Mike Sowers raised to 300,000 preflop from the button and Binh Nguyen reraised from the small blind to 1 million. Sowers moved all in for 2,425,000. Nguyen made the call and they turned up their cards:
Nguyen: QQ
Sowers: 44
Board: J98JK
Nguyen won the hand and Sowers was eliminated in third place. He will take home $654,797 in prize money.
Binh Nguyen raised to 300,000 and Cornel Cimpan moved all in from the small blind for 2.625 million. Mike Sowers then asked for a count and made the call from the big blind. Nguyen folded and Cimpan showed AQ.
Sowers showed 55 and the board came A42K2 to give the double up to Cimpan. Cimpan now has 5.65 million and Sowers is the short stack with 2.785 million.
Mike Sowers raised to 250,000 on the button and Binh Nguyen reraised to 750,000 from the small blind. Sowers then reraised all in for 2.81 million. Nguyen called him down and they turned up their cards:
Sowers: KQ
Nguyen: 77
Board: Q53510
Sowers won the pot to double up to 5,760,000. Nguyen was knocked down to 3,140,000 after the hand.
Pat Walsh opened shoved from the cutoff for 1.24 million and Mike Sowers moved all in from the small blind to isolate. Walsh showed 1010 and Sowers was racing with AJ.
The board filled out 108525 and Walsh's full house doubled him up to 2.71 million. Sowers now has 1.63 million.
Mike Sowers raised to 200,000 and Chris Ferguson called from the small blind. The flop came J82 and Sowers continued with a bet of 250,000.
Ferguson moved all in and Sowers called off the rest of his 1.1 million stack. Ferguson showed QJ for top pair, but Sowers and his KK were way out in front.
The turn and river came K2 and Sowers doubled up to 2.72 million. Ferguson was left with just over 1 million in chips.
Mike Sowers open pushed for 620,000 in the small blind and Binh Nguyen made the call in the big blind. Sowers showed A5 but was dominated by Nguyen's AQ.
The board came K10574 and Sowers paired his five to double up to 1.45 million. Nguyen takes a hit down to 950,000.
Mike Sowers raised 125,000 from the hi-jack with 1.1 million behind and Pat Walsh made the call from the big blind with 1.25 million behind. The flop was dealt 992 and both players checked. The A fell on the turn and Walsh checked. Sowers bet 175,000 and Walsh moved all in. Sowers thought for a moment and then he mucked his hand.
Mike Sowers raised to 75,000 from the button preflop and Chris Ferguson reraised all in for 880,000 from the big blind. Sowers called him down and they turned up their cards:
Ferguson: AJ
Sowers: A7
Board: J10469
Both players hit a spade flush on the board to chop up the pot and Sowers survived the hand on the river.
Mike Sowers raised to 300,000 preflop from the button and Binh Nguyen reraised from the small blind to 1 million. Sowers moved all in for 2,425,000. Nguyen made the call and they turned up their cards:
Nguyen: QQ
Sowers: 44
Board: J98JK
Nguyen won the hand and Sowers was eliminated in third place. He will take home $654,797 in prize money.
Binh Nguyen raised to 300,000 and Cornel Cimpan moved all in from the small blind for 2.625 million. Mike Sowers then asked for a count and made the call from the big blind. Nguyen folded and Cimpan showed AQ.
Sowers showed 55 and the board came A42K2 to give the double up to Cimpan. Cimpan now has 5.65 million and Sowers is the short stack with 2.785 million.
Mike Sowers raised to 250,000 on the button and Binh Nguyen reraised to 750,000 from the small blind. Sowers then reraised all in for 2.81 million. Nguyen called him down and they turned up their cards:
Sowers: KQ
Nguyen: 77
Board: Q53510
Sowers won the pot to double up to 5,760,000. Nguyen was knocked down to 3,140,000 after the hand.
Pat Walsh opened shoved from the cutoff for 1.24 million and Mike Sowers moved all in from the small blind to isolate. Walsh showed 1010 and Sowers was racing with AJ.
The board filled out 108525 and Walsh's full house doubled him up to 2.71 million. Sowers now has 1.63 million.
