The massive Day 2C field is taking its first 20-minute break of the day. Here are some highlights from the first level of play.
The massive Day 2C field is taking its first 20-minute break of the day. Here are some highlights from the first level of play.
Maximiliano Gallardo raised to 1,700 from the hijack, and was called by Davidi Kitai on the button, as well as David Levi in the big blind.
Action checked to Kitai on a ![]()
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flop, and he bet 3,300. Only Gallardo called.
Both players checked down an
turn and a
river, and Gallardo tabled ![]()
for a pair of jacks. Kitai mucked.
Jamie Armstrong opened to 1,800 and Hossein Ensan three-bet to 4,700. It folded back around to Armstrong who instantly four-bet to 16,800.
Ensan checked his cards and eventually folded, saying "I believe you."
Armstrong showed ![]()
and Ensan said that he folded nines.
A player raised to 1,600 from under the gun and Fedor Holz three-bet to 4,600 from the button. The player in the big blind called and the original raiser thought for about a minute before coming along, taking action three ways to the flop of ![]()
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Action checked to Holz, who continued for 6,000. The big blind check-raised to 16,000 and the player under the gun went into the tank again, thinking for close to two minutes before letting go of his hand. With action back on Holz, he took about 15 seconds before shoving all in for 44,100. His opponent called.
Holz tabled ![]()
for top two pair and his opponent showed ![]()
for a pair of kings.
The turn and river fell ![]()
to secure the double for Holz, who now finds himself over 100,000 nearing the end of the first level of play on Day 2.
In a battle of the blinds, the flop showed ![]()
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and Viktor Lavi bet 2,800, which Yervand Boyadjian called from one seat over before mentioning "punish him Jerry," which was the name of the dealer. The
fell on the turn and both checked, Lavi then bet the
river for 4,000.
Boyadjian raised to 11,500 and Lavi sent his cards into the muck, receiving more words and promises from Boyadjian.
Brad Butcher checked from middle position on a completed board of ![]()
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. A player in the cutoff bet 12,000 into about 20,000 and Butcher responded with an all-in shove worth 42,000 more effective. His opponent tanked about 90 seconds and flicked in his cards, and Butcher added to an already solid stack.