Fresh off his $50,000 Poker Players Championship win, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi has been involved in the first two hands at his table.
On the first hand, Paul Phua and Mizrachi saw the flop come down in a blind-versus-blind confrontation. After Phua fired 30,000, Mizrachi tossed in a raise to 75,000. Phua quickly folded and Mizrachi won the pot.
On the next hand, Mizrachi was involved with Rick Salomon on the flop. Mizrachi checked and Salomon bet 25,000. Mizrachi put in a check-raise to 60,000 and Salomon called.
Fourth street brought the and Mizrachi fired 80,000, which Salomon called to see the pair the board on the river. Mizrachi bet 75,000 and Salomon tossed in three lavender T100,000 chips for a raise to 300,000. Mizrachi tanked, but wound up folding the face up and Salomon won the pot.
Brian Rast, winner of the 2011 Poker Players Championship, opened with a raise, and was met with a three-bet to 36,000 from 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Jonathan Duhamel.
The rest of the field got out of the way, Rast made the call, and it was heads-up action to the flop. Rast was first to act and checked, opening the door for Duhamel to bet what looked like 71,000. At that point, Rast woke up with a check-raise to 161,000, Duhamel called, and the turned.
Rast kept the pressure on with a bet of 245,000, but it didn't shake Duhamel as the Quebecker put in the call. Both players then checked the river and Rast showed , which was no good against Duhamel's .
The action folded to Paul Phua, who raised in late position. Mike Sexton called on the button, and the flop fell . Phua continued for 22,000, and Sexton quickly raised to 50,000. Phua called.
The turn was the , both players knuckled, and the completed the board. Phua haphazardly grabbed three green T25,000 chips, and tossed them forward. Sexton didn't call the 75,000-chip bet, and Phua raked in the pot.
We caught the action on a flop when Tom Dwan had bet 31,000 from the small blind and then called a raise to 80,000 from John Morgan. The dealer burned and turned the , which is when action really heated up.
Dwan checked, Morgan bet 100,000, Dwan check-raised to 335,000, and Morgan slid out a stack of lavender T100,000 chips constituting a three-bet to 2,000,000. Dwan simply moved all in and Morgan snap-called.
Showdown
Dwan:
Morgan:
The fans in the bleachers were on their feet to catch a glimpse of the excitement, but it was all for naught as both players held the same hand and were destined to chop, which is exactly what they did after the was put out on the river.
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier checked the board and Jason Mercier bet 108,000. Behind him, Gus Hansen tanked and then called. Grospellier folded.
The river completed the board with the and Mercier led into Hansen for 265,000. Hansen took some time before raising to 932,000. The raise sent Mercier into the tank and he spent several long minutes there. Eventually, Mercier folded saying, "So sick, it's so sick," quietly under his breath.
"You going to show one card? Something goofy?" Mercier asked Hansen.
"You can see the whole hand for $20,000," responded Hansen.
Mercier didn't take the offer and Hansen's cards weren't shown.
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On a flop of , Talal Shakerchi bet 40,000 and received a call from Paul Newey. The saw Shakerchi bet 85,000, and Newey hit the tank. When he emerged after a minute or so, he tossed out a raise to 275,000. Shakerchi didn't take long to make his decision and released his hand.
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Nick Schulman opened to 16,000 from early position, Ben Lamb three-bet to 56,000 on his direct left, and Brandon Steven four-bet to 107,000 from Lamb's direct left. The action folded back to Schulman, who folded as well, and Lamb called.
The flop came down , and Lamb checked. Steven fired 77,000, and Lamb tanked before check-raising to 200,000. Steven responded with a re-raise to 362,000, and Lamb tank-folded.
in a blind-versus-blind confrontation. After Phua fired 30,000, Mizrachi tossed in a raise to 75,000. Phua quickly folded and Mizrachi won the pot.
flop. Mizrachi checked and Salomon bet 25,000. Mizrachi put in a check-raise to 60,000 and Salomon called.
and Mizrachi fired 80,000, which Salomon called to see the 
pair the board on the river. Mizrachi bet 75,000 and Salomon tossed in three lavender T100,000 chips for a raise to 300,000. Mizrachi tanked, but wound up folding the 
face up and Salomon won the pot.
turned.
river and Rast showed 
, which was no good against Duhamel's 
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. Phua continued for 22,000, and Sexton quickly raised to 50,000. Phua called.
, both players knuckled, and the 
completed the board. Phua haphazardly grabbed three green T25,000 chips, and tossed them forward. Sexton didn't call the 75,000-chip bet, and Phua raked in the pot.
, which is when action really heated up.
and Mercier led into Hansen for 265,000. Hansen took some time before raising to 932,000. The raise sent Mercier into the tank and he spent several long minutes there. Eventually, Mercier folded saying, "So sick, it's so sick," quietly under his breath.
, Talal Shakerchi bet 40,000 and received a call from Paul Newey. The 
, and Lamb checked. Steven fired 77,000, and Lamb tanked before check-raising to 200,000. Steven responded with a re-raise to 362,000, and Lamb tank-folded.
river, Sexton bet 225,000. After a couple minutes of thought, Bright called.