Tony “Top Pair” Dunst
Nível 1
: 75/150, 0 ante
There was an open to 400 and a call from the button and Tony Dunst made it three with a call from the big blind.
The flop was 
and it checked to the player on the button who bet 1,200. Dunst called and the other player folded.
The turn card was the 
with no action, and on the river 
Dunst went for a modest bet of 600. His opponent gave it a little thought and called.
“I’ve got a queen,” Dunst said as he turned over his 
and his opponent mucked.
“Top pairing my way through,” Dunst added of his hit on the flop for this early pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 | 2,000 |
, mucking when Zarbo tabled the straight.
, Brian Rast was in the cutoff and facing a decision for 9,000 against the player in the big blind. Rast went into the tank briefly, rechecked his hole cards, and said "I'm gonna go with my gut" just before he tossed his cards into the muck. His opponent showed the 
and Rast nodded, saying he'd folded a pretty strong hand. Although this pot didn't have Rast's name on it, the three-time bracelet winner is off to quite a strong start in this first level of play.
, his opponent check-called with 
hit on the turn and his opponent check-called the bet of 1,600.
completed the board and Negreanu's full house and his opponent paid Negreanu's 4,500 river bet.
. John Smith, runner-up in back-to-back $10,000 Heads-up Championships called.
while Smith showed 
.
, and it checked to Hortin, who fired out 1,100. His opponent didn't take long to call, and the 
hit the turn. Another check saw a larger bet from Hortin, 3,800, and his opponent thought it over for just a few moments before releasing his hand.
and De Meulder bet out 450. The preflop raiser in the cutoff folded and the button took a few moments before raising to 1,350. After brief contemplation, De Meulder folded and the button took the pot.
and took down the pot.
and Affleck continued for 2,000. The button quickly folded and Affleck took the chips.