With the board reading Tyler Schwecke check-called a 6,000 bet from Negreanu and the river was the . The same process got repeated and Negreanu turned over to scoop the pot. Schwecke double checked his cards before mucking and saw himself knocked down to just 40,000 chips. Negreanu is cruising with 112,000 but it's still Shaun Deeb who is in the lead at this table.
With some frustration showing Shaun Deeb just shook his head after losing a pot against the player on his right. The chip lead is no longer his as he drops down to below 100,000 chips.
The player under the gun raised to 6,000, Deeb was to his left and made it 9,000. Action got folded back to the under the gun player who hesitated a little before calling.
The flop came down and the under the gun player check-called 3,000. The turn was the and both players checked. On the river the hit and Deeb faced a 6,000 chip bet. After double checking his cards he threw in the chips against his own will so it seemed. His opponent showed and took dwon the pot with two pair. Deeb is down to 95,000 chips and not looking happy right now.
John Racener was getting short and risked almost all of his chips in a hand. It worked out well for him and now he has a stack that's a little more than the average.
He and two other players got involved in a pre flop raising war before the flop came down. The action was checked to the button who bet 3,000. Racener was the only caller to the turn where the two remaining players checked.
The river was and Racener led for 6,000 and was called. "Flush," said the former November Niner and opened . It was good as his opponent mucked.
It could be, but it's a limit game and big stacks have little effect on the way hands play out. But it is good to know that two of the biggest stacks in the room are seated at the same table.
Allen Bari just got moved to Thayer Rasmussen's table and the two started chatting right away. Rasmussen got his biggest live tournament result back in 2007 when he finished fourth in the WPT Mandalay Bay Poker Championship for $131,170 but he is mostly known as an online player under the handle THAY3R. Allen Bari had a massive result at last year's WSOP when he won the $5,000 No Limit Hold'em tournament when he beat Maria Ho heads up and brought home the $874,116 first place prize. With these big stacks and years of poker experience we expect big things from these two players.
The Daniel Negreanu table is certainly one of, if not, the most difficult table left in the field. The Team PokerStars Pro has a bad seat too as he's out of position to Gavin Griffin and Shaun Deeb. This didn't hinder him as he took a pot off Griffin in a battle of the blinds.
Negreanu opened and called a Griffin raise en route to an flop. He check-called 3,000 before both players checked the turn.
The river fell and Negreanu led for 6,000. Call.
The Canadian opened and scooped the lot as Griffin folded.
Shaun Deeb has seen his stack chopped in half this level, and he's not looking happy about it.
His latest loss came when he was in the big blind and defended a hijack raise. Then he check-called bets on the flop, and the turn, before he check-folded the river.
The upcoming dinner break will come at a good time for him.
Todd Brunson was knocked far down but just regained some ground as he managed to tripple up his stack. Brunson raised to 6,000 and two players called, one of those being Phil Hellmuth who was in the big blind.
The flop came down and it got checked to Brunson who was all in for his final 3,000 chips. Both his opponents called and the turn was the . Both players checked and the river, the , was checked as well. "Nines up," Hellmuth announced as he turned over his . Brunson showed for a straight and he took the pot down to stay alive. Brunson is still short but has another shot at it.
Tyler Schwecke check-called a 6,000 bet from Negreanu and the river was the 
. The same process got repeated and Negreanu turned over 
to scoop the pot. Schwecke double checked his cards before mucking and saw himself knocked down to just 40,000 chips. Negreanu is cruising with 112,000 but it's still Shaun Deeb who is in the lead at this table.
and the under the gun player check-called 3,000. The turn was the 
and both players checked. On the river the 
hit and Deeb faced a 6,000 chip bet. After double checking his cards he threw in the chips against his own will so it seemed. His opponent showed 
and took dwon the pot with two pair. Deeb is down to 95,000 chips and not looking happy right now.
flop came down. The action was checked to the button who bet 3,000. Racener was the only caller to the 
turn where the two remaining players checked.
and Racener led for 6,000 and was called. "Flush," said the former November Niner and opened 
. It was good as his opponent mucked.
turn.
and Negreanu led for 6,000. Call.
and scooped the lot as Griffin folded.
turn, before he check-folded the 
and it got checked to Brunson who was all in for his final 3,000 chips. Both his opponents called and the turn was the 
. Brunson showed