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Event 45: $50,000 Poker Players Championship winner Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi watched the player to his left limp from the button, then he raised to 5,400 from the small blind. That's when the big blind woke up with an all-in shove for 32,800, forcing the button to skedaddle. Mizrachi thought a bit, then called.
Mizrachi turned over 
, but needed help versus his opponent's 
. The board ran out 
, and Mizrachi had lost nearly half his stack.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
-38,500
|
-38,500 |
|
||
. Kumar's opponent, playing from the small blind, led with a bet of 5,500, and Kumar called from the cutoff. The turn was the 
and again the small blind was betting, this time 8,800. Kumar called once more.
and this time Kumar's opponent checked. Kumar responded with a bet of 15,000, and the small blind called. Kumar tabled 
, and his opponent mucked.
. Simpson check-called a 2,500-chip bet, and the turn was the 
.
completed the board, and Simpson checked again. Racener fired a third bullet worth 7,000, and Simpson quickly called. Racener tabled 
for a pair of aces, and Simpson showed 
and a player in early position checked to Erik Hellman. Hellman has been the chip lead for the past couple of levels and sits with around 312,000. Action was on him and he bet out 1,200. The early position player made the call and both players were granted access to the turn.
then appeared on fourth street and we had a repeat of action with a check-call from Hellman's opponent for 4,200. The dealer then landed the 
on the river and again the earlier positioned player checked and Hellman bet out, this time for 8,400. After about 40 seconds passed the early position player made the call.
for a pair of aces with a beter kicker. Hellman scoffed, and watched as his opponent stacked his newly found chips. Despite this last hand Hellman hovers right around the 300,000 chip mark.
, and Aude fired out a small bet of 2,000 to start a side pot. Gold quickly announced a raise to 15,000, and stuck it in the middle. Aude made the call, and the turn brought the 
. Both players checked, and the river came the 
.
.
before heading to the rail, and Aude collected the whole pot. After that hand, Gold is down to 18,000.
respectively, and Cooke is now up to 140,000 chips.
flop already out on the felt and with Alvarado's opponent betting 7,800. Alvarado raised all in for around 35,000 and his opponent made the call.
