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| Sep 23, '10 | 2010 WSOP Europe - London | WSOPE No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 1 | + |
Level 3 Update: Cantu on the RiseSep 23, '10
Players Remaining: 134 out of 137 (unofficial) Chip Counts: 1. Fabian Quoss 73,000 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Notable Eliminations: Michael Mizrachi Big Hands: Brandon Cantu Climbs the Ranks A player UTG limped and James Dempsey raised to 1,100. Brandon Cantu reraised to 3,200. UTG made the call and Dempsey mucked. The flop fell A Selbst Wild Ride The chip count of Vanessa Selbst has been all over the place today. Her starting stack of 30,000 was quickly sliced in half. Her stack was decimated heading into the first break with just 500. She then climbed to 8,000, dropped to 5,000 and has currently clawed her way back up to 12,000. Ferguson Scoops a Few Chris Ferguson has been quietly making moves all day. The pots have been small but every chip counts as players attempt to make it to day 2. Not long before break he took some chips from Pascal Lefrancois. With a nice little pot building preflop, the play slowed down after the J Missing Mizzi The field is one more pro down as we head into the next break. After numerous confrontations throughout the day Sorel Mizzi made his final stand against his day 1A nemesis. Mizzi made it 2,100 from the cut-off and the player in under the gun +1 position made it 5,100. After some time in the tank, Mizzi shipped the rest of his chips in and with a snap-call from his (Scandinavian-looking) opponent, the two revealed their cards. Mizzi’s A-Q was racing against his opponent’s A-K and the board fell 7-5-2-K-Q just to add insult to injury. Left In The Deck: High Roller Heads-Up Report — Still Four Left The £10,350 heads-up high roller event is down to the final four players today after a nice-sized field of 103 players entered the prestigious event. There is £288,409 and a gold bracelet up for grabs for first place and the runner up will take home £178,211. The two players that will be eliminated in the semi-finals today will take home £96,212 each. The final four players and their semi-final matches currently look like this: Gus Hansen (1.62 million) vs. Andrew Feldman (300,000) The semi-finals have been playing for a while now and after those matches are settled the final two will return for a best-of-three match to decide who walks away with the bracelet. Hansen and Vaswani currently have the upper hand, we will see if they can close things out and create a very exciting final matchup. Here is a quick rundown of the results for this event so far: 5: Daniel Negreanu — £47,045 Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Brandon Cantu, Vanessa Selbst, Sorel Mizzi |
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| Jul 14, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 9 | + |
Level 18 Hour Two Update: Ng and Cantu Sent to the RailJul 14, '10 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Martijn Schirp – 2,250,000 Evelyn Ng
Action Folded around to Evelyn Ng in the small blind who made it 21,000 and Mark Gallagher called from the big blind. The two saw a flop 9 Ng showed A Theo Tran Finds Aces to Double Theo Tran and Alan Keating each got over 300,000 chips into the middle preflop and Tran was at risk of elimination. Tran showed A The board ran out clean for Tran as it came J
Brandon Cantu was down to his last 60,000 after a showdown with his 10-8 against a shorter stacks pocket deuces crippled him. He moved his last 60,000 into the middle before the flop and Javier Martinez called from the big blind. Cantu tabled 7 Filippo Takes Some Off Galfond Phil Galfond, Eric Capra, and Filippo Candio all saw a flop and got to the turn with no betting. The board read Q The 2 Jason Somerville Eliminated Jason Somerville got all of his remaining 300,000 chips in the middle on a flop of J Somerville showed K Scott Clements Drops a Pot We caught up with the active on the river with the board reading K Tony Dunst Eliminates a Player Tony Dunst raised in late position with the Q
On a flop of J Tony Dunst Wins a Pot Matt Affleck bet 18,000 from the cutoff. Tony Dunst called from the button and so did another player from the blinds. The flop came J Billirakis Knocks Out Three Bernard Lee moved all-in for 64,000 and was called by Steve Billirakis. Steven Harstein then re-shoved all-in for 131,000 and Feming Chan was in the small blind and decided to move all-in for 350,000. Action was back to Billirakis and he opted to call, putting all three other players at risk. Lee: A The flop came A Player Tags: Evelyn Ng, Johnny Chan, Jason Somerville, Phil Galfond, Theo Tran, Brandon Cantu, Tony Dunst, Matt Affleck Level 14, Hour One: Cantu And Antonius Chipping UpJul 13, '10 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante Barry Shulman
Brandon Cantu raised preflop and the button was the only caller. Both players then saw a flop of K Both players checked and the turn was the 4 Cantu fired 30,700 and his opponent eventually made the call. Cantu then turned over A The Harder They Fall Filippo Candido raised to 6,200 from under the gun and Sam Farha made the call. The action folded around to Christian Harder in the big blind and he shoved for about 90,000. Candido made the call and Farha got out of the way as Harder turned over A The board ran out J
In a battle of the blinds, Shannon Shorr raised to 6,600 from the small blind. The big blind then repopped to 16,000 and Shorr made the call. Both players saw the flop come down 9 Both players checked and Shorr tabled A Kassela Chips Up Picking up the action after the flop came down 10 The button bet 10,000 and Kassela called. The river was the Q
Patrik Antonius moved all in from the small blind and the big blind decided to put himself at risk by making the call. Antonius: A Antonius was dominating and the flop came down A Rolf Slotboom Takes Big Hit There was a flurry of raises preflop which ended up with Rolf Slotboom calling the all-in bet of his opponent for 67,000. Slotboom showed Q “There are lots of queens in that deck,” pleaded Slotboom as the dealer dealt out the A The turn was the 9
Barry Shulman committed the last of his chips on a flop of Q Shulman showed A Matt Matros Takes One We got to the table as the flop was being dealt and there was already well over 100,000 in the middle. The flop came out A Matros took the pot and cracked the 300,000 mark as his stack grew to 325,000. Full House For Bellande The board read 10 Bellande was way ahead of Brown when he showed the 3
The player in the hijack seat checked over to Alexander Kostritsyn on the button with the flop reading Q Kostritsyn bet 15,000, the hijack seat raised to 31,400 and Kostritsyn made the call. The turn was the 9 The river was the J Nguyen Scores a Double Up It was a battle of the blinds when the player in the small blind raised and Scotty Nguyen put in a three-bet from the big blind. Nguyen had put in nearly all of his chips and apparently, the small blind thought all of them were in as he made the call and tabled A-J. “I’m not all-in, baby,” said Scotty as the dealer put out a flop of 2-2-4. They got the rest of his chips in the middle and Nguyen showed pocket queens. The queen on the turn assured Nguyen’s double up and he is up to 140,000. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Barry Shulman, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrik Antonius, Shannon Shorr, Brandon Cantu, Rolf Slotboom, Christian Harder Level 11, Hour One Update: Rousso Loses Big Pot, Batista BustsJul 12, '10 Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 1,854 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 118,430 Card Player Chip Counts Barry Shulman – 298,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Johnny Chan – 580,000 Notable Eliminations: Chad Batista Big Hands:
A player moved all in for 55,300 preflop and Chad Batista made the call. Here were their hands: Batista: A Batista was trailing and the flop made things worse, coming down 10 Batista dropped the pot and he was down to 21,000. He would bust later in the level. Batista Busts Chad Batista found a way to get his chips in the middle prefop was J The flop was 4 Antonius Drops Further A player put in a raise preflop and Patrik Antonius decided to come along. The flop then came down A He checked and his opponent fired 9,000. Antonius quickly mucked and he was down to 85,000.
