They say that in order to win poker tournaments you have to win your coinflips, and that is exactly what Timothy Reilly has just done.
A raise on the button from Alexandre Reard was met with a three-bet from Reilly and before we knew what was going on Reard had moved all-in and Reilly had called!
Reilly:
Reard:
Reilly flew into the lead on the flop and when the turn and river were the and respectively, Reilly claimed the chip lead and left Reard nursing a 740,000 stack. Reard still has over 30 big blinds so is anything but short stacked, but this hand really changes the dynamic of the tournament.
Ruzicka opened to 65,000 on the button and then quickly called when Jacobson moved all in from the small blind. Jacobson opened and Ruzicka the .
Jacobson took the lead on the flop and stayed in front on the turn. However, the on the river improved Ruzicka to a flush and resigned Jacobson to fourth place.
Bryn Kenney was playing a 15 big blind stack and saw a pretty hand and decided to go with it.
The action folded to Vojtech Ruzicka on the button and he opened to 70,000 before Kenney shoved for 455,000 from the big blind. Ruzicka, who has been in most of the critical pots today, held his head as if he had another difficult decision to make. He asked for a count and elected to call.
Kenney:
Ruzicka:
"The seven of diamonds is the luckiest card in the deck, bro!" offered a supporting Kevin MacPhee on the rail.
It seems we cannot write an update without Vojtech Ruzicka being in it, the Czech pro is seemingly involved in every pot.
Alexandre Reard opened to 60,000 and Ruzicka called from the button. The pair shared a , Reard continued with an 80,000 bet and Ruzicka called. The turn saw Reard initially check and when Ruzicka tested the waters with a 175,000 bet Reard called.
The river was the and Reard wasted no time at all in betting 265,000. Ruzicka smelled a rat and instantly mucked his hand.
Bryn Kenny has doubled up through Vojtech Ruzicka and now has a little more freedom to get creative.
Ruzicka opened to 65,000 in the hijack and after Martin Jacobson folded, Kenney moved all-in for 255,000. Ruzicka counted Kenney's stack, then the chips already in the middle, before making a reluctant call --possibly based on pure maths if nothing else.
Ruzicka:
Kenney:
The board ran out and Kenney doubled up.
Kenny has since opened two pots, one from the button and one from under the gun. On both occasions he only won the blinds and antes but they all add up in the end.
Vojtech Ruzicka was flying high today but he was just brought back down to earth by Timothy Reilly.
The two players were in the blinds and took to a flop. Reilly check-called a 50,000 bet before both players checked the turn. The river came a fourth spade with the and Reilly checked again. Ruzicka bet 125,000 and was shocked when Reilly check-raised to 285,000.
He made the call anyway and was shown by the American for the nut flush. He mucked. Bryn Kenney said he had the and assumed Ruzicka must've had the in his hand.
We predicted Vojtech Ruzicka would be involved in a key hand sooner or later and we were correct. He now has 1,850,000 after winning the majority of Martin Jacobson's stack.
Jacobson opened to 50,000 under the gun and the action folded around to Ruzicka in his big blind. He asked Jacobson how many chips he had behind and Jacobson replied, "860,000." With that information in hand, Ruzicka called.
The dealer placed the flop onto the felt and Ruzicka checked then called a 45,000 bet from Jacobson. The turn saw Ruzicka check again. Jacobson increased his bet size to 100,000 and Ruzicka removed a tower of 5,000 chips from his stack and called.
The river was the and Ruzicka checked for a third time. Jacobson bet 265,000, which left him with just 360,000 behind and Ruzicka sprung into action with a raise all-in!
Jacobson sat for close to two minutes without showing any emotion whatsoever, but as time passed by the young Swede became more and more animated — he really was being put through the emotional wringer. Eventually, after around five minutes of torturing himself, Jacobson released his hand and Vojtech soared into a substantial chip lead.
Czech pro Vojtech Ruzicka has really come out of his shell during the last couple of orbits and seems to be in every pot of note.
Hand 1: On a flop, Ruzicka (big blind) check-called a 60,000 bet from Alexandre Reard (button). The turn was the and Ruzicka check-folded to an 85,000 turn c-bet.
Hand 2: The action passed to Ruzicka in the small blind and he made an uncharacteristic oversized raise to 67,000. Martin Jacobson called in the big blind and the duo shared a flop. Ruzicka c-bet and Jacobson released.
Hand 3: Ruzicka opened to 50,000 in the hijack but quikcly folded when Bryn Kenney three-bet all in from the small blind.
We have a feeling it is only a matter of time before Ruzicka is involved in a key hand.
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respectively, Reilly claimed the chip lead and left Reard nursing a 740,000 stack. Reard still has over 30 big blinds so is anything but short stacked, but this hand really changes the dynamic of the tournament.
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turn saw Ruzicka check again. Jacobson increased his bet size to 100,000 and Ruzicka removed a tower of 5,000 chips from his stack and called.
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