John Racener and Steven Simpson, who did some battling earlier, were heads up with the board reading 
. Simpson check-called a 2,500-chip bet, and the turn was the 
.
Simpson checked, Racener fired 4,400, and Simpson called.
The 
completed the board, and Simpson checked again. Racener fired a third bullet worth 7,000, and Simpson quickly called. Racener tabled 
for a pair of aces, and Simpson showed 
for a pair of kings.
Racener's back to 40,000 chips.
Sumit Kumar and his opponent together had built a pot of about 13,000 when the flop came 
. Kumar's opponent, playing from the small blind, led with a bet of 5,500, and Kumar called from the cutoff. The turn was the 
and again the small blind was betting, this time 8,800. Kumar called once more.
The river was the 
and this time Kumar's opponent checked. Kumar responded with a bet of 15,000, and the small blind called. Kumar tabled 
, and his opponent mucked.
Event 45: $50,000 Poker Players Championship winner Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi watched the player to his left limp from the button, then he raised to 5,400 from the small blind. That's when the big blind woke up with an all-in shove for 32,800, forcing the button to skedaddle. Mizrachi thought a bit, then called.
Mizrachi turned over 
, but needed help versus his opponent's 
. The board ran out 
, and Mizrachi had lost nearly half his stack.
Marvin Retenmaier and Allen Kessler are both playing on the same side of the Brasilia Room today and both have recently added some chips to their stack.
MadMarvin Marvin Rettenmaier Boom!!! 128k... Aggro utg 1,2k, I 3bet 3,1k hj w kk, he c, 6 4 3r, me 2,8, call - turn a, me 6,1, he 15,6, I c, riv j , I c allin 43k! >1010
July 11 2012
AllenKessler allen kessler Doubled thru Internet bb chaser (ibbc) this time he opened and I flat position with qjcc flop 9c10cAc he had kc10x 52k at 400-800.
July 11 2012
Eric Cloutier opened for 2,500 from the button and was three-bet to 5,000 by Brett Sample in the big blind. Cloutier tossed in a call to see a flop, which came .
Sample quickly flung three orange 5,000-denomination chips into the middle for a 15,000 bet. Cloutier thought a bit and called.
The turn brought the 
and Sample immediately moved all in for his last 29,500 - sending Cloutier deep into the tank.
After about a minute, Cloutier asked, "You want a call?"
"I'll take it down now," Sample replied.
Cloutier announced, "Fold," after a bit more deliberation and Sample tabled for pocket aces.
Cloutier is down to 67,000.
A player raised in early position, 2011 November Niner Eoghan O'Dea three-bet to 6,800, and his opponent four-bet jammed for 26,800. O'Dea tanked for the better part of a minute, then called.
| Opponent |  |
| O'Dea |   |
The board ran out 
, and O'Dea dipped to 95,000 chips.
Gus Hansen has recently moved into the Brasilia Room and we there to see him rake in a small pot. The hand started with the under-the-gun player opening up the pot with a min-raise. Hansen called from the button and the blinds got out of way.
Both players checked the 
flop and it was on to the 
turn. Hansen's opponent led for 2,200 here and Hansen instantly, and nonchalantly, flicked out a call. On the river, another check would see Hansen bet again, this time barely paying attention to the table when he bet 6,600. Hansen's opponent opted to fold and the pot was sent to "The Great Dane".
Here are a handful of counts from around the Orange Section.
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