Picking up the action with the board reading K Her opponent checked behind and the river was the J Rousso then took a massive tank session. She stared her opponent down and then stared at the pot. “What do you think I have?” she asked him. “I think you might be bluffing me.” Eventually, she pleaded with someone to call the clock on her and then, when no one did, she called it on herself. The floor came over and when she had 30 seconds left, she pushed in a giant stack for the call. She then lost control of the stack as it tumbled in when she saw her opponent table J Rousso mucked and she was down to 26,000. Johnny Chan Doubles Up a Player Johnny Chan had the pocket jacks versus a player’s A-K with all the money going in preflop. The pot stood at 120,000. The board ran out K-4-4-A-2 and Chan dipped to around 400,000.
On a flop of 10 Baldwin sat for a second contemplating his next move before moving all-in. His opponent folded and Baldwin gave a wry smile and showed the 2 Somerville Mucks Against Queens Jason Somerville raised to 4,000 from middle position and the big blind called. The fop was 9 The big blind showed pocket queens and Somerville mucked his hand. Somerville slipped to 375,000 in chips with the mistep. Pavilion Room Coverage
There was massive preflop action between Jim Collopy and a player in the big blind. Jim Collopy opened to 4,000. The player in the big blind made it 12,700. Collopy made it 29,000. The big blind made it 60,000. Collopy made it 109,000. His opponent shoved all in and Collopy called for his tournament life. About 520,000 was in the pot when Collopy exposed the K Brandon Cantu Moves All In On a board of A David Benyamine Wins a Pot On a board of J Twitter Accounts Barry Shulman Player Tags: David Benyamine, Johnny Chan, Patrik Antonius, Vanessa Rousso, Brandon Cantu, Chad Batista Level Eight Hour Two Update: Doyle Has Left The BuildingJul 10, '10 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 1,359 out of 7,319 Chip Counts: 1. Gabriel Walls – 410,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Josh Brikis — 162,000 Notable Eliminations: Ludovic Lacay Big Hands:
Chris Ferguson looked down at the Q Ludovic Lacay Eliminated Ludovic Lacay was short and move all in with the A
Jon Friedberg had player with a short stack all in preflop. Friedberg exposed the A Sands Doesn’t Fear Overcards We caught up with this hand on the river with the board reading 6 Sands tossed his hand back and forth as he counted out the chips to make the call and tried talking out what his opponent could have. Eventually Sands made the call and his opponent nodded his head and acknowledged the good call. He was reluctant to turn his hand up, but eventually showed 9 Sands turned up Q
Every ESPN employee in the amazon room rushed over to the table in the orange section to see Doyle Brunson all-in and behind. On a flop of 8 The turn was the 4 Brunson got a round of applause from entire room on his way out. Brunson’s series is over, and he is happy it is since Brunson did not have a single cash all summer. Galfond’s Ace-High Good With the board showing 8 Cantu Crippled After multiple raises preflop, Brandon Cantu and two other players saw a flop of 5 There was a bet of 9,500 and Cantu called. After the 8 Cantu is now down to just 10,000 in chips. Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Doyle Brunson, Jon Friedberg, Phil Galfond, Brandon Cantu, David Sands, Ludovic Lacay |
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| Jul 13, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 8 | + |
Level 18 Hour Two Update: Ng and Cantu Sent to the RailJul 14, '10 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Martijn Schirp – 2,250,000 Evelyn Ng
Action Folded around to Evelyn Ng in the small blind who made it 21,000 and Mark Gallagher called from the big blind. The two saw a flop 9 Ng showed A Theo Tran Finds Aces to Double Theo Tran and Alan Keating each got over 300,000 chips into the middle preflop and Tran was at risk of elimination. Tran showed A The board ran out clean for Tran as it came J
Brandon Cantu was down to his last 60,000 after a showdown with his 10-8 against a shorter stacks pocket deuces crippled him. He moved his last 60,000 into the middle before the flop and Javier Martinez called from the big blind. Cantu tabled 7 Filippo Takes Some Off Galfond Phil Galfond, Eric Capra, and Filippo Candio all saw a flop and got to the turn with no betting. The board read Q The 2 Jason Somerville Eliminated Jason Somerville got all of his remaining 300,000 chips in the middle on a flop of J Somerville showed K Scott Clements Drops a Pot We caught up with the active on the river with the board reading K Tony Dunst Eliminates a Player Tony Dunst raised in late position with the Q