Mike Sowers raised to 200,000 and Chris Ferguson called from the small blind. The flop came J82 and Sowers continued with a bet of 250,000.
Ferguson moved all in and Sowers called off the rest of his 1.1 million stack. Ferguson showed QJ for top pair, but Sowers and his KK were way out in front.
The turn and river came K2 and Sowers doubled up to 2.72 million. Ferguson was left with just over 1 million in chips.
Mike Sowers open pushed for 620,000 in the small blind and Binh Nguyen made the call in the big blind. Sowers showed A5 but was dominated by Nguyen's AQ.
The board came K10574 and Sowers paired his five to double up to 1.45 million. Nguyen takes a hit down to 950,000.
Mike Sowers raised 125,000 from the hi-jack with 1.1 million behind and Pat Walsh made the call from the big blind with 1.25 million behind. The flop was dealt 992 and both players checked. The A fell on the turn and Walsh checked. Sowers bet 175,000 and Walsh moved all in. Sowers thought for a moment and then he mucked his hand.
Mike Sowers raised to 75,000 from the button preflop and Chris Ferguson reraised all in for 880,000 from the big blind. Sowers called him down and they turned up their cards:
Ferguson: AJ
Sowers: A7
Board: J10469
Both players hit a spade flush on the board to chop up the pot and Sowers survived the hand on the river.
Mike Sowers raised to 300,000 preflop from the button and Binh Nguyen reraised from the small blind to 1 million. Sowers moved all in for 2,425,000. Nguyen made the call and they turned up their cards:
Nguyen: QQ
Sowers: 44
Board: J98JK
Nguyen won the hand and Sowers was eliminated in third place. He will take home $654,797 in prize money.
Binh Nguyen raised to 300,000 and Cornel Cimpan moved all in from the small blind for 2.625 million. Mike Sowers then asked for a count and made the call from the big blind. Nguyen folded and Cimpan showed AQ.
Sowers showed 55 and the board came A42K2 to give the double up to Cimpan. Cimpan now has 5.65 million and Sowers is the short stack with 2.785 million.
Mike Sowers raised to 250,000 on the button and Binh Nguyen reraised to 750,000 from the small blind. Sowers then reraised all in for 2.81 million. Nguyen called him down and they turned up their cards:
Sowers: KQ
Nguyen: 77
Board: Q53510
Sowers won the pot to double up to 5,760,000. Nguyen was knocked down to 3,140,000 after the hand.
Pat Walsh opened shoved from the cutoff for 1.24 million and Mike Sowers moved all in from the small blind to isolate. Walsh showed 1010 and Sowers was racing with AJ.
The board filled out 108525 and Walsh's full house doubled him up to 2.71 million. Sowers now has 1.63 million.
Mike Sowers raised to 200,000 and Chris Ferguson called from the small blind. The flop came J82 and Sowers continued with a bet of 250,000.
Ferguson moved all in and Sowers called off the rest of his 1.1 million stack. Ferguson showed QJ for top pair, but Sowers and his KK were way out in front.
The turn and river came K2 and Sowers doubled up to 2.72 million. Ferguson was left with just over 1 million in chips.
Mike Sowers open pushed for 620,000 in the small blind and Binh Nguyen made the call in the big blind. Sowers showed A5 but was dominated by Nguyen's AQ.
The board came K10574 and Sowers paired his five to double up to 1.45 million. Nguyen takes a hit down to 950,000.
Mike Sowers raised 125,000 from the hi-jack with 1.1 million behind and Pat Walsh made the call from the big blind with 1.25 million behind. The flop was dealt 992 and both players checked. The A fell on the turn and Walsh checked. Sowers bet 175,000 and Walsh moved all in. Sowers thought for a moment and then he mucked his hand.
Mike Sowers raised to 75,000 from the button preflop and Chris Ferguson reraised all in for 880,000 from the big blind. Sowers called him down and they turned up their cards:
Ferguson: AJ
Sowers: A7
Board: J10469
Both players hit a spade flush on the board to chop up the pot and Sowers survived the hand on the river.
