Mike McDonald gave up in a pot to Sorel Mizzi but still has more than times that of his compatriot.
Mizzi opened to 1,000 from the cutoff and called after McDonald three-bet to 2,700 from the small blind. The flop came and McDonald led for 2,000. Mizzi went into the tank, all the time under the watchful glare of his opponent, before he raised to 5,1000. McDonald let his hand go.
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An under-the-gun player opened for 1,000 and was met by an all-in three-bet to 7,850 by a short-stacked Aditya Agarwal from the button. The blinds both folded, the original raiser called, and Agarwal discovered the bad news.
Agarwal:
Opponent:
Agarwal was in need of some help, and he got it when the flop delivered him trips. Neither the turn nor river harmed Agarwal, and he was shipped a much-needed double.
For those unfamiliar with Agarwal, he has had considerable success playing PokerStars’ biggest online tournaments. So much so that the site made him the first-ever Indian Team Pro.
Agarwal, who will play under the online username ‘Adi Agarwal,” grew up in Darjeeling, India before moving to the United States to study Engineering and Marketing at Drexel University. It was around this time Agarwal watched Chris Moneymaker win the World Series of Poker, and by the time he graduated he was already a full-time pro.
Since then, Agarwal has amassed $394,509 in live tournament winnings including a deep run in the 2008 WSOP Main Event, finishing 96th for $51,466, his largest cash to date.
“I’ve been playing at PokerStars since 2004, so this is a dream come true for me,” Agarwal said. “As a poker ambassador I want to help promote the game in India, and inspire more players to play and enjoy the sport.”
UKIPT Dublin Champion Kevin Killeen knows the importance of winning races in tournament poker. The Irish pro has flipped well post dinner as his tweet confirms.
Erik Seidel may well have made the final table of the AU$100,000 Challenge but that doesn't mean he gets an easy pass to coast through the Main Event. It (seemingly) hasn't been an easy ride for him so far but he just won a small pot to get back up to 15,000.
He was in the small blind and called a 900 raise from the cutoff. Both players checked the flop before Seidel led for 1,000 and 2,000 on the turn and river. His opponent called both times and mucked upon seeing the great man's for two pair.
Kitty Kuo's stack is hovering around the 20,000-mark as she tries to get something going.
In one pot, she made it heads up to the river of a board. She checked to her opponent who bet 5,000 and opened pocket threes after she called. Her was good.
The very next hand she opened to 1,000 from the hijack and called after the button bet 2,500. Both players checked the flop before she check-folded to a 3,000 bet on the turn.
We made our way over to check on Philipp "Philbort" Gruissem, who of course is everyone's favorite lovable German, and as luck would have it he was playing a hand.
In it there was 3,700 in the middle and a flop of when both the small and big blind checked to a player in middle position, who bet 1,000. Gruissem proceeded to raise to 3,300 from the hijack, both blinds folded, and the bettor got out of the way. Ship a small one to Philbort!
and McDonald led for 2,000. Mizzi went into the tank, all the time under the watchful glare of his opponent, before he raised to 5,1000. McDonald let his hand go.
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flop delivered him trips. Neither the 
turn nor 
river harmed Agarwal, and he was shipped a much-needed double.
for two pair.
, Randy Lew bet 4,400 and put the pressure on his under-the-gun opponent.
completed the board on the river, both players checked and Lew tabled the 
for the rivered win.
was good.
turn.
when both the small and big blind checked to a player in middle position, who bet 1,000. Gruissem proceeded to raise to 3,300 from the hijack, both blinds folded, and the bettor got out of the way. Ship a small one to Philbort!