On a flop of J Tony Dunst Wins a Pot Matt Affleck bet 18,000 from the cutoff. Tony Dunst called from the button and so did another player from the blinds. The flop came J Billirakis Knocks Out Three Bernard Lee moved all-in for 64,000 and was called by Steve Billirakis. Steven Harstein then re-shoved all-in for 131,000 and Feming Chan was in the small blind and decided to move all-in for 350,000. Action was back to Billirakis and he opted to call, putting all three other players at risk. Lee: A The flop came A Player Tags: Evelyn Ng, Johnny Chan, Jason Somerville, Phil Galfond, Theo Tran, Brandon Cantu, Tony Dunst, Matt Affleck Level 14, Hour One: Cantu And Antonius Chipping UpJul 13, '10 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante Barry Shulman
Brandon Cantu raised preflop and the button was the only caller. Both players then saw a flop of K Both players checked and the turn was the 4 Cantu fired 30,700 and his opponent eventually made the call. Cantu then turned over A The Harder They Fall Filippo Candido raised to 6,200 from under the gun and Sam Farha made the call. The action folded around to Christian Harder in the big blind and he shoved for about 90,000. Candido made the call and Farha got out of the way as Harder turned over A The board ran out J
In a battle of the blinds, Shannon Shorr raised to 6,600 from the small blind. The big blind then repopped to 16,000 and Shorr made the call. Both players saw the flop come down 9 Both players checked and Shorr tabled A Kassela Chips Up Picking up the action after the flop came down 10 The button bet 10,000 and Kassela called. The river was the Q
Patrik Antonius moved all in from the small blind and the big blind decided to put himself at risk by making the call. Antonius: A Antonius was dominating and the flop came down A Rolf Slotboom Takes Big Hit There was a flurry of raises preflop which ended up with Rolf Slotboom calling the all-in bet of his opponent for 67,000. Slotboom showed Q “There are lots of queens in that deck,” pleaded Slotboom as the dealer dealt out the A The turn was the 9
Barry Shulman committed the last of his chips on a flop of Q Shulman showed A Matt Matros Takes One We got to the table as the flop was being dealt and there was already well over 100,000 in the middle. The flop came out A Matros took the pot and cracked the 300,000 mark as his stack grew to 325,000. Full House For Bellande The board read 10 Bellande was way ahead of Brown when he showed the 3
The player in the hijack seat checked over to Alexander Kostritsyn on the button with the flop reading Q Kostritsyn bet 15,000, the hijack seat raised to 31,400 and Kostritsyn made the call. The turn was the 9 The river was the J Nguyen Scores a Double Up It was a battle of the blinds when the player in the small blind raised and Scotty Nguyen put in a three-bet from the big blind. Nguyen had put in nearly all of his chips and apparently, the small blind thought all of them were in as he made the call and tabled A-J. “I’m not all-in, baby,” said Scotty as the dealer put out a flop of 2-2-4. They got the rest of his chips in the middle and Nguyen showed pocket queens. The queen on the turn assured Nguyen’s double up and he is up to 140,000. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Barry Shulman, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrik Antonius, Shannon Shorr, Brandon Cantu, Rolf Slotboom, Christian Harder Level 11, Hour One Update: Rousso Loses Big Pot, Batista BustsJul 12, '10 Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 1,854 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 118,430 Card Player Chip Counts Barry Shulman – 298,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Johnny Chan – 580,000 Notable Eliminations: Chad Batista Big Hands:
A player moved all in for 55,300 preflop and Chad Batista made the call. Here were their hands: Batista: A Batista was trailing and the flop made things worse, coming down 10 Batista dropped the pot and he was down to 21,000. He would bust later in the level. Batista Busts Chad Batista found a way to get his chips in the middle prefop was J The flop was 4 Antonius Drops Further A player put in a raise preflop and Patrik Antonius decided to come along. The flop then came down A He checked and his opponent fired 9,000. Antonius quickly mucked and he was down to 85,000.
Picking up the action with the board reading K Her opponent checked behind and the river was the J Rousso then took a massive tank session. She stared her opponent down and then stared at the pot. “What do you think I have?” she asked him. “I think you might be bluffing me.” Eventually, she pleaded with someone to call the clock on her and then, when no one did, she called it on herself. The floor came over and when she had 30 seconds left, she pushed in a giant stack for the call. She then lost control of the stack as it tumbled in when she saw her opponent table J Rousso mucked and she was down to 26,000. Johnny Chan Doubles Up a Player Johnny Chan had the pocket jacks versus a player’s A-K with all the money going in preflop. The pot stood at 120,000. The board ran out K-4-4-A-2 and Chan dipped to around 400,000.
