Philip Meulyzer raised to 85,000 from first position and Jeremy Quehen moved all-in from the small blind forcing Meulyzer to fold.
Joey Weissman made a series of uncontested raises and won some blinds and antes.
Philip Meulyzer raised to 85,000 from first position and Jeremy Quehen moved all-in from the small blind forcing Meulyzer to fold.
Joey Weissman made a series of uncontested raises and won some blinds and antes.
The action folded around to Bradley Lipsey in the small blind and at last there was someone who wanted to tango with Weissman. Lipsey making it 90,000 and Weissman calling. The flop was
and Lipsey checked to Weissman who stared in his direction. After getting some sort of a read from Lipsey's grey hood, Weissman decided to bet 90,000. Back to Lipsey and he moved all-in and Weissman quickly called.
| Lipsey | ![]() |
| Weissman | ![]() |
So Lipsey held top pair, Weissman held second pair and Lipsey was looking good for the double up.
The turn
and river
resulting in a fist pump from Lipsey and he doubled up through our dominant chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,400,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
950,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
700,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
600,000
328,000
|
328,000 |
The players are on a sixty-minute dinner break
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,100,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,360,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
1,710,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
|
|
750,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
615,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
600,000 | |
Level: 28
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
The last three hands have consisted of Joey Weissman raising to 100,000 and Fernando Brito moving all in over the top. The table then folds back to Weissman who quickly mucks.
We have lost the man with the snake skin boots. Here is how.
Fernando Brito had moved all-in three-times in a row and each time he had tabled monsters. Then in the fourth hand he raised to 140,000 from the cutoff and Joe Gualtieri moved all-in for 575,000 in the small blind. Brito called and we had a flip with Gualtieri at risk.
| Brito | ![]() |
| Gualtieri | ![]() |
The flop was
and the Brazilians on the rail went berserk. The turn
and river
just brought even more noise, and finally, with the exit of Gualtieri, this final table creates some atmosphere.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
1,185,000
|
1,185,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Philip Meulyzer moved all in from the button and managed to find a caller in Jeremy Quehen in the big blind. Meulyzer only had about 620,000 and would be the one at risk during the hand.
Meulyzer: 

Quehen: 

The board came 



and with the queen on the flop Meulyzer's pair was the best and he was awarded the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
Bradley Lipsey has been reduced to a shove and fold strategy after losing this critical pot to - yes you've guessed it - Joey Weissman.
The action folded around to Lipsey in the small blind who raised to 105,000 and Weissman called in the big. The action checked through to the turn on a board of
and Lipsey check-called a 105,000 Weissman bet. The fifth and final card was the
and once again the action was check-call, this time for 220,000. Weissman turned over
and Lipsey mucked his cards unseen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,000,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
775,000
935,000
|
935,000 |
Bradley Lipsey moved all-in from the cutoff and won the blinds and antes. Then Joey Weissman raised to 100,000 in first position, Philip Meulyzer moved all-in from the small blind and Weissman folded.