Each of the following players has cashed for $5,885.
Each of the following players has cashed for $5,885.
Shortly after losing the massive hand against Almedin Imsirovic, Alexis Fleur has been eliminated.
The "payout" call came bellowing from the dealer at Table #401, and it was Frenchman Fleur, who has $224,206 in recorded live cashes, who was being escorted to the payout desk.
Fleur takes away $6,794 for his efforts.
The player under the gun opened to 35,000. The player in middle position called, as did Siagzar Payvar in the cutoff and the big blind.
The flop came ![]()
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and was checked around to the
turn. The big blind checked again, and the original raiser bet 51,000. The player in middle position folded, then Payvar raised to 145,000. That caused the big blind to fold, but the original raiser called.
The
river completed the board and both remaining players checked. Payvar tabled ![]()
for a rivered flush and his opponent showed ![]()
before sending his hand to the muck.
''I wish I bet the flop, I let you get out of line,'' commented the player under the gun. ''I'm glad I didn't bet the flop!'' answered Payvar.
The action was opened with a raise from the player under the gun and Alexis Fleur three-bet to 106,000 from middle position. Almedin Imsirovic was sat in the small blind and when it was his turn to act he four-bet to 263,000. Fleur asked to see Imsirovic's stack before he moved all in, and Imsirovic made the call.
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Frenchman Fleur was in bad shape and needed help from the board, but it did not come, and Imsirovic's pocket kings held to scoop a big pot worth over two million to give him the chip lead.
Dustin Stewart opened to 35,000 on the button. The player in the small blind called.
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was dealt and checked around to the
turn. The small blind checked. Stewart bet 25,000, and the small blind called. The river brought the
. The small blind threw in a bet of 52,000, and Stewart called.
''Good call,'' commented the player in the small blind while turning over ![]()
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and raked in the pot.
The action was opened with a raise to 34,000 from middle position and both Kurt Jewell, in the small blind, and the big blind player called. On the ![]()
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flop, the action checked back to the initial raiser who bet 52,000. Jewell made the call and the big blind folded.
Both players checked on the
turn before Jewell checked once more on the
river. His opponent gave himself 30 seconds to think before he opted to check behind. Jewell showed pocket fours for a full house and his opponent mucked.
Jewell, who has $1,509,147 in recorded live cashes, has now crossed the million-chip mark for the first time.
Level: 23
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.
The player in middle position opened to 27,000. The small blind called. Alexander Greenblatt in the big blind then three-bet to 125,000, and the original raiser folded. The small blind responded by four-bet shoving for 350,000, and Greenblatt quickly called.
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The board ran out ![]()
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, meaning Greenblatt turned a full house to send his opponent to the rail.