The players on the feature table may have moved back to the main tournament floor but we will be keeping an eye on the action as it develops.
Scott Seiver opened the action with a bet of 2,400 from early positon and David Lappin moved all in. The blinds got out of the way and Seiver looked at Lappin with irritation as his stack sat counted out in front of him. After a bit more thought he flung his cards away and Lappin picked up the pot.
The PokerStars summer of 2014 will be remembered for its numerous high points. Vanessa Selbst won her second WSOP bracelet in the $25k Mixed Max. Daniel Negreanu took second place in the Big One for One Drop to return to top spot as the highest earning tournament player in history. But it was also memorable for one man’s achievement of finally seeing off a personal tournament bugbear, as the PokerStars Blog reports.
In a hand that lasted close to three minutes with intentions and initiative changing with each street it was Ismael Bojang who kicked off the action with a raise to 2,200 from first position. Pawel Brzeski made the call on the button and Dietrich Fast called from the big blind.
The flop was and a check from Fast saw Bojang continue for 3,600. Brzeski made the call in position and Fast took a while before he made the call to. The turn card was the and now it was checked over to Brzeski who had position and sought to take advantage of that face and his big stack by betting 6,400.
Neither of the other two players was giving up just yet though and made the call to see the river fall the . It wasn’t quick but it was in the end a check from Fast. Bojang again took his time but when he made his mind up he decided to put out a bet of 20,500.
Whatever the other two players held they didn’t want to pay that price and their cards hit the muck.
Matthias De Meulder opened for 2,300 from the cut off, and the player on the button three bet to 4,800. Boith blinds folded, De Meulder made the call.
The Belgian Team PokerStars Pro check called a 4,800 continuation bet on , and both players checked the on the turn. The river came the , and De Meulder bet out 11,300. His opponent folded, De Meulder started stacking.
November Niner Bruno Politano opened under the gun, and action folded to Maxi Lehmanski in the small blind. Lehmanski made it 6,800, and the big blind folded. Politano four bet to 13,800 without much hesitation, and Lehmanski didn't need much time to cut out the five bet to 25,300.
Bruno Politano thought for a couple of minutes, but eventually released his hand. Lehmanski smirked, and quietly collected his new chips.
Shannon Shorr checked the flop, and France's Imad Lamarca bet 9,200. Shorr made the call, and the turn was the . Shorr checked again, and Lamarca fired 13,000. After a little bit of thought, Shorr gave it up, and Lamarca won the pot.