Jeremy Ausmus had the button. Russell Thomas opened to 1 million, Jake Balsiger three-bet to 2.3 million on his direct left, and Greg Merson cold four-bet to 4.8 million from the small blind. Thomas folded, and so too did Balsiger.
The International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) is a poker tournament that takes place every year in a world-famous stadium. It is the biggest poker tournament in the world consisting of 30,000 players, and will be televised in more than 28 countries.
Set up by Bernard Tapie, his son Laurent Tapie and Prosper Masquelier, the first edition of the ISPT will take place in London's mythical Wembley Stadium. It is the biggest stadium in England and one of the biggest in the world, with a seating capacity of 90,000 and a retractable roof.
Apart from the online qualifications and the live final stage around real tables set up on the lawn of the stadium, ISPT will propose an unpublished game format, midway between online and live.
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Jake Balsiger was on the button to begin this hand. Jesse Sylvia raised to 1.05 million from under the gun, and his former roommate Russell Thomas made the call from the cutoff seat. Everyone else folded.
The flop came down 
, and Sylvia bet 1.125 million. Thomas made the call.
The turn was the 
, and Sylvia checked over to Thomas. Thomas took his time, then fired 1.6 million. Sylvia made the call.
On the river, the 
completed the board, and Sylvia checked. Thomas quickly checked behind, and Sylvia opened up the 
for top two pair. Thomas could only mucked, and Sylvia won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,375,000 | |
|
42,625,000
2,250,000
|
2,250,000 |
|
||
|
40,925,000 | |
|
33,425,000
2,225,000
|
2,225,000 |
|
19,200,000
3,275,000
|
3,275,000 |
|
18,425,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
|
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Russell Thomas had the button. Greg Merson opened to 1 million from under the gun, and Jeremy Ausmus defended his big blind. The flop fell 
, Ausmus checked, and Merson fired 1.25 million. Ausmus check-raised to 4.3 million, and Merson quickly folded.
Andras Koroknai was on the button. Greg Merson raised to one million and won the pot.
Jesse Sylvia started the hand with the button. The action folded to him, and he opened to 1.1 million. Both blinds released, and Sylvia took down the pot.
Greg Merson had the button. Action folded to Jeremy Ausmus in the cutoff seat, he raised and won the pot.
Jeremy Ausmus had the button. Andras Koroknai opened to 1.025 million from under the gun, Jake Balsiger called from the cutoff, and the button and blinds released. The flop fell , and Koroknai led for 1.2 million. Balsiger called.
The turn was the 
, Koroknai checked, and Balsiger checked behind.
The completed the board, and Koroknai led for 2.65 million. Balsiger folded, and Koroknai raked in the pot.
The International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) is the first tournament combining online and live poker, and it is the biggest tournament ever! It gathers 30,000 players from all around the world in the mythical Wembley Stadium. This tournament will take place from May 31 through June 6, 2013.
Here's a look at some of the ambassadors for the ISPT: Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, Sam Trickett, David Benyamine and Liz Lieu.
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