Break Yo Self
The 360 players left in contention are wandering the Rio halls for a 20-minute break in the action.
The 360 players left in contention are wandering the Rio halls for a 20-minute break in the action.
Nível: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Kyle Cartwright just chipped up again, after flicking out a 2,900 wager on the river with the board reading .
The pot appeared to contain about 6,000 and Cartwright stared intensely at his lone opponent, who tanked long and hard while assessing the situation.
Finally, the player uncapped his cards and surrendered, sending a sizable pot across the table to yesterday's bracelet winner.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Kyle Cartwright |
31,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
Mike Register got his last 9,100 into the middle holding , and as is usually the case with big slick, the race was on against a single opponent's .
The board ran clean through the turn, coming , but the fell on the river to cinch the win for Register.
He doubled to just over the current average, while his crestfallen opponent could only lament his fate after falling on fifth street.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Mike Register
|
19,500 |
The action folded around to an unidentified player in the small blind, and soon enough his last 10,675 went into the middle for an open-shove.
John Holley was in the big blind, and the veteran circuit grinder who took 3rd in last year's Seniors Championship (in his first year of eligibility for the event), appeared pained by the decision he now faced.
Holley tanked for a good minute or so, but in the end he decided to keep grinding rather than let the dealer and the deck decide his fate.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
John Holley |
26,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
Just moments after catching up with Blake Bohn during a recent pass around the room, the infamous reporter "kiss of death" reared its ugly head, as the longtime pro went broke just a deal or two later.
According to Bohn's former tablemate John Holley, the Mid-States Poker Tour grinder decided to get frisky with the , opening the betting and seeing an unfriendly flop fall.
Bohn then check-raise jammed with his air ball, only to run smack dab into the stone cold nuts. His opponent snapped the bet off with for Broadway, and just like that Bohn was sent to the rail, only minutes after accepting a sincere "good luck" from this reporter.
Next time, we'll just keep our mouths shut.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Blake Bohn | Eliminado |
The tournament clock has paused for another 20-minute break, and the green T25 chips will be colored up.
Nível: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
After opening to 1,800 Richard Whitebrook heard an opponent announce himself all in for his last 9,000 or so.
Holding in the hole, Whitebrook quickly called the player down, and he found himself in a dominant position over .
The flop came clean for Whitebrook, as the dealer fanned the , but with players at the table calling for a sweat, the peeled off on the turn to grant their wish.
Whitebrook was now fading the deck's spades and jacks, but the river was the to keep his kicker out in front, while kicking his opponent to the rail in the process.
"Thanks guys..." Whitebrook told the table after the safe river card. "I don't need any more sweat."
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Richard Whitebrook |
27,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
We saw a player stand to sweat the result of an all-in confrontation, and although Belgian amateur Kevin Poel was the one holding , he nervously anticipated the delivery of five board cards.
Poel's opponent held live cards with , and while the flop of was a swing and a miss, he found a lifeline when the arrived on fourth street.
Poel now needed to dodge five outs in the form of kings or jacks, and the river produced the he finally exhaled in relief, yelling "Yes!" to the heavens before retaking his seat.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Kevin Poel | 35,500 |