Big Slick Trips Over Fours
First hand of monster stack and he calls my 3bet with 43o # poker is alive and well. https://t.co/XRWLbfWDIt
— Farah Galfond (@Farah_Galfond)
First hand of monster stack and he calls my 3bet with 43o # poker is alive and well. https://t.co/XRWLbfWDIt
— Farah Galfond (@Farah_Galfond)
PokerNews walked up on a table where Scott Vener was all in on a board showing 8♥10♠9♦9♠K♣ and his opponent was mulling a call.
His opponent eventually called.
“You’re going to want to write this one,” Vener told PokerNews before tabling 9♣9♥.
His opponent tapped the table and showed he had K♥.
Vener explained that he raised preflop and his opponent called. Vener then said his opponent bet 4,000 on the flop and he called. The turn, which gave Vener quads, was checked before the river, where Vener doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Scott Vener |
93,000
93,000
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93,000 |
Adam Mclaughlin opened to 1,000 from under the gun and a player in middle position three-bet to 2,300. A player in the button called, as did McLaughlin.
The flop came 10♣9♠K♣ and Mclaughlin checked. The middle position player bet 5,000, folding out the player on the button. Mclaughlin check-raised to 14,000 and the middle position player moved all in for about 36,000. McLaughlin quickly called to put his opponent at risk.
Middle Position: A♥K♠
Adam McLaughlin: K♦10♦
Mclaughlin had his opponent's top pair crushed with top two-pair. The turn and river offered no improvement to the player in middle position, who was sent to the rail early as McLaughlin collected a sizable early pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Adam McLaughlin |
97,000
97,000
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97,000 |
Players are on their first 20-minute break of the day. The field currently sits at 2,594 players.
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Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Chris Da-Silva |
80,400
80,400
|
80,400 |
Faraz Jaka |
72,600
72,600
|
72,600 |
|
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Ori Hasson |
64,900
64,900
|
64,900 |
|
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Leo Soma |
62,600
62,600
|
62,600 |
|
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Greg Raymer |
60,600
60,600
|
60,600 |
|
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Jason Wheeler |
56,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
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Maria Konnikova |
50,800
50,800
|
50,800 |
Perry Friedman |
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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Jun Obara |
39,700
39,700
|
39,700 |
Thomas Boivin |
22,100
22,100
|
22,100 |
The hijack bet 1,000 and received calls from the button and the small blind. Jun Obara made a huge shove for 40,100 from the big blind.
The three other players folded in unison and Obara tabled 10♥10♦ who gestured that they didn't want to play a multiway pot with that hand.
Meanwhile on a neighboring table, Perry Friedman was seen standing up and gathering their belongings, then headed to the exit.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jun Obara |
44,500
4,800
|
4,800 |
Perry Friedman | Busted | |
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A player from middle position bet 1,000 and Jenerik Faulhaber called from the button.
Action was checked to Faulhaber on the J♠7♣6♠ flop and he opted to bet for 1,100. The middle position player made the call.
The turn came the 5♥ and the player in middle position check-called a 3,500 bet from Faulhaber.
Action was once again checked back to Faulhaber on the 9♣ river and he bet once more, this time for 7,000. His opponent asked to see how many chips Faulhaber had behind and considered his options for about 40 seconds before making the fold, awarding Faulhaber a decent pot without him having to go to showdown.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jenerik Faulhaber
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
With 4,500 in the middle with the board reading 10♣9♥8♠A♣ at the turn, Maria Konnikova bet 2,400 from middle position and was called by the big blind.
The Q♣ completed the board which brought in straight and flush opportunities. Both players opted to check. The big blind announced two pair and turned over 10♠8♥. Konnikova responded "I've got a better two pair," and tabled Q♦8♦ to take the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Maria Konnikova |
59,000
8,200
|
8,200 |