888poker Ambassadors Lovgren and Hof Double
Both Sofia Lovgren and Natalie Hof had been nursing short stacks for quite some time today and scored double-ups just before being moved out of the Pavilion and into the Amazon room. Fellow 888poker ambassador Nicolau Villa-Lobos also bumped up his stack and will be on the move soon, as just nine tables remain.
Lovgren got into a heads-up pot against Yehuda Cohen and checked the river of a board 
from middle position. There was 24,000 in the pot and Yehuda Cohen bet 6,300 before facing the check-raise all in by Lovgren. Cohen asked for a count and the shove was for 33,400 in total.
"Sofia, Sofia. Do you have a full house?" Cohen asked and took another 20 seconds before calling. Lovgren replied, "No, quads," and rolled over 
. There were some players on the table joking, "Oh, just quads," while Lovgren raked in the pot with a smile on her face.
One table over, Hof was also at risk. After a raise to 2,300 and a three-bet to 6,000 by the cutoff, Hof shoved from the button for her last 21,700. The initial raiser folded and the cutoff snap-called with 
. Hof was in desperate shape with 
, but got there with trips kings thanks to a board of 
.
"Teach me how to do it," Greg Mueller joked to her in German and Hof grinned back and said, "Just get it in with the worse hand."
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
94,000 | 69,000 |
|
92,000 | 92,000 |
|
49,000 | 15,000 |
|
38,000 | -42,000 |
. It checked to Steinberg who bet 10,000 and Einsohn was the only caller. The pair checked the 
on the turn and on the river, which was a 
of Steinberg.
but the 
and Esfandiari led out with a bet of 5,700. The limper called but Buchanan folded. 
turn, Esfandiari led again for 9,100. The limper called. 
for a rivered straight, and it was good. Esfandiari shook his head and sent over the chips.
on the turn prompted a 15,000 bet from Smith, which was a sizable portion of the pot. Vu raised to 35,000 and Smith called.
for a pair of sevens and a missed flush draw. Vu, visibly relieved, slammed open 
for a set of sevens. The Purple Heart recipient's massive bluff didn't get through, and Vu skyrocketed to 375,000.
and the preflop raiser bet 6,000. Rheem called and the turn was the 
and the small blind bet 6,000. Mizrachi raised to 13,000, Ross folded, and the small blind folded.
flop. Both players checked and the turn was the 
. Sontheimer bet 6,000 and Ly called. 
and each player checked and the 
came on the turn. The small blind bet 3,500 and Negreanu raised to 8,500. The initial raiser folded.
for a flush and his opponent was forced to show 
for top pair, top kicker.
against Kassouf's 