On a flop of 10 Baldwin sat for a second contemplating his next move before moving all-in. His opponent folded and Baldwin gave a wry smile and showed the 2 Somerville Mucks Against Queens Jason Somerville raised to 4,000 from middle position and the big blind called. The fop was 9 The big blind showed pocket queens and Somerville mucked his hand. Somerville slipped to 375,000 in chips with the mistep. Pavilion Room Coverage
There was massive preflop action between Jim Collopy and a player in the big blind. Jim Collopy opened to 4,000. The player in the big blind made it 12,700. Collopy made it 29,000. The big blind made it 60,000. Collopy made it 109,000. His opponent shoved all in and Collopy called for his tournament life. About 520,000 was in the pot when Collopy exposed the K Brandon Cantu Moves All In On a board of A David Benyamine Wins a Pot On a board of J Twitter Accounts Barry Shulman Player Tags: David Benyamine, Johnny Chan, Patrik Antonius, Vanessa Rousso, Brandon Cantu, Chad Batista Level Eight Hour Two Update: Doyle Has Left The BuildingJul 10, '10 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 1,359 out of 7,319 Chip Counts: 1. Gabriel Walls – 410,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Josh Brikis — 162,000 Notable Eliminations: Ludovic Lacay Big Hands:
Chris Ferguson looked down at the Q Ludovic Lacay Eliminated Ludovic Lacay was short and move all in with the A
Jon Friedberg had player with a short stack all in preflop. Friedberg exposed the A Sands Doesn’t Fear Overcards We caught up with this hand on the river with the board reading 6 Sands tossed his hand back and forth as he counted out the chips to make the call and tried talking out what his opponent could have. Eventually Sands made the call and his opponent nodded his head and acknowledged the good call. He was reluctant to turn his hand up, but eventually showed 9 Sands turned up Q
Every ESPN employee in the amazon room rushed over to the table in the orange section to see Doyle Brunson all-in and behind. On a flop of 8 The turn was the 4 Brunson got a round of applause from entire room on his way out. Brunson’s series is over, and he is happy it is since Brunson did not have a single cash all summer. Galfond’s Ace-High Good With the board showing 8 Cantu Crippled After multiple raises preflop, Brandon Cantu and two other players saw a flop of 5 There was a bet of 9,500 and Cantu called. After the 8 Cantu is now down to just 10,000 in chips. Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Doyle Brunson, Jon Friedberg, Phil Galfond, Brandon Cantu, David Sands, Ludovic Lacay |
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| Jul 12, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 7 | + |
Level 18 Hour Two Update: Ng and Cantu Sent to the RailJul 14, '10 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Martijn Schirp – 2,250,000 Evelyn Ng
Action Folded around to Evelyn Ng in the small blind who made it 21,000 and Mark Gallagher called from the big blind. The two saw a flop 9 Ng showed A Theo Tran Finds Aces to Double Theo Tran and Alan Keating each got over 300,000 chips into the middle preflop and Tran was at risk of elimination. Tran showed A The board ran out clean for Tran as it came J
Brandon Cantu was down to his last 60,000 after a showdown with his 10-8 against a shorter stacks pocket deuces crippled him. He moved his last 60,000 into the middle before the flop and Javier Martinez called from the big blind. Cantu tabled 7 Filippo Takes Some Off Galfond Phil Galfond, Eric Capra, and Filippo Candio all saw a flop and got to the turn with no betting. The board read Q The 2 Jason Somerville Eliminated Jason Somerville got all of his remaining 300,000 chips in the middle on a flop of J Somerville showed K Scott Clements Drops a Pot We caught up with the active on the river with the board reading K Tony Dunst Eliminates a Player Tony Dunst raised in late position with the Q
On a flop of J Tony Dunst Wins a Pot Matt Affleck bet 18,000 from the cutoff. Tony Dunst called from the button and so did another player from the blinds. The flop came J Billirakis Knocks Out Three Bernard Lee moved all-in for 64,000 and was called by Steve Billirakis. Steven Harstein then re-shoved all-in for 131,000 and Feming Chan was in the small blind and decided to move all-in for 350,000. Action was back to Billirakis and he opted to call, putting all three other players at risk. Lee: A The flop came A Player Tags: Evelyn Ng, Johnny Chan, Jason Somerville, Phil Galfond, Theo Tran, Brandon Cantu, Tony Dunst, Matt Affleck Level 14, Hour One: Cantu And Antonius Chipping UpJul 13, '10 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante Barry Shulman
Brandon Cantu raised preflop and the button was the only caller. Both players then saw a flop of K Both players checked and the turn was the 4 Cantu fired 30,700 and his opponent eventually made the call. Cantu then turned over A The Harder They Fall Filippo Candido raised to 6,200 from under the gun and Sam Farha made the call. The action folded around to Christian Harder in the big blind and he shoved for about 90,000. Candido made the call and Farha got out of the way as Harder turned over A The board ran out J
In a battle of the blinds, Shannon Shorr raised to 6,600 from the small blind. The big blind then repopped to 16,000 and Shorr made the call. Both players saw the flop come down 9 Both players checked and Shorr tabled A Kassela Chips Up Picking up the action after the flop came down 10 The button bet 10,000 and Kassela called. The river was the Q
Patrik Antonius moved all in from the small blind and the big blind decided to put himself at risk by making the call. Antonius: A Antonius was dominating and the flop came down A Rolf Slotboom Takes Big Hit There was a flurry of raises preflop which ended up with Rolf Slotboom calling the all-in bet of his opponent for 67,000. Slotboom showed Q “There are lots of queens in that deck,” pleaded Slotboom as the dealer dealt out the A The turn was the 9
Barry Shulman committed the last of his chips on a flop of Q Shulman showed A Matt Matros Takes One We got to the table as the flop was being dealt and there was already well over 100,000 in the middle. The flop came out A Matros took the pot and cracked the 300,000 mark as his stack grew to 325,000. Full House For Bellande The board read 10 Bellande was way ahead of Brown when he showed the 3
The player in the hijack seat checked over to Alexander Kostritsyn on the button with the flop reading Q Kostritsyn bet 15,000, the hijack seat raised to 31,400 and Kostritsyn made the call. The turn was the 9 The river was the J Nguyen Scores a Double Up It was a battle of the blinds when the player in the small blind raised and Scotty Nguyen put in a three-bet from the big blind. Nguyen had put in nearly all of his chips and apparently, the small blind thought all of them were in as he made the call and tabled A-J. “I’m not all-in, baby,” said Scotty as the dealer put out a flop of 2-2-4. They got the rest of his chips in the middle and Nguyen showed pocket queens. The queen on the turn assured Nguyen’s double up and he is up to 140,000. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Barry Shulman, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrik Antonius, Shannon Shorr, Brandon Cantu, Rolf Slotboom, Christian Harder Level 11, Hour One Update: Rousso Loses Big Pot, Batista BustsJul 12, '10 Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 1,854 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 118,430 Card Player Chip Counts Barry Shulman – 298,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Johnny Chan – 580,000 Notable Eliminations: Chad Batista Big Hands:
A player moved all in for 55,300 preflop and Chad Batista made the call. Here were their hands: Batista: A Batista was trailing and the flop made things worse, coming down 10 Batista dropped the pot and he was down to 21,000. He would bust later in the level. Batista Busts Chad Batista found a way to get his chips in the middle prefop was J The flop was 4 Antonius Drops Further A player put in a raise preflop and Patrik Antonius decided to come along. The flop then came down A He checked and his opponent fired 9,000. Antonius quickly mucked and he was down to 85,000.
