LK Boutique $250,000 Challenge Dia 1 | 2014 Aussie Millions

Nível: 3

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

2014-02-09 15:11 UTC+10

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Phil Ivey	375,000	125,000
Doug Polk	340,000	90,000
Tony Bloom	130,000	-120,000

Stanley Choi Eliminated

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Nível 2 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

From under the gun, Stanley Choi raised to 5,000. Tobias Reinkemeier called out of the small blind, and Jason Mercier folded from the big blind. The dealer spread the flop, and the fireworks show began.

First, Reinkemeier checked. Choi bet 8,000, and then Reinkemeier fired in a check-raise to 27,000. Choi came back with a reraise to 87,000, and then Reinkemeier moved all in for 213,700. Reinkemeier had Choi covered, and Choi made the call to put himself at risk.

Reinkemeier had flopped the nuts with the for a Broadway straight, and he was up against the for Choi, who had flopped middle set.

The turn was the , and the river was the . Both of those failed to improve Choi, and he became the first player eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Tobias Reinkemeier	490,000	240,000
Stanley Choi	Eliminado

Tags: Stanley Choi Tobias Reinkemeier

2014-02-09 14:50 UTC+10

More Late Arrivals

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Nível 2 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Philipp Gruissem	250,000
Tobias Reinkemeier	250,000
Fabian Quoss	250,000
Phil Ivey	250,000
Jason Mercier	250,000

2014-02-09 14:42 UTC+10

Fabian's Green Tea

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Nível 2 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Fabian Quoss showed up and asked the Crown Poker staff why the LK Boutique $250,000 Challenge wasn't being held in the same room as it was last year. Last year, the event was held upstairs in a special high-stakes lounge for Day 1, the Teak Salon. While the Teak Salon was super nice and allowed for a bit of privacy while playing the large buy-in event, it didn't allow for spectators to watch, and that's the main reason the Crown staff opted to hold things downstairs in the poker room this year.

"Are we able to get the green tea from the other room?" asked Quoss with a smile to Jim Preston, Director of Poker for Crown Casino.

Preston laughed, but Quoss was actually being serious with his request, and he had good reason.

"That was the best green tea I've ever had, seriously," Quoss continued. "Even since that event, I've never had any green tea like it. I tell everyone about the green tea I had while we played in that room."

With a smile, Preston nodded his head and said that he would see what he can do. Crown strives for superb player hospitality, and our guess is that Quoss will be getting his special green tea from upstairs at some point today. The question then will be: How many more players will want the same?

Tags: Fabian Quoss Jim Preston

Nível: 2

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

2014-02-09 14:35 UTC+10

Three More

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Nível 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Max Altergott, Igor Kurganov, and Tony Bloom has all joined the mix to bring the field size up to 15 entries. Fabias Quoss and Tobias Reinkemeier have also showed up and are currently buying in at the cage. We'll have an updated table draw to be posted shortly once arranged.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Igor Kurganov	250,000
Max Altergott	250,000
Tony Bloom	250,000

2014-02-09 14:03 UTC+10

Early Faces

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Nível 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dan Smith	250,000	250,000
Paul Newey	250,000	250,000
Daniel Negreanu	250,000	250,000
Doug Polk	250,000	250,000
Mike McDonald	250,000	250,000
Stanley Choi	250,000	250,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	250,000	250,000
Isaac Haxton	250,000	250,000
Justin Bonomo	250,000	250,000
Antonio Esfandiari	250,000	250,000
Christoph Vogelsang	250,000	250,000