Nível: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante:
Nível: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante:
We walked up to a hand where Gavin Smith and an opponent were at the river. The board read , and Smith's opponent bet out 4,225. Smith tanked for a while, counting out his chips before finally making the reluctant call.
Smith showed for a flush, and his opponent said, "Sixes," as he mucked his hand. Smith scooped the roughly 15,000 pot to bring his stack up to around 31,000
With the World Series of Poker's big buy-in events attracting poker's elite to play under one roof, two of the game's now ubiquitous symbols have taken over the Brasilia Room.
The Beats by Dre high-end headphones preferred by so many regular circuit grinders are being worn by at least a third of the field, with the players forgoing table talk in favor of tunes.
There are also a dozen massage therapy specialists plying their trade throughout the tournament floor, with women clad in white T-shirts applying some targeted pressure to the backs, shoulders, legs, and necks of several poker pros.
With the $5,000 buy-in limiting this event to those with heavy bankrolls, it's only understandable that the players here today are in search of some much needed relaxation, as they compete against their highly skilled peers from the pro ranks.
With 457 entrants so far, tables are slowly starting to break from the red section in Brasilia. We will certainly have more entries by the end of level four, but play has resumed at a slower pace in level three. And you know what that means--it's time to shift gears. Stay with PokerNews for all the action to come.
Daniel Negreanu has always been revered for his uncanny ability to read opponents as if their hands were face up, but even"Kid Poker" couldn't sniff out the set on the last hand.
The final board read , and Negreanu's opponent had checked the action. Sensing weakness, or perhaps going for a value bet, Negreanu decided to stick a bet of approximately 3,700 into the middle.
"A pair of sevens," was Negreanu's announcement when his opponent called. "Oh, three nines?"
The other player had tabled his , and with a befuddled expression still on his face, Negreanu sent his cards into the muck.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu |
11,750
-3,250
|
-3,250 |
|
After beginning the 2013 World Series of Poker with a 6th place finish in Event #2 ($5000 Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em) and a 5th place finish in the “Millionaire Maker” event just a few days later, Dan Kelly is quickly making this year's series his own.
Kelly was in on the action once again on a recent hand, and although he did not come away a winner, he proved that he can't lose this summer either.
The flop showed and Kelly had bet 600 into an unknown opponent, who raised it up to 1,500. Kelly called, and both players checked the on the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Kelly's opponent fired 1,500 forward, and Kelly quickly looked him up.
The player rolled over , and Kelly asked "queens?" while peering across the table. He then flipped up the and the pot was promptly chopped up.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Dan Kelly |
17,775
275
|
275 |
With the board showing , Josh Arieh was faced with a bet by an unknown opponent, and he decided on a raise to 2,700.
Arieh rolled over the when the other player quickly called, but his big slick had been caught on the river by .
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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Josh Arieh |
12,250
-6,250
|
-6,250 |
|
Nível: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante:
The players have stood to stretch as we enter the first 20-minute break of the day.
Ludovic Riehl is a French pro with a great record in six-max events around the world, including a 40th place finish here in this year's WSOP (Event #22 - $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed), and today he is already displaying that proficiency for the shorthanded game.
We caught Riehl, who goes by the name "mikedou" online while playing as a Team Winamax team pro, playing a hand on the turn, with the board reading . After a player in the small blind checked, Riehl fired a bet of 3,250 forward, prompting his opponent to tank for over a minute before calling.
On the river, the player then tanked for two minutes before tapping the table, and Riehl calmly moved the rest of his stack in the middle, for a 9,775 all in bet.
His opponent then went about as deep into the tank as you can dive without the clock being called, staring at Riehl in the next seat over for more than five minutes, counting out the chips to call and pump faking the fold a few times. Eventually, despite all of the theatrics, the player was convinced by Riehl's bet, and his hand was finally tossed to the dealer.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Ludovic Riehl |
21,500
21,500
|
21,500 |