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When we arrived at Table 15, Sorel Mizzi was gathering his things, and headed for the exit. was laying face-up in front of Alexander Hering, and the board was .
According to Martins Adeniya, there were a series of raises preflop including a three-bet from Adeniya himself, and eventually the two were all in.
Hering of course held, and is now among out chip leaders.
A player on the button opened to 700 and was three-bet to 2,300 by Annette Obrestad from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and the player on the button called.
The flop came and Obrestad led out for 3,000. Her opponent called.
The turn brought the and Obrestad decided to hit the brakes and check, prompting a 4,500 bet from her opponent. Obrestad released and her opponent scooped the pot.
Still, Obrestad has been grinding these past levels and is currently sitting on 45,000.
Josh Brikis, Isaac Haxton, and a third player took a flop of . The action checked to Brikis, who had the button, and tossed out 1,400. Haxton check-raised to 3,500, Brikis re-raised to 8,000, and Haxton moved all in for 22,600 total. Brikis called.
Haxton
Brikis
The on the turn gave Haxton a leading flush, but if the board paired, Brikis would win the pot. The did not give Brikis a full house however, and Haxton doubled to close to 50,000 chips.
Lauren Kling folded in first position, the player on the button mucked, and a player in the small blind raised to 750. Andy Seth tanked for a bit before three-betting to 2,050, and the player called.
The dealer fanned , and both players checked. The turn was the , and the player in the small blind checked again. Seth tossed out 2,300, and the player called. Both players checked after the completed the board, and the player in the small blind tabled .
Seth had though, and won the pot.
A few hands later, Kling had the button and open jammed for her last 3,000 or so. A player in the small blind re-shoved, and the player in the big blind released.
Nacho Barbero opened to 475, and Fabrice Soulier called out of the small blind. The flop fell , and Soulier check-called 625 from Barbero. Both players knuckled when the turned, and the completed the board.
Soulier checked, and Barbero tossed out 2,500. Soulier quickly folded, and Barbero raked in the pot.
We caught up with the action on a flop, where Tony Dunst was heads-up from under-the-gun against a lone opponent in the big blind. The player in the big checked and Dunst fired 600. His opponent then check-raised to 1,700 and Dunst called.
The turn brought the and Dunst's opponent led right out for 3,200. Dunst again called.
The board completed with the the player in the big led out for a hefty 10,275 bet. Dunst mulled it over and went all in for 35,000 total, which was enough to put his opponent all in. He called and hands were revealed.
Dunst: for tens-full.
Opponent: for a straight.
Dunst scooped the pot and eliminated his opponent. He is now among the chip leaders with 87,000.
Bond_18 Tony DunstHad numerous hands go right then won huge pot with TT vs 79 on T8464 rain board: 87,000June 14 2012