We just watched a big three-way all-in hand take place over on Table 359 involving Timo Pfutzenreuter, Ville Mattila, and Blake Barousse.
The hand began with a raise from Matilla from under the gun, then a reraise from a short-stacked Barousse from the button. Pfutzenreuter put in a four-bet from the small blind, prompting Sammy Farha to tank for a while in the big blind before letting his hand go. Subsequent betting, however, saw both Barousse and Matilla all in, with Pfutzenreuter only covering Matilla by a little.
Pfutzenreuter:
Matilla:
Barousse:
"I like his hand," said Farha, pointing across at Barousse's just before the flop came to put Barousse in front. The then landed on the turn, with another player noting that a river six would alter the balance.
Then came fifth street… the ! Matilla had made a straight, knocking out Barousse and leaving Pfutzenreuter with about a half-dozen big blinds. That pot looks to have pushed Matilla past Daniel Negreanu and into first position at the moment.
Freddy Deeb's seat is empty at the moment as the two-time bracelet winner is presently serving a penalty.
He'd been in a hand against Venkatesh Gupta that had reached the turn at which point Gupta was betting all in for a little over 20,000.
As Deeb was contemplating what to do he was also fiddling with his phone, then after he folded a floor person assessed the penalty, telling Deeb he could not use his phone while in a hand. Deeb asked what would've happened had he called the all-in bet, leading to some further discussion before Deeb took his unscheduled break.
Freddy Deeb has retaken his seat, and in fact not longer after his return was involved in another hand in which he opponent was all in. In this case it was Max Pescatori with against Deeb's , and when the board rolled out , Pescatori was eliminated.
As Deeb stacked the chips, he and Venkatesh Gupta continued to talk about Deeb's earlier penalty, with Gupta asking Deeb if he'd calmed down now.
"I am calm," said Deeb. "I thought you were getting a little chippy," responded Gupta. "What does that mean... chippy?" said Deeb with a grin.
Start-of-day chip leader Sorel Mizzi has continued to add chips during the first two levels of play today, despite having lost a few just now to Matt Giannetti, sitting on Mizzi's left.
The pair had reached the flop with one other player with the board showing . The third player led for 4,500 and Mizzi called, but when Giannetti raised to 21,000 both of his opponents folded.
There was about 5,500 in the middle and the board read when Shaun Deeb checked from the big blind, then Isaac Hagerling bet 2,500. Deeb responded with a check-raise to 8,200, and Hagerling called.
The turn brought the , and this time Deeb fired 20,000 into the middle. Hagerling tanked for a while, looking over the 21,300 he had left, then raised all in and Deeb called.
Hagerling had for kings and sixes, but Deeb had sixes full with . The river was the , and Hagerling is out.
Phil Galfond got off to a rough start today after losing early with to Daniel Negreanu's when the latter made a flush. He had a rough finish, too, both to Level 10 and the tournament as a whole, as he was eliminated in a large three-way pot.
to put Barousse in front. The 
then landed on the turn, with another player noting that a river six would alter the balance.
! Matilla had made a straight, knocking out Barousse and leaving Pfutzenreuter with about a half-dozen big blinds. That pot looks to have pushed Matilla past Daniel Negreanu and into first position at the moment.
against Deeb's 
, and when the board rolled out 
, Pescatori was eliminated.
, and this time Deeb fired 20,000 into the middle. Hagerling tanked for a while, looking over the 21,300 he had left, then raised all in and Deeb called.
. The river was the 
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