With two players seeing a board of 7♠2♠4♥10♦ and 10,400 in the middle, a player in the big blind bet 10,400 and was called by Daniel Negreanu in the cutoff.
Both players then checked the Q♥ river. Negreanu tabled A♥J♥10♣4♦ for two pair which was good enough to take the pot.-
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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215,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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Tim Van Loo limped under the gun limped and Scott Eskenazi raised to 4,500. Barny Boatman called from the small blind Van Loo called as well.
Action checked to Eskenazi on the 10♦4♣5♣ flop and he continued for 10,000. Only Boatman called.
Boatman led out for 22,000 on the 9♠ turn and Eskenazi called.
The 10♠ completed the board and Boatman sized up for a 42,000 bet. Eskenazi again called and Boatman turned over A♦10♣8♥5♦ for tens-full, which got a muck from Eskenazi to send Boatman the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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270,000
118,000
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118,000 |
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205,000
205,000
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205,000 |
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90,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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Ren Lin limped in from early position, as did Jim Collopy in middle position. Benny Glaser squeezed to 8,200 from the button and both players called.
The 7♣3♠7♦ flop checked through to the 10♠ on the turn. Lin took the lead for 7,000, Collopy folded and Glaser called.
The A♦ slowly checked to a showdown. Lin rolled over Q♦J♦J♥5♦ for a pair of jacks, while Glaser tabled A♣K♠9♠5♣ having rivered a pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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266,000
95,300
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95,300 |
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160,000
25,500
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25,500 |
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131,000
36,000
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36,000 |
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With almost 50,000 chips in the pot on a board of A♦J♠3♠3♣, Daniel Negreanu had checked to the early position, who bet 30,000. Negreanu didn't need to think for long before he called.
A 5♣ landed on the river and both players checked. Negreanu announced he had a full house and tabled A♥J♦4♦3♥ for threes full of aces, which won him the pot as his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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180,000
38,000
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38,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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550,000 | |
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361,300
23,700
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23,700 |
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305,000
305,000
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305,000 |
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296,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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284,000
116,500
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116,500 |
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268,000
18,000
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18,000 |
|
248,000
28,000
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28,000 |
|
224,000
91,000
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91,000 |
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223,000
36,000
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36,000 |
|
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|
222,000
222,000
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222,000 |
|
205,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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203,000
48,000
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48,000 |
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197,000
62,000
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62,000 |
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197,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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188,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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185,500
30,500
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30,500 |
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185,000
93,500
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93,500 |
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182,500
43,500
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43,500 |
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182,000
36,000
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36,000 |
|
176,000
19,000
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19,000 |
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169,000
44,000
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44,000 |
|
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162,000
108,000
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108,000 |
|
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161,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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160,000
160,000
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160,000 |
|
158,000
158,000
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158,000 |
With around 35,000 chips in the pot on a board of 5♠3♠7♥9♦, Mostafa Haidary checked it over to Bradley Butcher, who bet 20,000. Haidary called.
They both saw the A♠ land on the river which Haidary checked again, and Butcher fired another bet of 30,000. Haidary snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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145,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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105,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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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.
Lou Garza raised to 5,000 from under the gun, receiving calls from Noah Schwartz in the hijack and the big blind.
The 8♣2♣7♣ flop saw the action check to Garza, who bet out 6,000. Only Schwartz called.
The 9♥ turn saw Garza size up to 22,000. Schwartz rechecked his cards before pitching them into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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340,000 | |
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131,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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On a flop of 4♣9♥2♠, Ethan Cahn had fired 25,000 into Farid Jattin, who called.
A 3♣ hit the turn and Cahn announced a pot-sized bet of 73,800, which Jattin called after some time.
The 2♦ river went check-check and Jattin tabled 9♠3♠AxXx for a counterfeited two pair, and Cahn flipped the winner with A♣J♥J♣9♦ for a higher two pair.
In the next hand, Jattin was eliminated after getting his remaining 25,000 chips in the middle and losing to a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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240,000 | |
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Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
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