We saw Greg Ronaldson, who you may recall won the largest tournament in Africa's history at this year's World Series of Poker Circuit stop at the Emerald Casino, sitting with a big stack of 58,000.
We asked him how he acquired it and he informed us that four players had limped to him at the 100/200 level and he raised to 1,200 from the small blind with 
. He received three callers, all four players checked the 
flop, and the 
appeared on the turn.
Another player had led out for 2,000, another called, and Ronaldson made it 5,000 to go. Both his opponents made the call, and then one of then called Ronaldson's 12,000 bet on the river. The South African's aces full proved enough to win the hand, and he's looking to use his newly-won chips to tackle an even bigger field here in North America.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
.
paired the board on the river and both players checked.
for two pair, aces and nines. Veldhuis mucked, looked at the PokerNews reporter and said, "They got me."
and with that Martinez was eliminated. Martinez never seemed to get it going today, and has been subsequently eliminated.
and there were two checks. David Chiu dipped into his stack and came out with a bet of 1,450. Just like that three hands shot to the muck and Chiu scooped up the pot. This win brings him back on the right track as he is now above starting stack.
flop, Mizrachi's opponent checked and then called a bet of 5,000 from Mizrachi. The 
turn would see Mizrachi continue his betting, firing out 5,000. His opponent tank-folded and Mizrachi added a few more chips to his monster stack.
. Soulier checked to his opponent who bet 1,000. Soulier raised to 2,100 and his opponent called.
. Another call was made and the 
completed the board. Soulier bet 4,300 and his opponent tanked for over a minute.
for trip jacks. His opponent mucked and Soulier took down the pot.
