2010 WSOP Main Event runner-up John Racener has been steadily building his stack all day, having crept up over the 30,000-chip mark.
Just now came a hand in which a player opened for 650 from middle position, Racener reraised to 1,800 from the cutoff, then the big blind called all in with the 1,350 he had left. The original raiser folded, the big blind showed , and Racener turned over .
The board came , and Racener's opponent survived. Racener still has about 31,000 as we near the end of Level 7.
A short-stacked George Lind just now found himself all in against two opponents, with the pair having already begun to battle for a side pot before the flop came . Lind watched with interest as the first player to act checked, the next bet 2,000 (just under the size of the pot), and the first called.
The turn then brought the and a deliberate check from the first player. Lind sat with his head titled, his chin resting on his fist, as the second player bet a hefty 5,500. The first quickly reraised all in, forcing a chuckle from Lind. When the second player called with the rest of his chips, Lind was already out of his seat, acknowledging his tourney life was likely near its end.
The first player showed while his opponent was drawing to a flush with . The river was the , and two more players — including Lind — had hit the rail.
"Any ace will do it for you," Daniel Negreanu said to his all-in opponent after the two had tabled their cards.
Negreanu:
Opponent:
Flop:
"Give the man a king, dealer," said Negreanu in good spirits.
When the hit the turn and the landed on the river, Negreanu's opponent went over and shook Negreanu's hand as Negreanu said, "good luck in the next one buddy."
Shortly after play resumed, a short-stacked player in middle position opened for 1,000, then Ivan Demidov reraised all in from the big blind for about 4,500 total. Demidov's opponent called with the 2,550 he had left behind, tabling versus the Russian's . The board came , doubling up Demidov's opponent and leaving Demidov with less than 1,000.
On the very next hand, a player opened for 650 from early position and it folded to Demidov in the small blind who reraised all in for just a touch more. The big blind stepped aside, and Demidov's opponent called, showing while Demidov was hoping to catch with . Catch he did, as the community cards came to give Demidov a straight and a stack of about 1,500 with which to continue.
Ari Engel has already had a fairly successful summer, cashing three times, including a very deep run in Event 9: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry. If his form today is anything to go by, he will be looking to make it another deep run here in Event 38.
We recently arrived at Ari Engel's table with a board showing and one opponent first to act on the turn against Engel. This player flicked out a bet of 2,700 and Ari contemplated for quite some time before sliding out enough for a call.
The was the last card to hit the felt on the river and Engel's opponent didn't relent with his aggression, firing out 4,600. However, Engel's aggression would prove stronger here as he tumbled out around 11,000. That was enough to see his opponent instantly fold, with the nice pot going all the way into Engel's stack.
The players are back from their dinner break and ready to play five more levels before it's time to go home. For your information, the tables are going to be broken in the Amazon Room very shortly, sending all players into the Brasilia Room.
, and Racener turned over 
.
, and Racener's opponent survived. Racener still has about 31,000 as we near the end of Level 7.
. Lind watched with interest as the first player to act checked, the next bet 2,000 (just under the size of the pot), and the first called.
and a deliberate check from the first player. Lind sat with his head titled, his chin resting on his fist, as the second player bet a hefty 5,500. The first quickly reraised all in, forcing a chuckle from Lind. When the second player called with the rest of his chips, Lind was already out of his seat, acknowledging his tourney life was likely near its end.
while his opponent was drawing to a flush with 
. The river was the 
, and two more players — including Lind — had hit the rail.
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hit the turn and the 
landed on the river, Negreanu's opponent went over and shook Negreanu's hand as Negreanu said, "good luck in the next one buddy."
. The board came 
. Catch he did, as the community cards came 
