Level: 3
Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600
Level: 3
Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600
Brian Tate opened from early position and then called after Alex Torry three-bet out of the small blind.
Torry continued on the 7♠Q♥7♥ flop and was called.
There was no slowing down for Torry following the 3♣ turn as he slid out another bet but that was too rich for Tate, who folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,000
13,000
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13,000 |
|
|
51,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Bradley Anderson raised under the gun, and was three-bet by Matthew Rightnour, before Anderson went for the four-bet, which Rightnour called.
The flop came 10♥3♠Q♥ which Anderson then bet and was called by Rightnour.
The turn checked around after the J♣ hit the felt.
The river was the Q♠ and Anderson opted for another bet that was called by Rightnour.
Anderson tabled A♠A♥ but it was no good, as Rightnour showed down A♣Q♣ for trip queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
56,000
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
|
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Louis Hillman took fifth place in this event last year for a career best score of $81,298. He will be looking to improve on that this year after a decent start to play during Level 1.
A player opened from early position before being three-bet by Juha Helppi one seat over. Hillman called in the big blind as did the original raiser.
Action checked to Helppi on the 5♣8♦3♠ flop and he continued. Neither of his opponents were prepared to relinquish their hands just yet, keeping affairs three-handed heading to the turn.
The turn came 6♠. Once again Hillman and the early position player checked and Helppi bet. Two quick calls followed.
No more chips went into the pot after the 5♥ river completed the board. Hillman tabled J♣J♥, prompting his opponents to muck their holdings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
65,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
Justin Kusumowidagdo raised in early postion before being raised by Bradley Anderson on the button, which was called by Ryan Hansen in the big blind and Kusumowidagdo.
After the flop of 8♠Q♥4♦ action checked to Anderson who made a bet, and Hansen raised in the big blind, which was called by both Kusumowidagdo, and Anderson.
After the K♠ hit the turn, it was checked to Kusumowidagdo who led out for a bet and was called by both Anderson and Hansen.
The river was the 6♠; it was checked to Kusumowidagdo, who bet out once more and was called by both players again.
Kusumowidagdo showed Q♦8♦ for a flopped two pair and both players threw their cards in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
63,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
56,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 2
Blinds: 300-600
Limits: 600-1,200
With 4,500 in the pot, the flop came 5♦6♠10x and it checked to James Obst on the button, who made a bet. Emery Martindale, in the small blind, raised and was called by Ha Ram Joo in middle position, before being three-bet by Obst. Both Martindale and Joo called.
After the 2♣ on the turn, both players check-called the bet from Obst.
The 7♣ completed the board and once again both players check-called a bet from Obst.
Obst showed down K♣K♠ for the overpair to the board and his opponents threw their cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
69,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
55,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
55,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
Emery Martindale opened from the cutoff and was called by Ha Ram Joo in the small blind as well as John Elliott in the big blind.
Action checked to Martindale on the 8♥Q♥2♠ flop and he tossed out a bet. Joo called while Elliott folded to send action heads up to the turn.
Both players checked through the 5♦ turn to the 5♠ river at which point Joo took over the betting lead. That bet was enough to get Martindale to lay down his had and send a small pot over to Joo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
54,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
52,000
8,000
|
8,000 |