Steve "Cuz" Buckner joins Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen for the third episode of The Chad & Jesse Poker Show. They talk about crazy jobs Cuz used to hold, how Cuz found himself in Vegas just weeks after watching poker for the first time, and his 2023 WSOP plans.
Level: 4
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Espen Jorstad opened to 8,000 from under the gun and Thomas Boivin and Alexandros Theologis both called in middle position before Masashi Oya three-bet to 36,000 in the big blind. Only Theologis called.
Oya continued for 25,000 on the 3♣8♠9♠ flop and Theologis raised to 72,000. Oya called. Oya checked on the 5♥ turn and called as Theologis sized down to 60,000.
Oya checked once more on the 5♠ river and Theologis took some time before moving all in for around 150,000 as Oya snap-called with a bigger stack.
Theologis tabled 3♠3♦ for threes full of fives and Oya was forced to show A♦A♣ before mucking in defeat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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700,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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260,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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220,000
81,000
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81,000 |
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210,000
-290,000
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-290,000 |
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Action was picked up on the river with the board showing Q♣9♣2♣K♦7♠.
Roman Hrabec had bet 75,000 and Dan Smith had raised enough to put Hrabec all in.
Hrabec took his time to weigh his options, using three time extension chips before making the call.
Smith showed K♣8♠ for a pair of kings and blocker to the flush while Hrabec had made a small flush on the flop with 7♣5♣ which was enough to secure the full double up and put a dent in Smith's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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458,000
458,000
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458,000 |
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180,000
-210,000
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-210,000 |
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Aleksejs Ponakovs limped in from the small blind and Thomas Boivin made it 25,000 from the big blind. Ponakovs then raised to 52,000 and Boivin made the call.
The flop came 3♣9♥3♦ and Ponakovs bet 27,000. Boivin made the call.
Ponakovs fired again on the 4♠ turn for 63,000 and it was enough to force a fold from his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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291,000
291,000
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291,000 |
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139,000
139,000
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139,000 |
Jonathan Jaffe moved all in for less than a big blind from middle position and Chance Kornuth raised to 16,000 from the small blind to isolate. Dan Smith then three-bet to 50,000 from the big blind to bring a fold from Kornuth as the cards were flipped.
Jonathan Jaffe: A♠9♥
Dan Smith: A♣5♠
Jaffe had the better kicker and nothing changed as the board ran out 4♠7♥4♥10♦J♦ to earn him a small triple.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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470,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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390,000
-15,000
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-15,000 |
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10,000
-270,000
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-270,000 |
James Chen limped in from the hijack and received a call from Dan Smith in the small blind. Dave Stann checked his option in the big blind.
Smith and Stann checked the 2♣6♦9♦ flop leading to Chen betting for 7,000. Smith made the call and Stann got out of the way.
Both players checked the 8♣ turn. On the J♣ river Smith checked again and Chen bet for 18,000. Smith put in a check-raise to 90,000 and showed 10♦7♦ for a straight when Chen called. Smith's hand was enough to take down the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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405,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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250,000
-50,000
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-50,000 |
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120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
Nacho Barbero opened to 8,000 in middle position and Masashi Oya flat-called in the cutoff before Jans Arends three-bet to 30,000 on the button. Barbero and Oya both called.
Barbero and Oya checked on the 5♦8♠K♦ flop and Arends continued for 25,000. Barbero check-raised to 65,000 and Oya folded, while Arends also laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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500,000 | |
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350,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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250,000 | |
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Level: 3
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day with the clocks showing 48 entrants so far.
