The players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day.
The players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day.
After just sending a healthy amount of chips across the table to Alan Sternberg, Tommy Chen found himself in another pot with Shaun Deeb. Deeb raised to 6,000 from under the gun and Chen called from the big blind.
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and both players stuck in 10,000 chips to see the
on the turn. Chen led out with a bet of 16,500 and Deeb stuck around for the
on the river.
Chen checked this time and Deeb counted out a bet of 60,000. Chen quickly mucked his cards and Deeb collected the pot.
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, Alan Sternberg and Jeremy Ausmus were heads-up in a pot. The two players wasted little time getting all of the chips in the middle with Ausmus being the player at risk for a little over 50,000.
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Ausmus currently held the best high and best low hand but Sternberg had outs for both. The
on the turn didn't change much but the
on the river gave Sternberg a wheel to send Ausmus to the rail.
The hand was discovered on a completed board of ![]()
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with Anthony Zinno who had fired out a bet of 30,000 chips which sent his opponent, Tom Koral, deep into the tank.
After a while, Koral eventually opted to call and mucked after Zinno tabled ![]()
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, for trip eights with an ace kicker, and was awarded the pot.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Three players saw a flop of ![]()
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and Mike Wattel was the first to throw in a bet of 15,000 in early position. Anthony Ajlouny called from the cutoff and Phil Hellmuth pushed all in for 44,500 on the button. Wattel re-raised which got Ajlouny to fold and the two hands were tabled.
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The turn brought the
and Hellmuth made a wheel to take a commanding lead. The
on the river would not pair the board and Hellmuth scooped the pot for a double up.