Three of the bigger stacks as we approach the money bubble.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 189,000 |
|
236,000 | 36,000 |
|
205,000 | 155,400 |
Takashi Ogura was all-in for 7,500 chips in the hijack seat and had been called by Adam Lalopoulos from the next seat along. Steven Silverman, on the button, squeezed all-in for 28,600 and Lalopoulos had a real decision to make.
"Jacks or something?" Lalopoulos asked, "I've got a pocket pair," he added.
Silverman sat stoic, apparently unfazed by Lalopoulos' questioning.
After almost a minute, Lalpoulos folded.
Silverman: 
Ogura: 
Silverman was a huge favorite to win the pot and when the flop came down 
he was still in good shape. The 
on the turn meant Silverman had to dodge a king or diamond, which he did when the river came the 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
39,100 | 14,400 |
|
Eliminado |
Govert Metaal is up to 140,000 chips as the money bubble approaches, which is some information that the legion of Dutch poker fans will be delighted with.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 98,000 |
On open to 4,000 then saw Brian Pinkus raise it up to 12,000. It got to Govert Metaal who counted out a raise and bumped up the price of poker to 26,600.
The original raiser quickly folded but Pinkus seemed in two minds as to what to do. The chips required to make the call were counted out and the remaining stack assessed. Finally Pinkus gave Metaal a good stare and laid the hands down.
Metaal showed 
and collected the pot. “Kings.” Pinkus joked.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000 | 20,000 |
Bart Hanson raised to 3,500 from early position, Darrell Tipton called from the cutoff and a third player called from the button. The flop was 
and Hanson checked. Tipton bet 9,000, his opponent called and Hanson folded.
The turn was the 
and Tipton moved all in for 27,100. After some thought, his opponent made the call and turned over 
. Tipton was well ahead with and the 
river assured the double for Tipton.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
83,000 | 55,000 |
|
42,700 | -7,300 |
Nam Le was in the small blind and he checked the 
flop to Fabian Quoss in early position. Quoss bet 4,500 chips, Le dwelled for a few moments before calling.
Le then checked the 
turn and Quoss checked behind. Both players then checked the 
river.
Le showed 
for a pair of sevens and was beaten by Quoss' 
that had improved to a pair of kings.
Quoss is now up to 64,000 and that is not good news for those facing him at the table because he now has some room to manoeuvre.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | 10,000 |
|
83,000 | 54,500 |
|
64,000 | 40,800 |
|
59,000 | 6,900 |
|
41,000 | -45,000 |
Nível: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
The action folded around to Pierre Neuville in middle position and he opened the preflop betting round with a raise to 3,600. The players ducked out of the way until it was Ludovic Geilich's turn to act from the small blind. Geilcih responded to Neuville's raise by three-betting all-in for 13,100 in total.
Neuville considered all of his options for close to to minutes before electing to call.
Neuville:
Geilich: 
Both players hit the 
flop, although Geilich held the advantage with his two pair. The 
on the turn opened the possibility of a split pot, but the on the river ensured Geilich won the hand and now has 32,000 chips in his arsenal.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | 18,000 |
|
60,000 | 10,000 |
|
37,000 | -2,000 |
|
32,000 | 10,000 |
Mike “Da Bookie” Hill has been around the poker scene for many years and can often be found in some of the lower buy-in tournaments on the circuit in England, but every year me makes the pilgrimage to Vegas to show he can still mix it up with some of the younger generations in higher buy in events.
Hill called a raise of 4,400 from one of the younger players at his table and they went to a heads up flop of 
. Hill faced a continuation bet of 5,300 and sat quietly behind his blacked out wrap around shades for a few moments before announcing he was all in.
Hill’s opponent was at a loss, clearly not anticipating the bet size of over 40,000. He shook his head at the situation he was in and threw his cards away. One of the other players complimented Hill on the move, “Great bet no matter what.”
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | -7,000 |
We caught the action with the board reading 
and Michael Rocco checked to James Mackey who bet 15,000. Rocco made the call after some deliberation and we saw the land on the river. Both players checked and Rocco rolled over 
for the flush. Mackey could only shake his head as he mucked his hand.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | 80,200 |
|
58,000 | -27,000 |
