Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Just after chopping a pot with Robert Mizrachi, Eli Elezra showed PokerNews that he was currently 2nd place in cashes for Hi/Lo tournaments lifetime at the World Series of Poker - only five figures behind Scott Clements in first.
Robert Mizrachi is over $200,000 behind Elezra, currently ranked 7th per HendonMob.
Mizrachi and Elezra said they're in discussions of a side bet for who will win their sixth World Series of Poker gold bracelet and when asked about what the stakes of the bet would be, Mizrachi said, "If I win, I get a falafel; if he wins, he gets a shawarma plate..."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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67,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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58,500
1,500
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1,500 |
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Sean Winter limped in from the cutoff and a player on the button raised to 1,600. Winter made the call.
Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of K♦J♦6♣9♦A♥. Winter bet 3,200 and his opponent quickly mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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58,000
58,000
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58,000 |
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Robert Tanita opened to 800 from middle position, Loni Hui three-bet to 2,500 from the cutoff and Tanita made the call.
Both players checked the A♥K♣3♦ flop leading to the Q♥ turn. Tanita bet 2,500 and Hui called.
On the 10♣ river Tanita checked, Hui bet 11,000 and Tanita called.
Hui tabled A♠K♠J♣2♣ for the nut-straight to take down a nice early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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89,000
28,300
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28,300 |
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51,500
15,500
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15,500 |
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Robert Tanita raised on the button before Nacho Barbero three bet to 4,000. Tanita made the call.
Heads up to a flop of Q♦7♦9♠, both players checked.
The turn peeled the 3♦ and Barbero thought briefly before wagering 5,000. Tanita folded, rewarding Barbero the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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65,000
18,500
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18,500 |
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47,000
4,500
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4,500 |
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A player from under the gun limped in, Christian Oberg limped behind from the hijack, along with a player from the small blind. The big blind checked.
The flop came K♣2♥7♦ and action checked around to Oberg who bet 1,200. Only the under-the-gun player called.
Oberg bet again for 3,500 when checked to on the Q♦ turn and this time it was enough to force a fold from his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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54,500
5,500
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5,500 |
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46,000
46,000
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46,000 |
A player on the button opened to 1,000 and received calls from Sean Winter in the small blind and a player in the big blind.
The flop came 5♦8♥5♥ and action checked around to the original raiser who fired a 2,000 continuation bet. Both opponents made the call.
All three players then checked the 7♣ turn leading to the 2♠ river. Action again checked around to the player on the button who bet 9,400. Winter came back with a pot-sized raise to 36,200 which was enough to force a fold from both opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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76,800
18,800
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18,800 |
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With a total of 133 entrants on the clock, players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Level: 3
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Tyler Phillips bet pot for 12,500 on a turn reading 6♦Q♠5♠10♦ and was called by Tyler Brown.
The river peeled the 3♦ and Phillips pushed forward 30,000 and declared pot. Brown's hand found the muck and Phillips flashed A♦8♦, giving Brown a little information.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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72,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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53,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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