the flop and Seed put in a bet. A call from Demes and a hit the turn. This time Demes checked and then raised when Seed put in a bet. Seed called and the completed the board. Demes slowed down on the river, opting to check-call a bet from Seed.
When Seed turned over his , it was enough to see Demes' cards into the muck and see himself rake in the pot.
Terrence Chan has seen his stack increase yet again, this time chipping up at the expense of two-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Vitaly Lunkin. In the hand in question it was blind versus blind and the last of Lunkin's chips were all-in holding . Chan held and the board showed , with Chan's high-card good enough to rake in the pot.
2011 Limit Hold'em champion Daniel Idema is currently surviving with 90 players remaining, but does only hold a few big bets. Let's see if he can run it up.
Poker superstar Daniel Negreanu has just eliminated Richard Lyndaker a short while before the first break of the day. The last hand of Lyndaker's tournament began when Negreanu opened it up from the button. Lyndaker re-raised in the small blind and Negreanu made the call.
The flop saw Lyndaker bet and Negreanu call as a hit the turn. This time when Lyndaker again bet, Negreanu raised. Lyndaker re-raised and Negreanu made it a final raise as Lyndaker committed his last chips to the pot.
Lyndaker:
Negreanu:
Negreanu was well in front at this point and it stayed this way as a completed the board on the river.
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. It was Baker first to act and he opted to check-call a bet from his opponent. The 
turn would see Baker again check-call a bet and the 
was dealt as the final card on the board. Another check-call from Baker and his opponent would turn over 
, too strong for Baker who flashed a 
and sent his cards into the muck.
flop was dealt. Lisandro checked on the flop and Chan bet. Lisandro opted to call and a 
turn was dealt. This time when Lisandro checked and Chan bet, Lisandro decided to fold and send the pot to Chan.
and threw in the three-bet. Demes made the call and a 
flop hit the felt. Demes checked the flop and Seed put in a bet. A call from Demes and a 
hit the turn. This time Demes checked and then raised when Seed put in a bet. Seed called and the 
completed the board. Demes slowed down on the river, opting to check-call a bet from Seed.
. Chan held 
and the board showed 
, with Chan's high-card good enough to rake in the pot.
flop saw Lyndaker bet and Negreanu call as a 
hit the turn. This time when Lyndaker again bet, Negreanu raised. Lyndaker re-raised and Negreanu made it a final raise as Lyndaker committed his last chips to the pot.