Mike Sowers raised to 300,000 preflop from the button and Binh Nguyen reraised from the small blind to 1 million. Sowers moved all in for 2,425,000. Nguyen made the call and they turned up their cards:
Nguyen: QQ
Sowers: 44
Board: J98JK
Nguyen won the hand and Sowers was eliminated in third place. He will take home $654,797 in prize money.
Binh Nguyen raised to 300,000 and Cornel Cimpan moved all in from the small blind for 2.625 million. Mike Sowers then asked for a count and made the call from the big blind. Nguyen folded and Cimpan showed AQ.
Sowers showed 55 and the board came A42K2 to give the double up to Cimpan. Cimpan now has 5.65 million and Sowers is the short stack with 2.785 million.
Mike Sowers raised to 250,000 on the button and Binh Nguyen reraised to 750,000 from the small blind. Sowers then reraised all in for 2.81 million. Nguyen called him down and they turned up their cards:
Sowers: KQ
Nguyen: 77
Board: Q53510
Sowers won the pot to double up to 5,760,000. Nguyen was knocked down to 3,140,000 after the hand.
Pat Walsh opened shoved from the cutoff for 1.24 million and Mike Sowers moved all in from the small blind to isolate. Walsh showed 1010 and Sowers was racing with AJ.
The board filled out 108525 and Walsh's full house doubled him up to 2.71 million. Sowers now has 1.63 million.
Mike Sowers raised to 200,000 and Chris Ferguson called from the small blind. The flop came J82 and Sowers continued with a bet of 250,000.
Ferguson moved all in and Sowers called off the rest of his 1.1 million stack. Ferguson showed QJ for top pair, but Sowers and his KK were way out in front.
The turn and river came K2 and Sowers doubled up to 2.72 million. Ferguson was left with just over 1 million in chips.
Mike Sowers open pushed for 620,000 in the small blind and Binh Nguyen made the call in the big blind. Sowers showed A5 but was dominated by Nguyen's AQ.
The board came K10574 and Sowers paired his five to double up to 1.45 million. Nguyen takes a hit down to 950,000.
Mike Sowers raised 125,000 from the hi-jack with 1.1 million behind and Pat Walsh made the call from the big blind with 1.25 million behind. The flop was dealt 992 and both players checked. The A fell on the turn and Walsh checked. Sowers bet 175,000 and Walsh moved all in. Sowers thought for a moment and then he mucked his hand.
Mike Sowers raised to 75,000 from the button preflop and Chris Ferguson reraised all in for 880,000 from the big blind. Sowers called him down and they turned up their cards:
Ferguson: AJ
Sowers: A7
Board: J10469
Both players hit a spade flush on the board to chop up the pot and Sowers survived the hand on the river.
Players Left (Unofficial): 185 of 203
Average: 46,000
Notable Chip Counts
Ryan Young - 150,000
Matt Gianetti - 97,000
Devin Porter - 95,000
Paul Wasicka - 62,500
Isaac Haxton - 58,500
Notable Eliminations
Mike Sowers
Big Hands:
Thayer Rasmussen Gets Paid With Trips
Thayer Rasmussen raised preflop with A-3 and flopped trips when the flop came 4-3-3. His opponent in the five seat called the flop bet and then raised when a queen hit the turn. Rasmussen called and the river doubled paired the board with another queen. Rasmussen checked called another bet and took down the pot when his opponent mucked. He now has just over 60,000 in chips
Adam Katz Makes A-10 Work
Twice during the level Adam "akat11" Katz was able to make A-10 pay off in a big way. On the first hand Katz made top two pair and was paid off. He stacked even more chips when his A-10 suited made the nut flush in another hand soon after. He now has 77,000 in chips.
Barry Greenstein Busts Mike Sowers
We asked Barry Greenstein where he got all of his chips and were informed that he took them off of young online pro Mike Sowers. Sowers had raised Greenstein a few times before and on the hand in question Greenstein picked up aces and raised on the button. Sowers played back at him with pocket kings from the small blind and was unable to catch up. Greenstein now has 86,000 in chips.
