Brent Gregory was involved in a three-way all-in preflop, having both of his opponents covered.
Opponent: A♣8♦ 
Opponent: J♣J♠
Brent Gregory: K♥Q♥
The board ran out Kx6x7x3x9x, and Gregory's pair of kings sent both of his opponents to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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315,000
315,000
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315,000 |
Dan Martin, Derek Shannon, and Ryan DePaulo were all in preflop with cards on their backs; the latter two were 32,500 chips or less and Shannon covered both easily.
Dan Martin: A♦6♣
Ryan DePaulo: J♥10♥
Derek Shannon: K♦K♠
Shannon was well ahead in the hand with his pair of kings when the board ran out 5♥4♣8♠2♦ but the A♣ from space peeled, awarding the pot to Martin with his pair of aces and sending DePaulo on his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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83,000
83,000
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83,000 |
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51,000
51,000
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51,000 |
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Busted | |
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Under the gun moved all in and got a single call from Akihiro Konishi in the big blind. Konishi was covered by the under-the-gun player and all in and at risk, for around 30,000.
Akihiro Konishi: 4♦4♣
Under the gun: 6♦6♣
Both players were sitting with a low pocket pair and it was Konishi who needed to improve.
The K♣A♥2♦ flop wasn't looking too promising for Konishi but the 3♥ turn brought in the backdoor straight.
The 5♠ river got Konishi there and gave him the straight to save him from elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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76,000
76,000
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76,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
After a preflop betting war, Brett Collins got all of his chips into the middle against two other players, who covered him.
Brett Collins: A♥K♠
Player 1: K♦K♥
Player 2: J♦J♥
Things were looking grim for Collins on the 10♦5♠4♥ flop, but the turn A♣ saved him as he made the best hand. The river bricked with the 6♥ and he was awarded the pot for the triple up. Two other players at the table then both admitted to have folded an ace, which means he hit the last ace in the deck to stay alive.
"You know, I busted Martin Kabrhel earlier as well," Collins said with a sly smile, "So it must just be my day."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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175,000
175,000
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175,000 |
Mark Heitmann walked into the dream spot when he was all in three-ways holding pocket aces, having both of his opponents covered.
Opponent: 9♣9♠
Opponent: A♥Q♥
Mark Heitmann: A♦A♣
The board ran out J♥6♦7♣A♠8♣, and Heitmann scooped the sizable pot.
He mentioned afterwards that he was down to 15,000 at one point, but has managed to build a significant stack since then.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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260,000 |
It was a three-way pot and players were already at the flop when middle position bet 15,000 on the 4♥2♠K♦ board, into a pot of around 35,000. Aaron Chang called from the small blind, and the big blind folded.
The turn brought the 2♦ and both players checked to the 9♥ river. Chang bet out around 75,000 and middle position checked his cards before making the fold.
Chang collected a sizeable pot and sat with around 150,000 chips after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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157,000
157,000
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157,000 |
With 14 bracelets and nearly $50 million in tournament earnings between the four of them, there's no denying that Shaun Deeb, Josh Arieh, Daniel Weinman and Matt Glantz are poker crushers. But with resumes that include a $1 million bounty pull, a body fat prop bet victory worth nearly the same amount and a win in the biggest World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in history, it's clear the group of close friends also have luck on their sides.
The four American poker players have branded themselves as "Team Lucky" — a name that Deeb may have come up with, though they aren't certain — as a way of consciously embracing and owning their good fortunes while fighting back against the jaded cynicism all to common in the poker world.
But Team Lucky is about more than once-in-a-lifetime bounty binks and turned two-outers leading to $12 million scores. As PokerNews learned during brunch with its four members, is more about friendship, camaraderie, and shared values than a good run of cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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136,000
99,000
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99,000 |
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130,000
101,000
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101,000 |
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118,000
500
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500 |
|
105,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
93,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
92,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
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77,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
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28,000
30,500
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30,500 |
Daniel Wong-Fung was involved in a three-way all-in preflop, where both of his opponents had him covered.
Daniel Wong-Fung: A♥J♥
Opponent: AxKx
Opponent: 10♦10♣
The board ran out 3♦6♠Q♥5♥J♠, with Wong-Fung drilling the jack on the river to secure the triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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128,500 |
