Open-faced Chinese Poker has taken the high stakes poker world by storm over the last couple of months. This variation of Chinese Poker requires some skill, and David Benyamine just offered to teach Ashton Griffin some basics. But it wasn't for free though.
"I just wanna win money in this tournament so I can blow it playing open-faced Chinese," Griffin said.
"Just play against me and I'll teach you. In two hours, I can teach you all I know and it's only gonna cost you like 12K," Benyamine said.
"How much a point are you playing, though?" Chino Rheem wondered.
"€100 I guess," Griffin added.
"No, we can even play €50," Benyamine said as they went back and forth. "You could even win, there's a lot of luck involved."
Griffin asked some strategic questions about the game, but Benyamine smiled and said, "Look, now he even wants help for free."
The atmosphere over on Table 19 seemed very relaxed, and maybe a they could even start a little Chinese Poker game on the side. The Main Event is down to 141 players and Griffin has to last till at least the final 48 in order to make some money in this event.
From middle position, Jason Mercier opened with a raise to 2,000. Robert Buckenmayer called from the hijack seat, Sadri Saleh called on the button, then Georges Culla called from the small blind. Kyle Julius was in the big blind and had other things in mind. He reraised to 7,200. One by one, each of the other four players in the pot folded, and Julius scooped up the pot with the squeeze play.
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Keven Stammen opened for 2,200 from the cutoff only to have Tristan Wade move all in from the small blind for 27,000. Mikhail Petrov then made the call from the big blind and Stemmen got out of the way.
Wade was in big trouble with his as Petrov held the far superior . The board ran out dry, and Petrov's ace-queen high ended up taking down the pot and sending a crestfallen Wade to the rail.
A short-stacked Brian Park got his last 17,000 or so all in preflop with and was behind the of Kristijonas Andrulis. The board ran out {%s} and Park was sent to the rail just shy of the break.
board, Joseph Cheong fired 7,200. Bonavena tank-called.
landed on the river, and Bonavena checked again. Cheong fired 15,000, and Bonavena tank-called.
for an overpair of ladies, and Bonavena mucked his hand.
as Petrov held the far superior 
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of Kristijonas Andrulis. The board ran out 
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and Park was sent to the rail just shy of the break.
