Nível: 6
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Nível: 6
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
On a flop of we saw big blind Andy Seth and cutoff Christoph Vogelsang check to Watson. "SirWatts" bet 7,000 and just Seth called, Vogelsang folded. Seth check called another 17,500 on the turn, but check folded to the third bullet worth 42,000 Watson fired on the river.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Mike Watson |
170,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
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Andy Seth |
106,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
The tournament is only four levels old, but Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier already sits on just shy of three times the starting stack.
Just now, in a three-way pot, the flop showed when we caught Stephen Chidwick fold after both Kenney and Mercier had 5,300 invested in the pot.
The turn brought the and now Mercier check-called a bet of 11,000, putting the on the river.
Mercier checked again, and Kenney checked behind. Mercier showed and Kenney mucked his cards, one by one.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Jason Mercier |
274,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
|
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Bryn Kenney |
108,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
The flop showed when Thomas Muehloecker checked to Ramin Hajiyev who bet 14,600 from the button. Muehloecker gave it some thought before calling, and the turn was the .
Muehloecker checked again, and Hajiyev moved all in for 55,000. The Austrian pro called, and the showdown went as follows.
Hajiyev:
Muehloecker:
The river brought the and Hajiyev doubled up, leaving Muehloecker with a short stack.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Ramin Hajiyev |
182,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
Thomas Muehloecker |
36,000
-64,000
|
-64,000 |
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Mustapha Kanit | 100,000 | |
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Luuk Gieles | 100,000 | |
Ramin Hajiyev | 100,000 | |
Anton Astapau |
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Sam Greenwood |
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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Jeff Rossiter |
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Jani Sointula | Eliminado | |
Ivan Luca | Eliminado | |
Richard Harris | Eliminado | |
Kevin MacPhee | Eliminado | |
|
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Jeff Rossiter | Eliminado | |
Sam Greenwood | Eliminado | |
|
Nível: 5
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
The first break for the High Roller players has commenced. Back in 20 minutes.
As we arrived Chris Hunichen was already deep into the tank on the river, contemplating whether to call off all of his chips or not on a board of . After the hand was finished we asked David Peters what had happened leading up to that point.
Hunichen opened for 3,000 and Jean-Noel Thorel right next to him called. David Peters in the big blind came along for the ride as well.
On the flop Peters checked. Hunichen made a continuation bet of 7,000 and both Thorel and Peters made the call. The hit the turn and Peters checked again. Hunichen fired anther 17,000 and this time just Thorel made the call, Peters folded.
The river came the and Hunichen checked with about 62,000 behind. Jean-Noel Thorel moved all in for 80,400 and Hunichen went deep into the tank. He mumbled something about hero calling and how it didn't work out the last time. He tanked some more and eventually called.
Thorel pouted like he was beat, and showed . Hunichen got up from the table, realized he had to show his cards because it was an all in, and smashed his on the table.
"Were you value betting or bluffing?" Hunichen asked.
Thorel, who doesn't speak much English, didn't reply and started stacking his chips.
"Were you value betting or bluffing?" Hunichen repeated. Thorel, who still didn't speak any English, again didn't reply.
"I guess you don't know either" Hunichen said. He wished the table good luck, and made his way to the exit.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Jean-Noel Thorel |
197,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
David Peters |
160,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Chris Hunichen | Eliminado | |
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Ihar Soika raised to 3,600 and Tobias Reinkemeier three-bet to 11,000 after which the Belarusian player folded. On the very next hand Soika raised again to 3,600 and this time it was Steve O'Dwyer who three-bet to 10,300.
The action folded back to Soika, and he moved all in after a while to put O'Dwyer at risk. O'Dwyer called right away for 45,500 total, and the showdown went as following.
Soika:
O'Dwyer:
The flop brought , and O'Dwyer said, "Faster, faster" to the dealer, looking to speed up the showdown.
The turn brought the and the river the , and O'Dwyer doubled up.
O'Dwyer added that he would much rather see RFID cards and have the dealer press a button to see who would win the hand.
"It's just too stressful," the winner of last night's Super High Roller said with a smile.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Steve O'Dwyer |
93,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
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Ihar Soika |
30,500
-69,500
|
-69,500 |