Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Action folded around to the small blind who limp-called when Philip Beck raised to 2,000 in the big blind.
The flop came ![]()
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, the small blind checked-called when Beck bet another 2,000.
The turn was the
, both players checked to the river card which was the
.
The small blind bet 7,000 and Beck called and won with king high.
Opponent: ![]()
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Philp Beck: ![]()
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
122,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
93,500 | |
|
|
||
|
|
64,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
53,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
43,500 | |
|
|
||
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
36,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
32,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
29,700 | |
|
|
29,600 | |
|
|
23,000 | |
|
|
17,600 | |
|
|
||
After another four levels, the players are heading on another 20-minute break.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
50,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
47,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
39,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
15,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
It only took a couple of preflop raises before Scott Baumstein and his opponent got all of the chips in the middle with Baumstein at risk for 32,400.
Scott Baumstein: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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It was a perfect situation for Baumstein who woke up with pocket aces. The board ran out ![]()
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and Baumstein held on for a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
103,500 | |
|
|
||
|
|
88,000 | |
|
|
70,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
69,500
29,500
|
29,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
51,500 | |
|
|
48,200
8,200
|
8,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
37,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
33,600 | |
|
|
||
|
|
30,100
5,300
|
5,300 |
|
|
22,800
17,200
|
17,200 |
|
|
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Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600