Raise and Take it in the Poker Room
Action in the poker room has been dictated by the first player to act in almost every single pot as of late. One showdown occured during our time on the floor and a player with pocket nines took down a pot that was checked around for the most part. Other than that, to the raiser go the spoils, most notably Paul Wasicka and Jason Mercier, who have been very active at their table.
Featured Table Breakdown:
Table 58in the Fontana Bar
1. Unknown
2. David Williams
3. Shane "Anbessa" Pacheco
4. Theo Tran
5. John Roveto
6. Jeff Madsen
7. Ryan Young
8. Luke "IWEARGOGGLES" Staudenmaier
9. Yosh Nakano
Left In The Deck:
Table 54 has been filled with some early afternoon drama as it appears that seat 6 has developed a case of the stalls. After facing a modest bet from Gabe Kaplan, Abe Mosseri calls the clock on the young kid across the table, who has already shown off his habit of deep contemplation each and every hand.
Jonathan Aguiar spoke up as well, saying, "I got here 20 minutes late and I only missed 3 hands."
Chip Leaders:
Sevetlana Gromenkova: 49,500
Jose Luis Velador: 47,500
Dustin Dirksen: 37,000
Rocco Lazazzaro: 41,000
Dale Pinchot: 31,500
Freddy Deeb: 31,000
Alec Torelli: 22,000
Roy Winston: 21,000
Shannon Shorr: 18,000
Barry Shulman: 16,100
Big Hands:
Tom "Durrr" Dwan Doubles Up
On a flop of 875, the player in seat 3 made a bet and Tom Dwan raised 900 more. Seat 3 went into the tank for a bit, asked Dwan how much he had left after the raise (9,300), and then went back into the tank for another minute or so before moving all in. Dwan isnta-called with 88 for top set while seat 3 showed 99 for the overpair. The turn and river brought the A and the J, no help to either player as Dwan doubles up to about 22,000. Dwan is black in the black!
Jason Alexander Doubles Up
On a flop of 963, and with ESPN cameras in his face, Jason Alexander got it all in with 99 against his opponent in seat 4 who was holding 1010. Alexander flopped top set (nines) to seat 4's overpair (tens). The turn and river brought the 7 and A, no help to either player as Alexander eliminated one of his opponents and brought his chip count up to 36,000.
Counterfeit
Svetlana Gromenkova, 2008 WSOP Ladies' Event champion, moved all in on a flop of 1087. Her opponent in seat 3 made the call and turned over 108 for top two pair on the flop. Gromenkova turned over JJ for an overpair and a heart draw. "No heart!" the player in seat 3 shouted. It turned out a heart was the least of his worries as a 7 counterfeited seat 3's two pair. Gromenkova was in good shape and the A cemented the hand for her. She doubled up to almost 36,000.
Sowers Uses the Back Door
The player in seat 6 raised to 300 in late position and Mike Sowers made the call from the button. The flop came AK6 and both players checked. The turn was the K and seat 6 bet 500. Sowers made the call and the 10 fell on the river. Seat 6 checked and Sowers bet 1,600, which his opponent called. Sowers then turned over QJ for a backdoor flush and raked in the pot. He was around 30,000 after the hand.
Smith Can't Get There
The player in seat 1 raised to 300 under the gun and action folded around to Gavin Smith in the big blind. He made the call and both players saw a flop of 1058. Smith checked and seat 1 bet 400. Smith made the call and the 6 showed up on the turn. Smith checked and called his opponent's bet of 1,200. The river was the 8 and Smith checked again. Seat 1 kept on the pressure, betting 2,500 and Smith had enough as he quickly mucked. His stack was back down to his original 20,000.
A Set for Stout
On a board of 1077, the player in seat 8 bet 600 and Matt "All In at 420" Stout made the call. The turn was the 5 and both players checked. The river was the K and Stout led out with 1,000. Seat 8 called and Stout turned over 76 for a set on the flop. Seat 8 mucked and Stout was around 22,000 after the hand.
