David Prociak was in middle position when he raised to 50,000. Moses Saquing was the only caller from the small blind and the two players went to a flop of 6♣Q♦2♣. Saquing checked to Prociak who checked behind. When the dealer put the J♥ on the turn Saquing lead out for 90,000 and was called by Prociak. The A♣ on the river was checked to Prociak who then bet 385,000 and Saquing folded.
Christopher Vitch opened 70,000 in the cutoff and only Eddie Ochana came along in the big blind.
Both players checked to the A♦9♣5♦10♠A♠ river where Ochana flung two green chips across the line for a bet of 50,000. Vitch thought about it for a few moments and made the call.
Ochana tabled K♠K♥8♦5♣ and that was good as Vitch mucked his hand.
Kevin Hyde opened 55,000 in early position and Phil Laak called on the button.
The flop came K♣Q♣4♠ and Hyde check-folded to a bet of 150,000 from Laak.
Laak showed K♦K♠ as he said, "Here's top set," and continued to show Q♠4♦ and here's my back door quad draw. It could come queen turn and queen river."
Slowrolling — it's a divisive topic in the poker world. Some players take great joy in taking part in the act, while for others, it's their biggest pet peeve when at the table.
There have been plenty of examples that have made headlines over the years, with Nik Airball's slowroll on Ethan 'Rampage' Yau on Hustler Casino Live being a recent case study.
Action picked up going to the flop after a preflop raise was called by the players in the cutoff and small blind, Jose Ferreira in the big blind, and Bohdan Demianenko in middle position.
The flop came out J♠7♦J♣ and when action checked to Demianenko he asked how much was in the pot before betting 50,000. Ferreira called and the other two players folded.
The turn was 3♣ and when checked to Demianenko bet 90,000 and Ferreira called.
The river was 8♠ and again Demianenko asked how much was in the pot, to which the dealer replied "480,000" and then bet 150,000. Ferreira called and Demianenko tabled A♥J♦9♦7♥ for a flopped full house and Ferreira mucked his hand.
The $25K Fantasy league rolls on, and as of June 19, Team The Dinkers (Josh Kay) is still on top with 662 points, which is a good bit ahead of both Team Sternheimer (523 points) and Team Sepiol (461 points). Of the 19 teams, Team Chingas is on the bottom with 83 points while all other teams have at least 207 points. Check out 25Kfantasy.com to see the current standings.
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As a result, we can capture some of the biggest, best, and most game-changing hands involving the $25K Fantasy roster. Here are five from the last week of action in the 2024 WSOP including ones played by Phil Ivey, Eric Wasserson, and Sean Winter.
All of the chips went in the middle before the flop and Antonio Ruelas was the shortest stack with about 115,000 while Adam Goodman was at risk for roughly 350,000. Asher Neaman had them both covered and was looking for the double knockout.
Antonio Ruelas: Q♥Q♦9♠6♥
Adam Goodman: A♣A♠7♥3♦
Asher Neaman: Q♣Q♠10♦9♣
"We can't hit!" Yelled Neaman as he saw him and Ruelas both had pocket queens.
The 10♣7♣4♥ flop gave Neaman a flush draw as he started yelling for a club.
The 4♣ hit the turn, completing Neaman's flush and the 5♣ river changed nothing as Neaman sent both players to the rail as he screamed, "Ship it!"