Picking up the action with the board reading K Her opponent checked behind and the river was the J Rousso then took a massive tank session. She stared her opponent down and then stared at the pot. “What do you think I have?” she asked him. “I think you might be bluffing me.” Eventually, she pleaded with someone to call the clock on her and then, when no one did, she called it on herself. The floor came over and when she had 30 seconds left, she pushed in a giant stack for the call. She then lost control of the stack as it tumbled in when she saw her opponent table J Rousso mucked and she was down to 26,000. Johnny Chan Doubles Up a Player Johnny Chan had the pocket jacks versus a player’s A-K with all the money going in preflop. The pot stood at 120,000. The board ran out K-4-4-A-2 and Chan dipped to around 400,000.
On a flop of 10 Baldwin sat for a second contemplating his next move before moving all-in. His opponent folded and Baldwin gave a wry smile and showed the 2 Somerville Mucks Against Queens Jason Somerville raised to 4,000 from middle position and the big blind called. The fop was 9 The big blind showed pocket queens and Somerville mucked his hand. Somerville slipped to 375,000 in chips with the mistep. Pavilion Room Coverage
There was massive preflop action between Jim Collopy and a player in the big blind. Jim Collopy opened to 4,000. The player in the big blind made it 12,700. Collopy made it 29,000. The big blind made it 60,000. Collopy made it 109,000. His opponent shoved all in and Collopy called for his tournament life. About 520,000 was in the pot when Collopy exposed the K Brandon Cantu Moves All In On a board of A David Benyamine Wins a Pot On a board of J Twitter Accounts Barry Shulman Player Tags: David Benyamine, Johnny Chan, Patrik Antonius, Vanessa Rousso, Brandon Cantu, Chad Batista Level Eight Hour Two Update: Doyle Has Left The BuildingJul 10, '10 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 1,359 out of 7,319 Chip Counts: 1. Gabriel Walls – 410,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Josh Brikis — 162,000 Notable Eliminations: Ludovic Lacay Big Hands:
Chris Ferguson looked down at the Q Ludovic Lacay Eliminated Ludovic Lacay was short and move all in with the A
Jon Friedberg had player with a short stack all in preflop. Friedberg exposed the A Sands Doesn’t Fear Overcards We caught up with this hand on the river with the board reading 6 Sands tossed his hand back and forth as he counted out the chips to make the call and tried talking out what his opponent could have. Eventually Sands made the call and his opponent nodded his head and acknowledged the good call. He was reluctant to turn his hand up, but eventually showed 9 Sands turned up Q
Every ESPN employee in the amazon room rushed over to the table in the orange section to see Doyle Brunson all-in and behind. On a flop of 8 The turn was the 4 Brunson got a round of applause from entire room on his way out. Brunson’s series is over, and he is happy it is since Brunson did not have a single cash all summer. Galfond’s Ace-High Good With the board showing 8 Cantu Crippled After multiple raises preflop, Brandon Cantu and two other players saw a flop of 5 There was a bet of 9,500 and Cantu called. After the 8 Cantu is now down to just 10,000 in chips. Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Doyle Brunson, Jon Friedberg, Phil Galfond, Brandon Cantu, David Sands, Ludovic Lacay |
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| Jul 10, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 6 | + |
Level 18 Hour Two Update: Ng and Cantu Sent to the RailJul 14, '10 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Martijn Schirp – 2,250,000 Evelyn Ng
Action Folded around to Evelyn Ng in the small blind who made it 21,000 and Mark Gallagher called from the big blind. The two saw a flop 9 Ng showed A Theo Tran Finds Aces to Double Theo Tran and Alan Keating each got over 300,000 chips into the middle preflop and Tran was at risk of elimination. Tran showed A The board ran out clean for Tran as it came J
Brandon Cantu was down to his last 60,000 after a showdown with his 10-8 against a shorter stacks pocket deuces crippled him. He moved his last 60,000 into the middle before the flop and Javier Martinez called from the big blind. Cantu tabled 7 Filippo Takes Some Off Galfond Phil Galfond, Eric Capra, and Filippo Candio all saw a flop and got to the turn with no betting. The board read Q The 2 Jason Somerville Eliminated Jason Somerville got all of his remaining 300,000 chips in the middle on a flop of J Somerville showed K Scott Clements Drops a Pot We caught up with the active on the river with the board reading K Tony Dunst Eliminates a Player Tony Dunst raised in late position with the Q
On a flop of J Tony Dunst Wins a Pot Matt Affleck bet 18,000 from the cutoff. Tony Dunst called from the button and so did another player from the blinds. The flop came J Billirakis Knocks Out Three Bernard Lee moved all-in for 64,000 and was called by Steve Billirakis. Steven Harstein then re-shoved all-in for 131,000 and Feming Chan was in the small blind and decided to move all-in for 350,000. Action was back to Billirakis and he opted to call, putting all three other players at risk. Lee: A The flop came A Player Tags: Evelyn Ng, Johnny Chan, Jason Somerville, Phil Galfond, Theo Tran, Brandon Cantu, Tony Dunst, Matt Affleck Level 14, Hour One: Cantu And Antonius Chipping UpJul 13, '10 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante Barry Shulman