Jason Mercier - 62,300
Mark Seif - 54,000
Jamie Rosen - 52,400
J.C. Tran - 39,400
Terrence Chan - 37,000
Roland de Wolfe - 36,400
Adam Levy - 34,200
Alexander Kostritsyn - 33,000
Peter Feldman - 29,700
Brandon Cantu - 28,100
Eliminations: Hevad Khan, Doug Lee, Nam Le, Alex Jacob, Jimmy Fricke.
Big Hands:
Gordon Straightens Up
Phil Gordon raised it to 625 preflop and was called by the player in seat 9. The flop came K32 and Gordon led out for 600. His opponent called, and they saw the 4 hit the turn. Gordon bet 1150 and drew another call. After the A on the river, Gordon made another 1150 bet and was called. Gordon showed 65 for the straight to take down the pot and climb over 14,000 in chips.
Watkinson Takes the Chips
Lee Watkinson was the button and called a raise to 650 preflop. Hevad Khan, in the big blind, folded, and Watkinson was heads-up with the player in seat 8. The board came 963, seat 8 bet 1000 and Watkinson called. The 9 paired the board on the turn and after seat 8 checked, Wakinson bet 2000. His opponent folded.
Tran Uses Stack, Position
A player raised to 650 from under the gun and J.C. Tran called from late position. The flop came 832 and both players checked. The 7 was the turn card, after the player under the gun checked. Tran bet 1000 and his opponent folded.
First into the Pot Wins
After three players saw the flop for 600, Mike Sowers used his position in the small blind to fire out a bet of 1600. The flop read 874. Neither of his opponents saw anything they liked and mucked their hands.
Binger and Clements Chop, Rousso and Sowers Doing Well
Jun 17, '08
Blinds: 100-200
Entrants: 2,158 (Approx.)
Chip Leaders:
Beth Shak: 12,600
Fabrice Soulier: 11,000
Shavonne Mitchell: 10,800
David Wells: 9,500
Jean-Robert Bellande: 9,200
Theo Tran: 8,500
Scott Clements: 8,500
Jimmy Ngoc Tran: 8,200
Dale Pinchot: 7,900
Chris Ferguson: 7,575
Big Hands:
All Sizzle, No Steak
Action folded around to the player in seat 8 who raised to 600 preflop. Michael Binger was next to act and he made the call. The action was then on Scott Clements who reraised all in. Seat 8 mucked and Binger made the call. It could have been aces against kings or some other flashy matchup. Instead, both players turned up the same hand. Binger had KQ while Clements showed KQ. Binger had a slight advantage since his cards were suited. The flop came 854, killing Clements' chances to win anything other than a chop, but Binger needed two more spades to flush out Clements. The turn killed all the excitement as the 7 showed up to wreck the party, especially considering that the 9 hit on the river. The pot was chopped and play moved on.
400
One table over, Vanessa Rousso and one opponent saw a flop of QJ5. Both players checked and the turn came 9. The action was checked to Rousso, who had seen enough passive play and bet 400. Her opponent folded and she took the pot.
Moments later, the board read 883 and action was checked to Rousso. She fired 400 again and her opponents mucked their hands. She was at around 7,000 in chips.
Sowers Going Strong
Mike Sowers raised to 600 from the button and seat 5 made the call from the big blind. The flop came 432 and seat 5 checked over to Sowers. Sowers fired 850 into the pot and, after looking at his hand for a bit, seat 5 mucked. Sowers took the pot and was up to around 9,000.
Hellmuth Takes a Small One
On a board showing 753, Phil Hellmuth bet 225 and his opponent in seat 3 mucked his hand. Hellmuth was at around 5,000 in chips after the hand.
Note: Day one of the tournament has been completed. The remaining players will recovene at 2:00pm tomorrow to play down to the final table.
Blinds/Antes: 600/1200/100
Players Remaining: 81 of 716
Average Stack: 53,037
Chip Counts:
Alex Zaslavsky - 173,000
Ryan Young - 145,000
Matthew Vengrin - 140,000
Alex Melnikow - 140,000
John Phan - 125,000
Derrick Plyler - 115,000
Jason Somerville - 112,000
Don Mullis - 99,000
Hjalti Jacobsen - 91,000
Justin Newton - 80,000
Recent Eliminations: Mike Sowers
Big Hands:
Another Dent in Singer’s Armor
On a flop of K83, a player checked to David Singer, who fired a bet of 4,500 into the pot.His opponent called, and the two players checked when the 3 paired the board on the turn.The river brought another flush card with the J, and both players checked.Singer’s opponent turned over 99 for a flush, and Singer mucked his hand.Singer still had just under 70,000 in chips after the hand.
