On the turn of Q♣9♣5♠9♥, David Horowitz checked to his opponent who fired out a bet of 3,600. Horowitz put in the check-raise to 3,800 and his opponent tossed his cards into the muck.
Horowitz sighed as he tabled 10♣9♠, saying "You were supposed to call!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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49,000
49,000
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49,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
After a raise to 600 from the hijack got called by the cutoff, David Kurtze three-bet to 2,000 from the button. Action came back to the hijack who four-bet to 6,600. The cutoff got out of there and Kurtze quickly five-bet for all his chips, a total of 36,200.
"Why so early in the tournament?" his opponent seemed to say with a big smile on his face. But after a few seconds, he made the call.
David Kurtze : K♥K♣
Opponent : A♥K♦
The dealer revealed a 5♣8♥3♣4♥7♦ board. "Straight! Split!" claimed Kurtze's opponent as a joke. But all the chips went into Kurtze's hands, who is now around 73,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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73,000
73,000
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73,000 |
As new tables are opening and still a lot of people waiting, Maureen Bloechlinger took some chips to come back closer to the starting stack.
Button player opened to 500 and Bloechlinger three-bet to 1,600 on the small blind. Button called and Bloechlinger fired another bet, worth 1,400 on the flop 6♥6♣4♣. Her opponent called. On the turn K♥, a second barrel was enough for Bloechlinger to take the pot and stack around 35,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
Remi Castaignon opened on the cutoff to 600, David Hatfield called on the button, as did the small blind.
Flop came 3♥7♥5♥ and all three players checked.
On the turn K♣, Hatfield took the lead with a 600 bet. The small blind decided to raise to 2,300. Castaignon quickly folded, but not Hatfield. He gathered some chips and raised to 15,000. His opponent let it go and Hatfield revealed 9♥10♥ for a flush on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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47,000
47,000
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47,000 |
Three players saw a flop of 9♣4♠3♠ for 1,400 each and Frank "Skullman" Harrington was first to act. He checked before there was a bet of 2,200. Only Harrington made the call.
When the 10♠ landed on the turn, Harrington snap check-raised the bet of 3,000 to 8,000 and his opponent wasted no time making the call.
When the A♦ landed on the river Harrington tossed a bet of 13,000 across the line and his opponent announced a call as soon as his chips touched the felt.
Harrington tabled J♠6♠ for a flush on the turn which defeated his opponent's two pair as he showed A♥10♥.
"I wanted to jam," Harrington said as he collected the pot. "I knew I should have jammed."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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65,000
65,000
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65,000 |
As more then 1,800 players are already seated, a huge late registration line has emerged in the middle of the Paris Ballroom. Around 100 of players are waiting to take a seat in this $800 Deep Stack 8-Handed tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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40,000 | |
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Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
On the turn of K♠8♦5♥9♥, Claudemir Morandini and his opponent had all of their chips in the middle and his opponent was at risk for about 30,000.
Opponent: 9♣9♠
Claudemir Morandini: 7♦6♥
Morandini's opponent turned a set but Morandini was in the lead with his straight. Morandini was able to fade the board pairing as the A♣ landed on the river and he pulled in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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74,000 |
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