Brandon Cantu raised preflop and the button was the only caller. Both players then saw a flop of K Both players checked and the turn was the 4 Cantu fired 30,700 and his opponent eventually made the call. Cantu then turned over A The Harder They Fall Filippo Candido raised to 6,200 from under the gun and Sam Farha made the call. The action folded around to Christian Harder in the big blind and he shoved for about 90,000. Candido made the call and Farha got out of the way as Harder turned over A The board ran out J
In a battle of the blinds, Shannon Shorr raised to 6,600 from the small blind. The big blind then repopped to 16,000 and Shorr made the call. Both players saw the flop come down 9 Both players checked and Shorr tabled A Kassela Chips Up Picking up the action after the flop came down 10 The button bet 10,000 and Kassela called. The river was the Q
Patrik Antonius moved all in from the small blind and the big blind decided to put himself at risk by making the call. Antonius: A Antonius was dominating and the flop came down A Rolf Slotboom Takes Big Hit There was a flurry of raises preflop which ended up with Rolf Slotboom calling the all-in bet of his opponent for 67,000. Slotboom showed Q “There are lots of queens in that deck,” pleaded Slotboom as the dealer dealt out the A The turn was the 9
Barry Shulman committed the last of his chips on a flop of Q Shulman showed A Matt Matros Takes One We got to the table as the flop was being dealt and there was already well over 100,000 in the middle. The flop came out A Matros took the pot and cracked the 300,000 mark as his stack grew to 325,000. Full House For Bellande The board read 10 Bellande was way ahead of Brown when he showed the 3
The player in the hijack seat checked over to Alexander Kostritsyn on the button with the flop reading Q Kostritsyn bet 15,000, the hijack seat raised to 31,400 and Kostritsyn made the call. The turn was the 9 The river was the J Nguyen Scores a Double Up It was a battle of the blinds when the player in the small blind raised and Scotty Nguyen put in a three-bet from the big blind. Nguyen had put in nearly all of his chips and apparently, the small blind thought all of them were in as he made the call and tabled A-J. “I’m not all-in, baby,” said Scotty as the dealer put out a flop of 2-2-4. They got the rest of his chips in the middle and Nguyen showed pocket queens. The queen on the turn assured Nguyen’s double up and he is up to 140,000. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Barry Shulman, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrik Antonius, Shannon Shorr, Brandon Cantu, Rolf Slotboom, Christian Harder Level 11, Hour One Update: Rousso Loses Big Pot, Batista BustsJul 12, '10 Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 1,854 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 118,430 Card Player Chip Counts Barry Shulman – 298,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Johnny Chan – 580,000 Notable Eliminations: Chad Batista Big Hands:
A player moved all in for 55,300 preflop and Chad Batista made the call. Here were their hands: Batista: A Batista was trailing and the flop made things worse, coming down 10 Batista dropped the pot and he was down to 21,000. He would bust later in the level. Batista Busts Chad Batista found a way to get his chips in the middle prefop was J The flop was 4 Antonius Drops Further A player put in a raise preflop and Patrik Antonius decided to come along. The flop then came down A He checked and his opponent fired 9,000. Antonius quickly mucked and he was down to 85,000.
Picking up the action with the board reading K Her opponent checked behind and the river was the J Rousso then took a massive tank session. She stared her opponent down and then stared at the pot. “What do you think I have?” she asked him. “I think you might be bluffing me.” Eventually, she pleaded with someone to call the clock on her and then, when no one did, she called it on herself. The floor came over and when she had 30 seconds left, she pushed in a giant stack for the call. She then lost control of the stack as it tumbled in when she saw her opponent table J Rousso mucked and she was down to 26,000. Johnny Chan Doubles Up a Player Johnny Chan had the pocket jacks versus a player’s A-K with all the money going in preflop. The pot stood at 120,000. The board ran out K-4-4-A-2 and Chan dipped to around 400,000.
On a flop of 10 Baldwin sat for a second contemplating his next move before moving all-in. His opponent folded and Baldwin gave a wry smile and showed the 2 Somerville Mucks Against Queens Jason Somerville raised to 4,000 from middle position and the big blind called. The fop was 9 The big blind showed pocket queens and Somerville mucked his hand. Somerville slipped to 375,000 in chips with the mistep. Pavilion Room Coverage
There was massive preflop action between Jim Collopy and a player in the big blind. Jim Collopy opened to 4,000. The player in the big blind made it 12,700. Collopy made it 29,000. The big blind made it 60,000. Collopy made it 109,000. His opponent shoved all in and Collopy called for his tournament life. About 520,000 was in the pot when Collopy exposed the K Brandon Cantu Moves All In On a board of A David Benyamine Wins a Pot On a board of J Twitter Accounts Barry Shulman Player Tags: David Benyamine, Johnny Chan, Patrik Antonius, Vanessa Rousso, Brandon Cantu, Chad Batista Level Eight Hour Two Update: Doyle Has Left The BuildingJul 10, '10 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 1,359 out of 7,319 Chip Counts: 1. Gabriel Walls – 410,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Josh Brikis — 162,000 Notable Eliminations: Ludovic Lacay Big Hands:
Chris Ferguson looked down at the Q Ludovic Lacay Eliminated Ludovic Lacay was short and move all in with the A
Jon Friedberg had player with a short stack all in preflop. Friedberg exposed the A Sands Doesn’t Fear Overcards We caught up with this hand on the river with the board reading 6 Sands tossed his hand back and forth as he counted out the chips to make the call and tried talking out what his opponent could have. Eventually Sands made the call and his opponent nodded his head and acknowledged the good call. He was reluctant to turn his hand up, but eventually showed 9 Sands turned up Q
Every ESPN employee in the amazon room rushed over to the table in the orange section to see Doyle Brunson all-in and behind. On a flop of 8 The turn was the 4 Brunson got a round of applause from entire room on his way out. Brunson’s series is over, and he is happy it is since Brunson did not have a single cash all summer. Galfond’s Ace-High Good With the board showing 8 Cantu Crippled After multiple raises preflop, Brandon Cantu and two other players saw a flop of 5 There was a bet of 9,500 and Cantu called. After the 8 Cantu is now down to just 10,000 in chips. Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Doyle Brunson, Jon Friedberg, Phil Galfond, Brandon Cantu, David Sands, Ludovic Lacay |
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| Jun 22, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 41 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better | 1 | + |
Event No. 41 ($1,500 pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better) Begins at Noon on TuesdayJun 22, '10
Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 90-minute dinner break after level 6 on day 1. Here is a look at the schedule for the event: Tuesday, June 22, noon: Day 1 (play 8 levels) In 2009 this event attracted 762 players and the tournament was won by Brandon Cantu, who took home $228,867 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you a summary of the action at the dinner break and end of play from day 1 for this event. Player Tags: Brandon Cantu |
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| Jun 10, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 19 - $10,000 2-7 No-Limit Lowball Championship | 2 | + |
Level 11 Update; Daniel Alaei Eliminated, Durrr Chips Up to Top 10Jun 10, '10 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 42 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 72,142 Card Player Chip Counts: Daniel Negreanu – 98,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. George Danzer – 130,000 Notable Eliminations: Daniel Alaei Big Hands:
Daniel Alaei got all of his chips in before the draw against Daniel Negreanu. Alaei drew one with his 9-8-5-4 and Negreanu also drew one with his 8-4-3-2. Alaei caught a K and Negreanu caught a Q to give Negreanu the pot as he is just below the 100,000 chip mark. Nicholas Broncato Eliminated Peter Gould opened to 3,400 and was met with a three-bet by Michael Mizrachi on the button to 8,500. Nicholas Broncato was in the big blind and moved all-in for his last 32,500. Gould took a while before making the call and Mizrachi got out of the way. Broncato took one and tabled his 7-6-4-2 and Gould stood pat with his 8-5-4-3-2. Gould was dealt a 6 and he was sent to the rail, while Gould climbed to 108,000. Durrr Moves Chips to Take Pot Tom Dwan made it 4,100 under-the-gun and was called by Nick Schulman in teh cutoff. John Juanda was on the button and opted to reraise to 16,500. Dwan went into the tank before announcing that he was all-in. Schulman and Juanda both folded. Dwan showed a 3 after shuffling through his cards and is up to 88,000. Schulman has 83,000 and Juanda dropped to 42,000. Cantu Feeds the Bear We missed the action, but we saw Barry Greenstein doubling through Brandon Cantu as Greensteins 8-6 low bested Cantu’s 8-7. Baxter Takes a Small One Eli Elezra opened to 3,500 and both Billy Baxter and Nick Schulman came along for the ride. Schulman drew two, Baxter drew one, and Elezra stood pat. The action was checked around after the draw and Elezra announced he had a jack. Baxter quickly showed his J-7-5-3-2 to take the pot and move to 66,000 in chips. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Eli Elezra, Daniel Alaei, Tom Dwan, Brandon Cantu, Billy Baxter Level Seven: No Snow In VegasJun 10, '10 Blinds: 250-500 with a 125 ante Players Remaining: 86 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 35,233 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Tommy Vedes – 92,000 Notable Eliminations: Phil Ivey Players Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
We caught up with the action after the draw. Frank Kassela fired a bet of 4,000 into the pot with Freddy Deeb and Brett Richey next to act. Deeb pondered his decision for awhile and made the call. Richey did not hesitate as long to make the call. A wry grin appeared on Kassela’s face as he turned over 7-7-5-4-3. “That didn’t go quite the way I planned,” he joked. Deeb then addressed Richey, saying that if he didn’t have a pair he had the pot. Richey turned over 10-8-6-5-2 and took down the pot. Richey was once extremely short but clawed back to 24,000 after the hand. Kassela was at 32,000 while Deeb was at 34,000. Cantu Bets Out Richey A few hands after the one against Deeb and Kassela, Brett Richey called a raise by Brandon Cantu before the draw. Richey then elected to take one card while Cantu did the same. Cantu then led out with 2,100 and Richey quickly mucked. Cantu took down the pot and was at 38,000.
