The table folded around to Joey Weissman in the big blind and he raised it up to 60,000. Jeremy Quehen in the small blind made the call and we had two to the flop.
The flop came and both players knuckled the felt for checks.
The on the turn saw another check from Quehen and a bet of 80,000 from Weissman. Quehen then made the call.
The on the river saw a repeat of action from Quehen checking and Weissman betting out 155,000. Quehen then raised it to 400,000, and after a few moments Weissman threw it away.
The pace has slowed right down since the elimination of Konstantin Puchkov. We have had more walks than my Grandma's twenty-one year old dog. Here are some snippets of nothingness.
Michael Gagliano raised to 65,000 in mid-position and Joey Weissman three-bet to 135,000 from position. All eyes averted to Gagliano and he laid it down.
The action folded around to Philip Meulyzer in the small blind and he raised to 75,000. The stetson wearing Joe Gualtieri was seated in the big blind and he laid it down.
Next the action folded around to Michael Gagliano in the small blind who made it 70,000 and Bradley Lipsey folded in the big blind.
Joshua Pedranza raised to 70,000 in early position and Bradley Lipsey made the call. We were heads-up to the flop and Timmy the Dealer landed ; Pedranza check-calling a 125,000 Lipsey bet. The turn was checked through, before Pedranza bet 225,000 to take down the pot on a river.
Here is a summary of the action from the past twenty-minutes (minus the walks and raise/folds).
Joey Weissman raised to 60,000 in the cutoff, Joshua Pedraza three-bet to 135,000 from the big blind and Weissman laid it down.
Then Joey Weissman raised to 60,000 in the hijack and Pedraza called in the small blind. The flop was and Weissman won the pot with a 90,000 bet.
Next it was Bradley Lipsey in action. He raised it to 60,000 in the small blind and then Joey Weissman kicked sand in his face with a 120,000 three-bet from the large. Back to Lipsey and he decided he wanted to see a flop. The flop was and the action checked to Weissman who bet 120,000 and Lipsey folded.
The action folded around to Joey Weissman in the small blind and he raised to 75,000. Jeremy Quehen was in the big blind and he made the call. The action checked through to the turn on a board of and Weissman was first to bet when he made it 90,000 and Quehen called. The final card was the and Weissman fired his second barrel worth 100,000. Quehen checked his cards before raising to 275,000 and then stared into the temple of the chip leader. Weissman just looked straight ahead, then down, then up and then called. Quehen quickly turned over for trips and Weissman mucked his hand.
The crowd has just spontaneously burst into a chant of, "Let's go Joseph, let's go Joseph, Let's go Joseph," probably the liveliest thing to occur during this level.
Joey Weissman made a standard raise from the cutoff and Joshua Pedraza defended his big blind. The flop was and we missed the action but understand there was a bet and call from one of the players. On the turn we saw the and Pedraza check-raised to 300,000 after Weissman had bet 140,000. Weissman called pretty quickly and we were soon looking at the on the river. Pedraza then surprised everyone by moving all-in and Weissman made what looked like the easiest call of his life. Literally, seconds later Weissman was flipping over a pair of aces for the boat and Pedraza mucked his hand and left his seat…he was out! The dealer turned his cards face up to show for the insides of a balloon.
Philip Meulyzer started off this recent hand by raising from late position. Michael Gagliano's response was to move all in for around 450,000. Next up was Bradley Lipsey who moved all in for around 1,900,000. Meulyzer folded and cards were tabled.
Gagliano:
Lipsey:
The flop came and Lipsey hit a set of kings, but it wasn't over yet, Gagliano still had a straight draw. The on the turn gave Gagliano the open-ended straight draw, so now any queen or any eight would put the hand in Gagliano's favor.
The river did indeed complete Gagliano's straight and he doubled up.
Michael Gagliano had only just doubled up when he found himself in another milestone of a hand. Let's take a peek at what happened.
Bradley Lipsey raised to 85,000 in first position, Joey Weissman made the call from his left shoulder and Michael Gagliano made the call in the big blind. The flop was and the action checked through to Weissman who bet 125,000. Gagliano was next and he tanked before check-raising to 300,000. The grey-hooded Lipsey laid it down and the original bettor, Weissman, raised it up to 495,000!
There was a silence surrounding the table as the voyeurs realised that this pot was pretty serious. Gagliano riffled his newly won chips and pondered his next move. About two minutes elapsed before Gagliano moved all-in and Weissman called.
Weissman
Gagliano
So Gagliano revealed top pair with a jack kicker and Weissman had him crushed with top two pair. The turn was the and Weissman turned to his fans - who were delirious - and moved his forearm back and fore in delight. The rather irrelevant was dumped onto the felt and the gracious Gagliano embraced Weissman before leaving in 7th place.
Bradley Lipsey raised to 80,000 from the button and Jeremy Quehen called from the big blind. The dealer spread a flop and both players checked.
The on the turn saw a 75,000 bet from Quehen and a call from Lipsey.
The on the river slowed Quehen down as he checked. Lipsey however jumped on the chance and fired out 215,000. After a few moments Quehen made the call.
Quehen:
Lipsey:
Both players had two pair, but it was Quehen's that was the best.
and both players knuckled the felt for checks.
on the turn saw another check from Quehen and a bet of 80,000 from Weissman. Quehen then made the call.
on the river saw a repeat of action from Quehen checking and Weissman betting out 155,000. Quehen then raised it to 400,000, and after a few moments Weissman threw it away.
; Pedranza check-calling a 125,000 Lipsey bet. The turn 
was checked through, before Pedranza bet 225,000 to take down the pot on a 
river.
and Weissman won the pot with a 90,000 bet.
and the action checked to Weissman who bet 120,000 and Lipsey folded.
and Weissman fired his second barrel worth 100,000. Quehen checked his cards before raising to 275,000 and then stared into the temple of the chip leader. Weissman just looked straight ahead, then down, then up and then called. Quehen quickly turned over 
for trips and Weissman mucked his hand.
and we missed the action but understand there was a bet and call from one of the players. On the turn we saw the 
and Pedraza check-raised to 300,000 after Weissman had bet 140,000. Weissman called pretty quickly and we were soon looking at the 
on the river. Pedraza then surprised everyone by moving all-in and Weissman made what looked like the easiest call of his life. Literally, seconds later Weissman was flipping over a pair of aces for the boat and Pedraza mucked his hand and left his seat…he was out! The dealer turned his cards face up to show 
for the insides of a balloon.
and Lipsey hit a set of kings, but it wasn't over yet, Gagliano still had a straight draw. The 
on the turn gave Gagliano the open-ended straight draw, so now any queen or any eight would put the hand in Gagliano's favor.
was dumped onto the felt and the gracious Gagliano embraced Weissman before leaving in 7th place.
flop and both players checked.
on the river slowed Quehen down as he checked. Lipsey however jumped on the chance and fired out 215,000. After a few moments Quehen made the call.
