First Break of the Day
The players in today's field are on their first 10-minute break of the day.
The players in today's field are on their first 10-minute break of the day.
Nicholas Green opened with a raise to 650 from under the gun. He was called by two players before Connie Graham called in the cutoff. The small blind called as well. Hauman Darbani was in the big blind and he three-bet, making it 3,800. Action was back on Green and he thought for a bit, then four-bet, making it 10,000. Action folded back to Graham and she dropped into the tank, taking several looks at the clock. After about a minute she moved all in for 28,050. Darbani quickly folded but Green flicked in a chip to call.
Nicholas Green:
Connie Graham:
The flop was no good for Graham when it fell keeping her behind and giving her no extra outs, but the on the turn was the saving grace she needed to take the lead. The river was the for a bit of overkill and with that, Graham would take down the pot. Stacks were counted and Graham had just a bit more than Green, so he was eliminated from the tournament while she more than doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Connie Graham |
68,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Hauman Darbani |
14,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
Nicholas Green
|
Busted |
Jack Efaraimo bet 1,400 from the small blind after the turn card fell on the board. Michael Egan then raised to 4,500 from the big blind. The player in middle position called. Efaraimo opted to fold.
The river brought the and Egan fired out 12,000.
"Oh Michael. What have you done?," questioned Egan's opponent, after he was met with the bet. "Rivered me again?" he added.
He took a minute to decide before tossing his hand to the muck.
"My lucky hand," announced Egan, as he flashed his for a straight, before raking in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Egan |
66,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
Terence Clee checked the flop from the cutoff before Dean Blatt bet 800 from the button. Clee called.
The turn fell the and Clee checked again. Blatt tossed out 1,500. Clee called shortly after.
The completed the board and Clee made it three checks in a row. Blatt didn't ease up betting out 2,500. Clee thought for a moment before releasing his hand to the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dean Blatt |
65,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Terence Clee |
3,000
-4,550
|
-4,550 |
On a board of the player in the small blind checked. Akshay Kapoor tossed out a 1,000-chip. His opponent on the button called. The small blind folded.
Both players then checked as the completed the board.
Kapoor reluctantly tabled for a pair before his opponent showed for a flush and the winning hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Akshay Kapoor |
16,850
-13,150
|
-13,150 |
Chad Awerbuch bet out on a board and was matched by his opponent.
Awerbuch flipped over for a flush and was awarded the pot after his opponent flashed for two pair.
"What a turn card for you," said another player to Awerbuch, following the hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chad Awerbuch |
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Terence Clee limped in from the small blind for 300 before Dean Blatt raised in the big blind, making it 1,000. Clee took another look at his cards, then his stack.
"Oh whatever," Clee said before moving all in for a bit over 6,000. Blatt quickly folded and Clee took down the pot, but not before showing .
"I thought I had the best hand," Blatt said laughing.
Despite losing the pot, Blatt still had a healthy stack of over 60,000 while Clee is in the danger zone with just over 7,500 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dean Blatt |
62,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Terence Clee |
7,550
-15,950
|
-15,950 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
On a flop of Bruno Portaro checked from the small blind. The big blind put out a bet of 350 and one player in middle psoition called. Action folded around back to Portaro and he called making three-way action heading to the turn.
The turn was the and Portaro checked again. The big blind made it 675 and the middle position player folded. Portaro called.
Both players checked on the river. Portaro showed his and his opponent mucked, raising his shoulders inquisitively.
"Knew it was coming," Portaro said. "I had a feeling."
His feeling was right and would earn him the small pot to chip up to around 33,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bruno Portaro |
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
On a flop of Alex Falon checked from the big blind before the player in middle position bet 1,200. The player on the button thought for a moment before he reluctantly folded. Falon called.
Both players then quickly checked down the on the turn and on the river.
Falon revealed for jack-high before his opponent took down the pot after showing for a pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Falon |
21,500
21,500
|
21,500 |