Ben Martin is a well-respected online player from the UK but wouldn't be too well known in the wider world. He's playing here today and managed a double up with aces to rise to around 17,000.
He and an opponent were heads up to a flop where the chips went in.
Martin's were ahead of his opponent's and stayed that way through the turn and river.
With around 35,000 already in the pot and a board reading , it appeared Hyeong Choi shoved all in for his last 15,000 or so and received a snap-called from Joakim Backlund.
Choi:
Backlund:
Choi seemed disgusted with himself for bluffing only to be shown a full house by Backlund. Choi quickly grabbed his things and then darted for the exit even before the dealer completed the board with the meaningless .
Seat 6 over at Table 27 wasn't too kind for Hyeong Choi, but it seems to be treating Felix Stephensen well after he recently set up shop there.
We picked up the action on a board when the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up checked from the small blind and watched his under-the-gun opponent bet 3,000. The Norwegian woke up with a check-raise to 8,000, the under-the-gun player called, and it was off to the river.
Stephensen thought for a few moments before betting 11,500, and it did the trick as his opponent gave up on the hand.
Jack Salter has fond memories (sort of) from the Crown Casino after he was runner up at the WSOP-APAC for AU$516,960 just a few month ago.
His stack has risen to around 40,000 after he won a pot with the mighty . He raised to 750 from late position and was only called by the small blind. Salter continued for 775 on the flop and was check-called. No more chips ventured forwards as the turn and river were checked through.
The small blind opened for a missed straight draw. When he saw Salter's hand he pointed his finger at him and smiled.
Salter giggled and said, "Do I have ace-nine? Whoop whoops!"
A short-stacked Chris "Moorman1" Moorman raised from the hijack and then four-bet all in after the played in the small blind had raised him. A call was made and Moorman was in dire straits.
Moorman:
Opponent:
"A queen is coming," Mikel Habb said confidently. Moorman didn't seem too sure and began to get up, but he was halted when the flop did bring a queen. A slight smile crossed Moorman's face as he sat back down, and he watched the dealer burn and turn the . All he needed to do was dodge an ace on the river to double, which is just what he did when the peeled off to give him quads. "You like it?" Habb added with a smile.
"He's back in the game," another player at the table commented. Indeed, with a stack of 17,000 Moorman is back in the thick of it.
Thomas Muehloecker's run in the 2015 Aussie Millions Main Event just came to an end.
We failed to capture the specifics, but we do know he fell holding a straight with the to a player with a bigger straight with . Muehloecker promptly paid his masseuse and quietly exited the tournament floor.
Martin Kozlov will be feeling a lot better about his prospects heading to dinner after he got lots of value out of a one pair hand.
Jonathan Karamalikis opened to 600 and Kozlov was one of three callers en route to a flop. The action checked around to him on the button and his 900 bet was only called by the big blind. Kozlov went on to bet 2,500 and 3,000 on the turn and river, bets that were both called. He opened and it was good as the big blind mucked.
flop where the chips went in.
were ahead of his opponent's 
and stayed that way through the 
turn and river.
, it appeared Hyeong Choi shoved all in for his last 15,000 or so and received a snap-called from Joakim Backlund.
.
. He raised to 750 from late position and was only called by the small blind. Salter continued for 775 on the 
turn and river were checked through.
for a missed straight draw. When he saw Salter's hand he pointed his finger at him and smiled.
flop did bring a queen. A slight smile crossed Moorman's face as he sat back down, and he watched the dealer burn and turn the 
. All he needed to do was dodge an ace on the river to double, which is just what he did when the 
peeled off to give him quads. "You like it?" Habb added with a smile.
flop. The action checked around to him on the button and his 900 bet was only called by the big blind. Kozlov went on to bet 2,500 and 3,000 on the 
turn and river, bets that were both called. He opened 