After the first six levels of the day, the field has climbed well over 100 entries.
Late registration remains open until the end of Level 12, so the final field will be set after the next break.
After the first six levels of the day, the field has climbed well over 100 entries.
Late registration remains open until the end of Level 12, so the final field will be set after the next break.
105 players have entered, and the 82 remaining players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Veselin Karakitukov raised from under the gun to 2,500, and on his direct left Isaac Haxton three-bet to 8,700. It folded back to Karakitukov who made the call.
The flop came Q♥K♥2♦ and Karakitukov checked to Haxton who moved all in for 8,400, which Karakitukov called.
Isaac Haxton: A♠A♥7♣6♦
Veselin Karakitukov: 10♠10♥9♠9♣
Haxton was in front with his aces, but the 9♦ on the turn gave Karakitukov a set. The river was the K♠ to give Karakitukov the pot with his full house, eliminating Haxton.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Veselin Karakitukov | 134,000 | |
Isaac Haxton | Eliminado | |
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Action went three-ways to a flop of 5♣A♣2♥ in a hand between George-Bogdan Ana on the button, Eelis Parssinen in the small blind, and Shawn Stroke in the big blind.
Parssinen checked, Stroke bet 1,000, Ana called, and Parssinen bumped it up to 6,200. Stroke called and Ana got out of the way.
The 2♦ turn went check-check, bringing the K♦ river. Parssinen led out with a bet of 4,000 and Stroke raised to 16,000. Parssinen thought for a brief moment before putting in the call.
Stroke tabled A♦Q♦7♥2♣ for a full house, deuces full of aces, to scoop the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Eelis Parssinen |
95,000
-59,600
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-59,600 |
|
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Shawn Stroke | 84,500 | |
George-Bogdan Ana | 63,000 |
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.
Action was heads-up to the A♣2♦6♦4♠ turn, where Lautaro Guerra checked from the small blind and Fahredin Mustafov followed with a check on the button.
Guerra led out for 30,000 on the K♥ river, with Mustafov checking his cards before sliding them into the muck.
"I'll get you one time," said Mustafov as Guerra raked in the chips.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Fahredin Mustafov |
168,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Lautaro Guerra |
95,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
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Nível: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Action folded to Eelis Parssinen in the hijack who raised to 2,100. Then Steve Desjarlais three-bet to 7,200, and once it folded back to Parssinen, he made the call.
The flop came 6♥7♦2♣ and Parssinen bet 9,400 to put Desjarlais all in, which he quickly called.
Steve Desjarlais: A♥K♥3♠4♠
Eelis Parssinen: Q♥10♣8♣7♣
The board then ran out 8♠3♣ and Parssinen had the best hand with two pair, eights and sevens to eliminate Desjarlais.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Eelis Parssinen |
154,600
91,800
|
91,800 |
|
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Steve Desjarlais | Eliminado |
Josh Arieh raised to 1,500 under the gun and Fahredin Mustafov three-bet to 5,400 in the hijack. Jan-Peter Jachtmann cold-called in the big blind and Arieh called as well.
The flop of 10♦K♥5♥ checked through to the 7♠ turn. Jachtmann checked, Arieh bet 15,000, Mustafov called, and Jachtmann got out of the way.
The river landed the 8♣ and Arieh fired out a bet of 40,000. Mustafov then moved all in to put Arieh at risk, who quickly folded.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Fahredin Mustafov |
161,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
Jan-Peter Jachtmann |
45,500
45,500
|
45,500 |
|
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Josh Arieh |
23,500
-47,700
|
-47,700 |
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Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 21,000 in the pot and the board showing 7♥8♦J♦. Mikhail Volfson was all-in for 37,400, and Jordan Glazer put him at risk.
Mikhail Volfson: J♣8♠6♥4♥
Jordan Glazer: A♦A♣J♠5♦
Volfson flopped best with his top two pair, but once the board ran out Q♦ on the turn, and A♥ on the river, Glazer improved to a set of aces, to take the pot and knock out Volfson.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Jordan Glazer |
117,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
Mikhail Volfson | Eliminado |