Nivel: 2
Ciegas: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Nivel: 2
Ciegas: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Dan Smith was in early position and raised the action to 23,000. Greg Merson made it 76,000 from the cutoff and action came back around to Smith who called.
The two saw a flop of ![]()
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hit the felt and Smith checked. Merson continued out for 57,000 and Smith flat called. The turn was the
and Smith checked for a second time. Merson knocked the table back, allowing the
to complete the board. Smith checked and Merson fired 126,000, sending Smith deep into the tank.
About 90 seconds passed before Smith tossed out a call. Merson tabled ![]()
for ace-high and a busted club draw. Smith showed the winning hand of ![]()
for a pair of tens. He picked up the pot and now sits around 3.105 million while Merson's stack has dropped to 2.7 million.
"They're firing today, boys," said Antonio Esfandiari at the other end of the table. "They are firing today."
"Everyone is out for blood!" replied Scott Seiver with a smile.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,105,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
Daniel Negreanu opened for a raise in late position, Phil Galfond defended from the blinds, and the two checked on a flop of ![]()
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.
The turn was the
, the two knuckled again, and the
completed the board. Galfond rapped the felt for a third and final time, and Negreanu tanked for a bit before checking as well.
"Eight-high," Galfond announced.
Negreanu turned over ![]()
for ace-high.
"I had you dominated!" Negreanu said, grinning.
"You'r a beast, Daniel," Phil Ivey said from across the table. "Wow. Such a great winner."
Negreanu and his neighbor Erik Lindgren shared a laugh.
"He's even worse on the golf course," Lindgren added.
Phil Galfond raised from the button to 15,000 and quickly Phil Ivey tossed in 50,000 from the big blind when Rono Lo gave up his small blind. Galfond looked back down at his cards and folded.
Two hands later Galfond raised to 15,000 again and Ivey called from the button. The flop came down ![]()
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and both players checked. The turn was the
and Galfond checked again, after which Ivey bet 23,000. Galfond called and checked the river, the
, as well.
Ivey checked behind and Galfond turned over ![]()
for two pair.
Ivey smiled and tossed his cards towards the muck, but no lost pot in these early levels seems to be able to impact the 10-time bracelet winner's mood. Ivey's been chatting it up with everyone at the table and his recent bracelet win might have a lot to do with that.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,320,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 347 | 1 | Brian Rast |
| 347 | 2 | Jean-Robert Bellande |
| 347 | 3 | John Juanda |
| 347 | 4 | David "Doc" Sands |
| 347 | 5 | Philipp Gruissem |
| 347 | 6 | Talal Shakerchi |
| 347 | 7 | Tom Hall |
| 347 | 8 | --Empty-- |
| 349 | 1 | Antonio Esfandiari |
| 349 | 2 | Erik Seidel |
| 349 | 3 | Scott Seiver |
| 349 | 4 | --Empty-- |
| 349 | 5 | Connor Drinan |
| 349 | 6 | Dan Smith |
| 349 | 7 | Brandon Steven |
| 349 | 8 | Greg Merson |
| 351 | 1 | --Empty-- |
| 351 | 2 | --Empty-- |
| 351 | 3 | --Empty-- |
| 351 | 4 | --Empty-- |
| 351 | 5 | --Empty-- |
| 351 | 6 | --Empty-- |
| 351 | 7 | --Empty-- |
| 351 | 8 | --Empty-- |
| 353 | 1 | Phil Galfond |
| 353 | 2 | Rono Lo |
| 353 | 3 | Phil Ivey |
| 353 | 4 | --Empty-- |
| 353 | 5 | Stanley Choi |
| 353 | 6 | Cary Katz |
| 353 | 7 | Daniel Negreanu |
| 353 | 8 | Erick Lindgren |
| 354 | 1 | Max Altergott |
| 354 | 2 | --Empty-- |
| 354 | 3 | John Morgan |
| 354 | 4 | Paul Newey |
| 354 | 5 | Vanessa Selbst |
| 354 | 6 | Sam Trickett |
| 354 | 7 | David Einhorn |
| 354 | 8 | --Empty-- |
| 356 | 1 | Daniel Cates |
| 356 | 2 | Tony Gregg |
| 356 | 3 | Jason Mercier |
| 356 | 4 | Doug Polk |
| 356 | 5 | Daniel Colman |
| 356 | 6 | Guy Laliberté |
| 356 | 7 | Tobias Reinkemeier |
| 356 | 8 | --Empty-- |
| 357 | 1 | Christoph Volgelsang |
| 357 | 2 | Rick Solomon |
| 357 | 3 | Bill Klein |
| 357 | 4 | Igor Kurganov |
| 357 | 5 | Niklas Heinecker |
| 357 | 6 | Noah Schwartz |
| 357 | 7 | Isaac Haxton |
| 357 | 8 | --Empty-- |
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
||
Sam Trickett fired out 83,000 into a pot of around 120,000 on a completed board of ![]()
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. His opponent, fellow Brit Paul Newey, made a fairly quick call, and Trickett rolled over ![]()
for a flush.
Newey nodded, then mucked his hand.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
3,015,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
Dan Smith opened with a preflop raise to 20,000 and action folded all of the way around the table to Scott Seiver in the big blind.
"How much is that?" asked Seiver. "I can afford that."
The two took a flop of ![]()
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and Seiver checked. Smith checked the action back, allowing the
to fall on the turn. Seiver took this opportunity to lead at the pot for 27,000. Smith stuck around and the board paired with the
on the river. Seiver dropped 85,000 into the middle and Smith called.
Seiver showed ![]()
for a full house of jacks full of queens. Smith mucked his cards and Seiver dragged another pot early against at Smith's expense. Seiver now has about 3.245 million in chips.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,245,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,810,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
|
||
Daniel Cates and Tobias Reinkemeier were heads up on a board of ![]()
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with around 215,000. Cates fired out a bet of 150,000, and Reinkemeier tank-called.
"Ace-nine," Cates said, showing ![]()
.
Reinkemeier had him pipped with ![]()
for a pair of tens, and pulled in the pot.
"F***," Cates said under his breath, bemoaning the loss.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
2,575,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
On a flop of ![]()
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, Paul Newey checked from the small blind and Vanessa Selbst bet 56,000 from the big. Newey made the call and then both players checked the
turn. When the
completed the board on the river, Newey led out for 50,000 and Selbst thought for a bit before raising to 109,000. Not to be outdone, Newey pushed back with a three-bet to 225,000, and it did the trick as Selbst released he hand.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
2,800,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
Cary Katz struck up a conversation with last year's runner-up Sam Trickett asking why he had missed the $100,000 buy-in tournament at the Bellagio yesterday. Trickett explained that he was gutted to have missed it, but was sidelined after splitting his foot open.
He then pointed to his left foot, which was inside a thong sandal. Atop his foot were a series of stitches holding together what appeared to be a pretty nasty cut. "Ranch dip caused this," Trickett has said via Twitter, which he accompanied with a graphic photo. (Warning: His Twitter page is not for the faint of heart). He went on to add: "The adrenaline and the pain killers worn off. Jeez, I'm in absolute agony."
Katz informed him that all hope was not lost as he and some other players were thinking about throwing another tournament sometime in July.