Moments after busting, Steve O'Dwyer rebought for the tournament on his third bullet as the sixth entry to the event.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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||
Enrico Camosci raised to 3,000 from the hijack, Mihails Nikitins called on the button, Vladas Tamasauskas called in the small blind, and Steve O'Dwyer called in the big blind to make it a family pot with four players to the flop.
The flop was dealt 5♥2♣7♣ and Tamasauskas led for 3,000, which all three other players called. The turn came the 8♠ and Tamasauskas checked. O'Dwyer made it 16,000 to go, Camosci called, Nikitins folded and Tamasauskas called.
The river was the K♠ and Tamasauskas checked again. O'Dwyer pushed out a bet of 49,500, most of his stack. Camosci folded and Tamasauskas moved all in.
This left O'Dwyer in a bit of a pickle. If he folded, he'd be left with less than a small blind to play with. But by this point, he seemed to know he was beat, an anguished look on his face as he used his time bank cards up.
O'Dwyer eventually made a resigned call for his remaining chips. He showed J♣9♣ for a bluff. Tamasauskas turned over K♣5♣ for two pair, kings and fives to win the pot, eliminating O'Dwyer.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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195,000
77,000
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77,000 |
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|
Eliminado | |
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Nível: 4
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Vladas Tamasauskas limped in from the small blind. Steve O'Dwyer raised to 6,000, from the big blind, and Tamasauskas called.
The 7♣5♠2♥ flop checked through to the 6♥ on the turn. Tamasauskas took the lead for 10,500 and O'Dwyer called.
The Q♣ river saw Tamasauskas bet out 42,000, a virtual all-in with 500 behind the line. O'Dwyer moved all in, asking for Tamasauskas's last red chip and Tamasauskas called.
Vladas Tamasauskas: 9♥8♣ 
Steve O'Dwyer: 4♥3♥
Both players had turned a straight, but Tamasauskas was best, doubling him up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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|
118,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
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81,500
-73,500
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-73,500 |
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|
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Vladas Tamasauskas raised from the button and Enrico Camosci called in the big blind.
The flop came 9♥7♥A♥ and Camosci checked. Tamasauskas bet 2,000 and Camosci called. Both players checked it back on the 4♥ turn.
The river was the 2♥ and Camosci led out for 4,000, a little under a third of the pot. Tamasauskas took a little time to ponder before making the call. Camosci showed 7♣3♣ and Tamasauskas had A♦3♣.
They were both playing the flush on board and so the pot was chopped.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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206,000 | |
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64,000
-6,000
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-6,000 |
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 3,500 from under the gun, Enrico Camosci called on the button, as did Mihails Nikitins, in the small blind.
The action checked to Camosci, who took the lead for 3,000 on the 3♥4♦4♠. Both players called.
The 5♣ turn and the J♠ river checked to a showdown. Nikitins tabled A♠3♦ for just a pair of threes; good enough to send both O'Dwyer and Camosci's cards into the muck.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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|
206,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
155,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
The death of musician, recording engineer and poker player Steve Albini hit the music world with a force like that of the incendiary device aimed at Earth pictured on Big Black's 1986 debut album Atomizer. It may have hit one group of Chicago poker players the hardest.
Albini, a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner who recorded landmark works by bands like Nirvana and Pixies and who The New York Times described as "one of the most admired, and most divisive, figures in rock," was a key figure in a friend group that bonded, joked and supported one another over the poker table. For 20 years, they played in a weekly low-stakes Chicago home game often held in Electrical Audio that included bracelet winners like Jason Gola, Eric Rodawig and Brian Hastings. Now, the game is on hiatus after Albini's death in May as the group of poker pros, musicians and audio engineers adapts to a world without its figurehead.
PokerNews spoke with two of Albini's closest friends who were regulars in the game, Brandon Shack-Harris and Andrew Kosinski.
Steve O'Dwyer raised from the button and Mihails Nikitins called in the big blind. Both players checked it back on the 5♣K♥9♥ flop.
The turn came the 9♦ and Nikitins led out for 3,000, which O'Dwyer called. The river was the Q♣ and Nikitins checked. O'Dwyer made it 12,500 to go and Nikitins flicked in a chip to make the call.
O'Dwyer turned over J♦10♦ for a straight and Nikitins mucked to give him the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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|
145,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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|
|
80,000
-10,500
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-10,500 |
Nível: 3
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Mihails Nikitins raised to 2,000 from under the gun, Steve O'Dwyer three-bet to 10,500 from the small blind and Nikitins called.
The 9♠K♥6♥ flop saw O'Dwyer continue for 11,500. Nikitins called.
The 7♥ turn and 3♠ river checked to a showdown. O'Dwyer rolled over K♦J♥ for top pair, while Nikitins mucked K♣10♦ face-up, having been outkicked.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
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120,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
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90,500
-34,500
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-34,500 |