Jimmy Fricke on a Rollercoaster Ride
In a span of one orbit, Jimmy Fricke went from being his table’s chip leader to short stack and back to one of the leaders.
In the first hand, Fricke raised to 3,300 from the cut-off and was called by the player on the button.Hendon Mob member Barny Boatman was in the big blind and pushed all in for over 20,000.Taken by surprise, Fricke asked why Boatman did that.“You’re asking me why?I just thought it was about that time,” Boatman joked with Fricke.Fricke released his hand, as did the player on the button.
A few hands later, a player in middle position raised to 4,000 and Fricke called next-to-act.The action folded to Hjalti Jacobsen in the big blind.In a fashion similar to Boatman’s push on the previous hand, Jacobsen moved all in for his remaining 38,200.The original raiser folded, and Fricke went into the tank.After minutes of deliberation, Fricke called with 88, the favorite over Jacobsen’s AK.The AKQ65 board hit Jacobsen, and won the pot for him.Fricke was crippled, having called over 50% of his stack on the coin flip.The original raiser claimed to have folded pocket queens, which would have won the pot.
Within the same orbit, Fricke check-raised his opponent for 7,000 more on a flop of QQ5.Fricke’s opponent moved all in, and Fricke instantly called and turned over AQ.His opponent was on a flush draw with 42, but the K turn and 8 river didn’t help.“Is there some rule that says Jimmy’s not allowed to be short stacked?” Barny Boatman inquired as Fricke dragged the pot.
Kathy Liebert Won’t Pay to See Cards
After raising to 4,000 from early position and receiving two late position callers, Kathy Liebert checked a 1054 flop.Her opponents checked behind, and all three players again checked the 10 on the turn.When the 3 was dealt on the river, Liebert made a bet of 12,000 which caused her first opponent to fold.The last remaining player immediately stood up and began contemplating his situation.After a few moments of deliberating, he moved all in against Liebert for 37,200 more.Liebert folded her hand, and her opponent asked her how much cash she would offer to see his cards.Liebert shook her head, not interested in seeing his hand.
Ryan Young Devastates Justin Newton
Ryan Young devastated the chip stack of Justin Newton and vaulted himself to be one of the tournament leaders in one dramatic hand.Newton raised to 4,100 pre-flop, and Young reraised to 14,000 from a later position.Newton put Young all in, and Young made the call with K10.Young was in bad shape against his opponent’s JhJc, but the 10105 flop couldn’t have been better for Young.The turn and river were blanks, and Young scooped a monster pot worth over 120,000.
$3,000 No-Limit - Back from Break, Beginning of Level Nine
Jun 15, '08
Blinds/Antes: 500/1000/100
Players Remaining: 108 of 716
Average Stack: 39,778
Chip Counts:
Alex Zaslavsky - 166,000
Matthew Vengrin - 118,000
Alex Melnikow - 110,000
Kathy Liebert - 94,000
Jimmy Fricke - 75,000
Steven Van Zadelhoff - 75,000
Hjalti Jacobsen - 75,000
Dan Harmetz - 68,000
Ryan Young - 67,000
John Phan - 62,000
Big Hands:
Kathy Liebert Takes Down a Large Pot, Rockets Her Way to Leader Board
In an already large pot, Kathy Liebert checked a board of KKQ8 from her first-to-act position.Her opponent made a bet of 3,800, and Kathy asked the dealer to count down her opponent’s remaining stack.After the dealer announced that the player had around 15,000 behind the bet, Kathy nodded before gathering chips and reraising an additional 7,000.Her opponent went into the tank and deliberated for several minutes before giving up on the hand.Liebert scooped a monster pot and boosted her stack to over 100,000, becoming one of the tournament chip leaders.