We caught up with this hand after the draw. Eli Elezra, Jason Mercier and David Baker had built the pot to around 6,000. Eli Elezra showed down J-10-8-5-2 after all three players checked their option. Mercier and Baker mucked their hands and Elezra took down the pot. He was at about 30,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Eli Elezra, Brett Richey, Brandon Cantu, Freddy Deeb, David Baker, Jason Mercier |
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| Jun 10, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 19 - $10,000 2-7 No-Limit Lowball Championship | 1 | + |
Level 11 Update; Daniel Alaei Eliminated, Durrr Chips Up to Top 10Jun 10, '10 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 42 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 72,142 Card Player Chip Counts: Daniel Negreanu – 98,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. George Danzer – 130,000 Notable Eliminations: Daniel Alaei Big Hands:
Daniel Alaei got all of his chips in before the draw against Daniel Negreanu. Alaei drew one with his 9-8-5-4 and Negreanu also drew one with his 8-4-3-2. Alaei caught a K and Negreanu caught a Q to give Negreanu the pot as he is just below the 100,000 chip mark. Nicholas Broncato Eliminated Peter Gould opened to 3,400 and was met with a three-bet by Michael Mizrachi on the button to 8,500. Nicholas Broncato was in the big blind and moved all-in for his last 32,500. Gould took a while before making the call and Mizrachi got out of the way. Broncato took one and tabled his 7-6-4-2 and Gould stood pat with his 8-5-4-3-2. Gould was dealt a 6 and he was sent to the rail, while Gould climbed to 108,000. Durrr Moves Chips to Take Pot Tom Dwan made it 4,100 under-the-gun and was called by Nick Schulman in teh cutoff. John Juanda was on the button and opted to reraise to 16,500. Dwan went into the tank before announcing that he was all-in. Schulman and Juanda both folded. Dwan showed a 3 after shuffling through his cards and is up to 88,000. Schulman has 83,000 and Juanda dropped to 42,000. Cantu Feeds the Bear We missed the action, but we saw Barry Greenstein doubling through Brandon Cantu as Greensteins 8-6 low bested Cantu’s 8-7. Baxter Takes a Small One Eli Elezra opened to 3,500 and both Billy Baxter and Nick Schulman came along for the ride. Schulman drew two, Baxter drew one, and Elezra stood pat. The action was checked around after the draw and Elezra announced he had a jack. Baxter quickly showed his J-7-5-3-2 to take the pot and move to 66,000 in chips. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Eli Elezra, Daniel Alaei, Tom Dwan, Brandon Cantu, Billy Baxter Level Seven: No Snow In VegasJun 10, '10 Blinds: 250-500 with a 125 ante Players Remaining: 86 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 35,233 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Tommy Vedes – 92,000 Notable Eliminations: Phil Ivey Players Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
We caught up with the action after the draw. Frank Kassela fired a bet of 4,000 into the pot with Freddy Deeb and Brett Richey next to act. Deeb pondered his decision for awhile and made the call. Richey did not hesitate as long to make the call. A wry grin appeared on Kassela’s face as he turned over 7-7-5-4-3. “That didn’t go quite the way I planned,” he joked. Deeb then addressed Richey, saying that if he didn’t have a pair he had the pot. Richey turned over 10-8-6-5-2 and took down the pot. Richey was once extremely short but clawed back to 24,000 after the hand. Kassela was at 32,000 while Deeb was at 34,000. Cantu Bets Out Richey A few hands after the one against Deeb and Kassela, Brett Richey called a raise by Brandon Cantu before the draw. Richey then elected to take one card while Cantu did the same. Cantu then led out with 2,100 and Richey quickly mucked. Cantu took down the pot and was at 38,000.
We caught up with this hand after the draw. Eli Elezra, Jason Mercier and David Baker had built the pot to around 6,000. Eli Elezra showed down J-10-8-5-2 after all three players checked their option. Mercier and Baker mucked their hands and Elezra took down the pot. He was at about 30,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Eli Elezra, Brett Richey, Brandon Cantu, Freddy Deeb, David Baker, Jason Mercier |
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| Apr 20, '10 | 2010 Five-Star World Poker Classic | WPT No-Limit Hold'em Main Event | 3 | + |
Brandon Cantu EliminatedApr 20, '10
Buchanan: 10 Turn and River: 7 Buchanan won the hand with his flopped straight and he grew his stack to 1,650,000 to take the chip lead. Cantu was eliminated on the hand. Player Tags: Shawn Buchanan, Brandon Cantu Shawn Buchanan Gets Huge Pot From Brandon CantuApr 20, '10
Buchanan showed a set of tens and Cantu mucked, leaving himself with just 180,000. Buchanan raked in the 600,000 pot and now sits with 1.7 million in chips. Player Tags: Shawn Buchanan, Brandon Cantu Cantu Grabs an Early PotApr 20, '10
He eventually made the call and the flop brought the 3 Player Tags: Benjamin Fineman, Brandon Cantu Justin Young Gets Value From Brandon CantuApr 19, '10
Both players checked the 4 Young is now up to 285,000 and Cantu remains strong with 412,000. Player Tags: Justin Young, Brandon Cantu |
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| Apr 19, '10 | 2010 Five-Star World Poker Classic | WPT No-Limit Hold'em Main Event | 2 | + |
Brandon Cantu EliminatedApr 20, '10
Buchanan: 10 Turn and River: 7 Buchanan won the hand with his flopped straight and he grew his stack to 1,650,000 to take the chip lead. Cantu was eliminated on the hand. Player Tags: Shawn Buchanan, Brandon Cantu Shawn Buchanan Gets Huge Pot From Brandon CantuApr 20, '10
Buchanan showed a set of tens and Cantu mucked, leaving himself with just 180,000. Buchanan raked in the 600,000 pot and now sits with 1.7 million in chips. Player Tags: Shawn Buchanan, Brandon Cantu Cantu Grabs an Early PotApr 20, '10
He eventually made the call and the flop brought the 3 Player Tags: Benjamin Fineman, Brandon Cantu Justin Young Gets Value From Brandon CantuApr 19, '10
Both players checked the 4 Young is now up to 285,000 and Cantu remains strong with 412,000. Player Tags: Justin Young, Brandon Cantu |
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Blinds: 150-300
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4
and both players checked. They also checked the 4
turn but Ferguson placed two 1,000 chips out in front of him as soon as the 8
Evelyn Ng Eliminated
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5
and Ng moved her last 89,000 into the middle. Gallagher made the call and it was time to go to showdown.
and Gallagher had outfopped her with the K
Brandon Cantu Eliminated
Johnny Chan Nearing 2 Million
Cantu Takes In The Lights Of Broadway
Shorr Drops One
Antonius At A Quarter Mil
Shulman Eliminated
Kostritsyn Wins a Big Pot
Batista Gets Doubled Through
Rousso Drops Big Pot
Basebaldy Crushing It
Seven-Bet All In Gives Jim Collopy 520K
Chris Ferguson Doubles Up
Jon Friedberg Wins a Flip
Doyle Brunson Eliminated
Event No. 41 ($1,500 pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better) at the 
Daniel Alaei Eliminated
Kassela’s Snow Job Doesn’t Convince Anyone
Elezra Jacks Up Mercier And Baker
Shawn Buchanan raised to 16,000 from early position and Brandon Cantu made the call from middle position. The flop was dealt Q
On a board reading Q
We caught up with the action on a flop of A