The UK's Simon Deadman is no stranger to poker. He has more than $1.8 million in lifetime earnings, and last summer he won the Hollywood Poker Open $ 2,500 Main Event in Las Vegas for $351,097.
Deadman is in action today over at Table 30, and we recently caught him in a hand. We picked up the action with around 2,100 in the pot and a flop of . Celina Lin had bet 1,000 from the small blind and Deadman raised to 2,650 from middle position. The player in the hijack just flatted, and that was Lin's cue to bow out. When the peeled off on the turn, Deadman kept the pressure on with a bet of 4,600, and this time it did the trick as the hijack quickly released his hand.
Jamie Pickering is a well known face on the Aussie and Las Vegas poker circuit. The night club owner and businessman is fun to watch at the table as he likes to be involved in as many pots as possible.
He just won a pot off a neighbour, pocket queens beating pocket tens on a jack high board but lost some of them back the very next hand.
He raised from early position and was called by the small blind en route to a flop. Pickering continued for 550 and was check-called before the turn and river were checked through. The small blind opened and Pickering mucked.
With 1,550 in the pot and a board reading , the player in the big blind checked and Jackson Zheng bet 1,100 from early position. The big blind made the call and then checked the river, which prompted Zheng to bet 3,800. The big blind made a quick call but mucked just as soon as Zheng rolled over the for trips with top kicker.
"All in and a call Table 25," we heard a dealer yell just minutes into Level 2.
When we arrived at the table, we discovered Aaron Wilson had got his remaining chips all in on the turn with a board reading , and it was apparent why. Wilson, who was in the big blind, had flopped top set with the , and his opponent in the small blind had flopped bottom set with the .
The river was no harm to Wilson, and he doubled to 52,000 while the small blind was crippled.
Daniel Rudd is amongst a group of players who have travelled all the way from the UK to play the Aussie Millions festival, and it's been kind to him so far. Rudd took down event #2, the AU$1,150 NLHE Shootout for AU$51,750 and has continued the good form in to the Main Event.
He's up to around 35,000 after getting two streets of value with top pair. Rudd opened to 500 from under the gun and picked up one caller from the button. Both players checked the flop before Rudd went on to bet 600 and 1,500 on the turn and river. The button called the first bet in normal time but almost beat Rudd into the pot on the river.
The button had obviously expected to win the pot but had to muck upon seeing Rudd's .
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Casey Kastle has joined the same table as Celina Lin and Simon Deadman. He's showing his support for Australia day by wearing an Aussie jersey and traditional cork rimmed hat. He was just in a hand and lost out to Deadman.
Around 2,000 chips had made it into the middle by the time three players saw a flop. All three checked before Kastle led for 1,575 on the turn. Deadman was the only caller to the river where both players checked.
Andrew Chen opened pocket queens at showdown and gave a look that he thought he was beat after getting tricky but was then relieved to see his opponent muck.
He was in the small blind and three-bet a 600 open up to 1,600. His opponent called and the board ran as he and his opponent checked to the river. Chen led out for 1,800 at that stage and raked in the pot when he found out his was good.
. Celina Lin had bet 1,000 from the small blind and Deadman raised to 2,650 from middle position. The player in the hijack just flatted, and that was Lin's cue to bow out. When the 
peeled off on the turn, Deadman kept the pressure on with a bet of 4,600, and this time it did the trick as the hijack quickly released his hand.
flop. Pickering continued for 550 and was check-called before the 
turn and river were checked through. The small blind opened 
and Pickering mucked.
river, which prompted Zheng to bet 3,800. The big blind made a quick call but mucked just as soon as Zheng rolled over the 
for trips with top kicker.
, and it was apparent why. Wilson, who was in the big blind, had flopped top set with the 
.
flop before Rudd went on to bet 600 and 1,500 on the 
turn. Deadman was the only caller to the 
and lost out to Deadman's 
.
