With 930 teams already registered, the field has surpassed the 913 mark from last year. Late registration will run through the Level 8 (approximately 8 p.m. local time).
With 930 teams already registered, the field has surpassed the 913 mark from last year. Late registration will run through the Level 8 (approximately 8 p.m. local time).
It was a hard first level for Gregory Fournier of Team Merlin as he was down to 8,000 earlier.
A player opened in early position and Fournier three-bet from the next seat. The open-raiser decided to four-bet and Fournier called.
On the flop J♣2♣4♥, the early position player continued to 3,500, Fournier went all in for 7,000 and got a call.
Gregory Fournier: Q♥Q♦
Opponent: A♠K♥
The turn 4♠ and the river 3♠ gave Team Merlin a full double up.
PSPC 2023 winner Aliaksandr Shylko is having a good time at this table as he just played a five-way pot.
On the flop of 6♦3♣7♦, Shylko of Team Tamasauskas in the cutoff took the lead for 500 and was called by all four opponents. On the turn 10♦ and on the river K♦, all players checked and the button revealed a diamond to take the pot.
Shaun Colquhoun relayed to PokerNews a hand that resulted in a full double-up.
Colquhoun raised to 300 from early position and was three-bet by a player in the small blind to 1100, with the player in the big blind cold-calling and Colquhoun calling, as well.
The player in the small blind would bet out 2200 on the J♥8♦6♣ flop and was by both the player in the big blind and Colquhoun.
The player in the small blind would move all-in on the 10x turn, with the player in the big blind getting out of the way. Colquhoun making the call.
Shaun Colquhoun: Jx10x
Small Blind Player: AxJx
Colquhoun pulled ahead when the ten on the turn gave him two pair, and the 2x on the river sealed it up, giving him the full double.
An early position player raised to 300 and a middle position player called and Brian Frenzel three-bet to 1,700. The early position player called and the middle position player folded.
The flop came down 4♦4♠8♠ and the early position player checked and Frenzel bet 1,000 and was called.
The turn brought the J♥ and Frenzel bet 3,000 once checked to and received a call again.
The river was the 9♠ and the early position player found some aggression and bet 6,000 and Frenzel reraised all in for about 6,000 more. The early position player called.
Early position: J♣10♠ for top pair.
Brian Frenzel: A♠Q♠ for the nut flush.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Matthew Ossi, dressed in a full purple Gengar Pokémon hoodie and sparkly mask, put out a sizeable bet on the river on a board reading A♦9♣6♠3♣J♦, against a late position player deciding on whether to make the call, or not.
The late position player would ultimately decide to fold.
PokerGO commentator Jeff Platt took a seat in this Tag Team event and will partner with another American commentator from the PokerGO crew, Brent Hanks.
In early position, a player opened to 300 and got a call by the cutoff and Jeff Platt in the small blind.
On the flop A♦7♦3♦, all players checked and on the turn 10♦, the open-raiser delay-continuation-bet to 700 and both opponents folded.
Abby Merk was in early position and raised to 300 preflop. The cutoff and big blind both came along for the flop.
The flop came A♠J♥2♣ and Merk bet 600, the cutoff called and the big blind folded.
On the turn 4♦ both players checked.
The river came the 9♥ and Merk bet out 5,000. The cutoff looked thoroughly stressed and eventually made the call, then mucked as soon as Merk flipped over A♦9♠ for two pair.