LK Boutique $250,000 Challenge | 2014 Aussie Millions

2014-02-10 13:30 UTC+10

Ivey Busts Bonomo and Chips Up On Next Hand

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Nível 11 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Phil Ivey just picked up two pots to move to 1.35 million in chips, which is currently good enough for second place behind Tom Dwan.

On the first hand, Ivey busted Justin Bonomo and added around half a million to his stack. It happened when Bonomo raised all in for around 440,000 with the from early position, and Ivey called from the hijack seat with the . The board ran out , and Bonomo headed to the rail.

On the next hand, Ivey was under the gun and raised to 48,000. PokerStars Team Online's Isaac Haxton called out of the big blind, and the flop came down . Haxton checked, Ivey bet 55,000, and Haxton folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Phil Ivey	1,350,000 500,000	500,000

Isaac Haxton	1,175,000 -45,000	-45,000

Justin Bonomo	Eliminado

Tags: Isaac Haxton Phil Ivey Justin Bonomo Tom Dwan

2014-02-10 13:44 UTC+10

Bloom Involved in Three Consecutive All-In Pots; Vogelsang Busts

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Nível 11 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Tony Bloom raised to 50,000 from under the gun, Fabian Quoss three-bet shoved for 397,000 out of the small blind, and Bloom called.

Bloom:
Quoss:

The case jack peaked through the window of the flop, and Quoss' hand held as the turn and river bricked , respectively.

On the very next hand, Christoph Vogelsang raised to 50,000 from under the gun, Bloom moved all in for 230,000 out of the big blind, and Vogelsang called.

Vogelsang:
Bloom:

Vogelsang had Bloom dominated, but he former flopped a pair when the dealer fanned . The German could still win the hand with a king or an eight on the turn or river, but neither the nor the improved his hand.

After that hand, Bloom moved all in our of the small blind for effectively 150,000, and Vogelsang called.

Bloom:
Vogelsang:

The German had the better of it again, but was eliminated when the board ran out , giving Bloom a flush.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Fabian Quoss	830,000 450,000	450,000
Tony Bloom	640,000 -95,000	-95,000
Christoph Vogelsang	Eliminado

Tags: Christoph Vogelsang Fabian Quoss Tony Bloom

2014-02-10 13:49 UTC+10

Haxton Wins a Two Million-Chip Pot off of Dwan

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Nível 11 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Isaac Haxton, and Justin Bonomo

After firing six bullets in the $100,000 Challenge and two bullets in this event, Isaac Haxton will need to finish fourth or better to show a profit on the trip. He just took a big step in that direction, winning a two-million chip pot off of Tom "durrrr" Dwan.

Dwan was second to act and opened for a raise to 55,000. Haxton three-bet to 165,000 on the button, Phil Ivey and Jason Mercier folded in the blinds, and Dwan tank-called. The flop fell , Dwan checked, and Haxton continued for 130,000. Dwan check-raised, making it 350,000 to go, and Haxton called.

The turn was the , Dwan tanked for a bit, and then he moved all in for effectively 756,000. Haxton called quickly.

Dwan:
Haxton:

Over 2.5 million chips were in the pot with only one card to come, and only two cards in the deck would eliminate the Team PokerStars Online member. The was not one of them, and Haxton was awarded a massive pot.

Dwan plummeted to 517,000.

Análise de Mãos

This key hand in which Haxton and Dwan both held pocket pairs illustrates both how to maximize value with a big hand as well as how detrimental it can be to turn a strong hand into what is essentially a bluff. Read more about the strategy involved in this hand on Learn.PokerNews in "Lessons from the 2014 Aussie Millions: Pros With Pairs."

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Isaac Haxton	2,550,000 1,375,000	1,375,000

Tom Dwan	517,000 -1,308,000	-1,308,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Jason Mercier Phil Ivey Tom Dwan

2014-02-10 13:52 UTC+10

Dwan Doubles Through Ivey

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Nível 11 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Phil Ivey opened to 48,000 in the cutoff, Tom Dwan three-bet to 137,000 out of the big blind, and Ivey moved all in for effectively 610,000. Dwan snap-called.

Dwan:
Ivey:

Dwan flopped a set of aces when the dealer spread , and the hand was over when the turn brought the . A meaningless completed the board, and Dwan doubled back over a million chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Tom Dwan	1,235,000 718,000	718,000
Phil Ivey	675,000 -675,000	-675,000

Tags: Phil Ivey Tom Dwan

2014-02-10 13:52 UTC+10

Break

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Nível 11 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

The players are now on a 15-minute break.

2014-02-10 14:03 UTC+10

Updated Chip Counts at the Break (Completo)

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Nível 11 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Isaac Haxton	2,684,000

Mike McDonald	1,546,000

Tom Dwan	1,192,000 -43,000	-43,000
Erik Seidel	1,187,000

Daniel Negreanu	1,161,000

Jason Mercier	948,000

Fabian Quoss	704,000
Tony Bloom	674,000
Phil Ivey	661,000 -14,000	-14,000

Max Altergott	406,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	337,000

Nível: 12

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

2014-02-10 14:12 UTC+10

Ivey Finds a Lady to Love on the River

Nível 12 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Tom "durrrr" Dwan opened for 67,000 from the cutoff and Phil Ivey defended from the big blind. Both players then checked the flop as well as the turn and the completed the board on the river.

Ivey checked for a third time, Dwan did the same, and then the latter tabled the for a pair of fives. Unfortunately for him, it was no good as Ivey had found a lady on the river with the .

Tags: Phil Ivey Tom Dwan

2014-02-10 14:16 UTC+10

Seidel Gives It Up

Nível 12 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

With nearly 300,000 in the pot and a board reading , Fabian Quoss bet 225,000 from the cutoff and put the pressure on Erik Seidel on the button. The Poker Hall of Famer thought for about 90 seconds and then sent his cards to the muck.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Erik Seidel	1,025,000 -162,000	-162,000

Fabian Quoss	920,000 216,000	216,000

Tags: Fabian Quoss Erik Seidel

2014-02-10 14:20 UTC+10

Ivey Busts Timoshenko

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Nível 12 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Action folded to $100,000 Challenge winner Yevgeniy Timoshenko on the button, and he raised all in for around 300,000. 2012 Aussie Millions $250,000 Challenge winner Phil Ivey made the call from the big blind and tabled the . Timoshenko had the .

The board ran out , and Ivey sent Timoshenko to the rail to get back to one million in chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Phil Ivey	1,000,000 339,000	339,000

Yevgeniy Timoshenko	Eliminado

Tags: Phil Ivey Yevgeniy Timoshenko