David Singer Tries to Steal, Gets Caught
From his position in the hijack seat (one to the right of the cut-off), David Singer made it 3,000 to go.His opponent in the cut-off paused momentarily before reraising all in for a total of 25,000.The action folded to Singer, who almost instantly jettisoned his hand into the muck.Singer still sat comfortably with over 45,000 in chips despite the loss.
Mike Sowers Rebuilds His Stack
After the last level ran a little cold for him, Mike Sowers came back from the 20 minute break fighting and started accumulating more chips.Sowers raised pre-flop from early position and was called only by the big blind, who checked the flop of 432 flop.Sowers tossed out a bet of 4,200, and his opponent folded his hand.Sowers’ stack has grown back to around 32,000 in chips as he continues to remain aggressive.
Chip Counts:
Jimmy Fricke - 112,000
John Phan - 79,000
Matthew Vengrin - 77,000
Justin Newton - 73,000
David Singer - 65,000
Frank Vizza - 58,000
Ryan Young - 53,000
Mike Sowers - 52,000
Kathy Liebert - 45,000
Stuart Patterson - 44,000
Big Hands:
Kristy Gazes Takes One Down with Aces
After raising pre-flop from early position and getting called by the player in the big blind, Kristy Gazes and her opponent looked down at a flop of 654.Her opponent checked and Gazes made a bet of 600.Her opponent called and again checked when the J fell on the turn.Gazes gathered 3,500 and tossed it across the line.Her opponent folded, causing Gazes to say, “Finally!”She revealed her AA as she dragged the pot.Gazes remains one of the tournament short stacks, sitting with less than 10,000 in chips.
David Singer Folds Under Pressure
A player in late position raised to 1,700 and David Singer elected to defend his big blind by calling.The flop came Q102 and Singer checked.His opponent checked behind and the K was dealt on the turn.Singer checked and his opponent bet 2,000.Singer gathered two yellow chips from his stack and held them in his hand as he deliberated a call.Singer eventually mucked his hand, and his opponent took the pot.Singer still sat way above the tournament average with over 60,000 in chips.
Mike Sowers Continues to Vacuum Chips
From his position one away from under-the-gun, Mike Sowers threw in a raise to 1,700.A player in late position made the call, and all other players folded.On a 665 flop, Sowers made a bet of 2,700.His opponent folded, and Sowers won the pot.Sowers finished the hand with over 45,000 in chips.
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Mike Sowers raised to 300,000 preflop from the button and Binh Nguyen reraised from the small blind to 1 million. Sowers moved all in for 2,425,000. Nguyen made the call and they turned up their cards:
Mike Sowers raised to 250,000 on the button and Binh Nguyen reraised to 750,000 from the small blind. Sowers then reraised all in for 2.81 million. Nguyen called him down and they turned up their cards:
Mike Sowers raised to 200,000 and Chris Ferguson called from the small blind. The flop came J
Mike Sowers raised 125,000 from the hi-jack with 1.1 million behind and Pat Walsh made the call from the big blind with 1.25 million behind. The flop was dealt 9
Mike Sowers raised to 75,000 from the button preflop and Chris Ferguson reraised all in for 880,000 from the big blind. Sowers called him down and they turned up their cards:
Table 54 has been filled with some early afternoon drama as it appears that seat 6 has developed a case of the stalls. After facing a modest bet from Gabe Kaplan, Abe Mosseri calls the clock on the young kid across the table, who has already shown off his habit of deep contemplation each and every hand.
Tom "Durrr" Dwan Doubles Up
Smith Can't Get There
Gordon Straightens Up
All Sizzle, No Steak
Action folded around to the player in seat 8 who raised to 600 preflop. Michael Binger was next to act and he made the call. The action was then on Scott Clements who reraised all in. Seat 8 mucked and Binger made the call. It could have been aces against kings or some other flashy matchup. Instead, both players turned up the same hand. Binger had K
400
Jimmy Fricke on a Rollercoaster Ride
David Singer Tries to Steal, Gets Caught
Kristy Gazes Takes One Down with Aces