David "ODB" Baker wins the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Event for $161,139.
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Tricia Drago open-jammed under the gun for 10,300 and a player from middle position called. Action folded around to John Van Arnam who three-bet jammed for 23,300 on the button and Terry Tserdanis moved all in for 18,100 from the big blind. The middle position player called and the four players tabled their hands.
Tricia Drago: ![]()
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John Van Arnam: ![]()
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Terry Tserdanis: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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flop sealed the deal for Drago and Tserdanis as they shared the same pocket pair and the
turn sealed the victory for Van Arnam as he won the hand on the
river and eliminated Drago and Tserdanis from the tournament.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
92,000
66,200
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66,200 |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado |
James Baune opened for 2,500 from early position, sitting directly to his left was Brain Stafford who three-bet to 7,500. Action around the table folded back around to Baune who called.
Baune check-called Staffords all in bet after the ![]()
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flop and the players tabled their hands.
Brain Stafford: ![]()
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James Baune: ![]()
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Baune was able to pair his ace and left Stafford drawing slim.
The turn fell the
and the
sealed Staffords fate as he was eliminated from the tournament.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 | |
|
|
Eliminado |
Vasyl Bondarenko opened under the gun for 2,500 and action folded around to Kiran Raina who three-bet jammed for 11,100 from the cutoff, Bondarenko called.
Vasyl Bondarenko: ![]()
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Kiran Raina: ![]()
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Raian had Bondarenko crushed and the ![]()
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flop improved Raian's hand to a set of jacks.
The
turn left Bondarenko drawing dead and the
river gave Raian a much needed double up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,300 | |
|
|
29,000 |
Nível: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Esteban Deleon open-jammed for 10,900 from early position and action folded to Alison Barry who three-bet jammed over the top for 47,000 from the cutoff. TJ Saba got isolation after he jammed for 100,000 on the button and the three players tabled their hands.
Esteban Deleon: ![]()
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Alison Barry: ![]()
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TJ Saba: ![]()
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Barry had the best hand until the ![]()
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flop and Saba took a commanding lead.
The
paired Deleon and Saba had one card to go before getting a doubled elimination.
The river fell the
and Saba eliminated both Barry and Deleon from the tournament.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
185,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
Eliminado | |
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Eliminado |
Anthony Askey open-jammed for 7,200 from middle position and Mark Garcia called on the button.
Anthony Askey: ![]()
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Mark Garcia: ![]()
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Askey had Garcia dominated and nothing changed after the ![]()
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flop.
The
on the turn gave Askey broadway and the
river gave him a much needed double through Garcia.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
19,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
121,000 | |
|
|
111,500 | |
|
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96,800 | |
|
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96,400 | |
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92,400 | |
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90,500 | |
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90,200 | |
|
|
88,000 | |
|
|
81,300 |