Charlie Carrel opened to 1,200 from the button and Dan Shak made the call from the big blind to take action heads-up to a flop of .
Both players checked and the dealer peeled off the turn which brought another check from Shak and a bet of 1,500 from Carrel, which Shak called.
The river brought a third check from Shak and a near pot-sized bet of 5,000 from Carrel. Shak thought it over but did make the call but folded when Carrel turned over for a turned two pairs.
Stephen Chidwick raised to 900 and saw Mikita Badziakouski three-bet from the big blind. Chidwick called.
Badziakouski check-called 2,000 on and check-called another 16,000 on the turn. The river went check-check and Chidwick mucked his after Badziakouski showed for the rivered straight.
With the entry of two more players, Greece’s Alexandros Kolonias and Canada’s Mike Watson play has paused for a redraw.
Had there been nine entries play would have continued on a single table but with ten entries this means two five-handed tables. Watch this space and we’ll update you as soon as play resumes.
Registration for this event remains open till the start of level 7. After level 6 a 45-minute dinner break starts, so players still have the option to enter and reenter till the time for dinner ends. This should be around 8:30 p.m. local time.
As we caught the action, three players were involved in a still modest pot. All three of them checked on before big blind Dan Shak bet out 2,000 on the turn. Mikita Badziakouski, in the hijack, called and so did Charlie Carrel on the button. The river wasn't changing the board all that much and Shak bet 8,000 into the 8,600 pot. Carrel called and Shak was quick to show . Carrel tabled and they chopped the pot.
Carrel jokingly remarked he felt he earned more than half of the pot because he had two straights. The dealer did not oblige.
The action is still in its infancy but that has not stopped Sam Greenwood and Mikita Badziakouski from battling it out in back-to-back hands.
In the first hand, Badziakouski opened to 1,000 from the button with Greenwood making the call from the small blind.
Both players checked the flop and the turn with Badziakouski leading out for 1,000 on the river.
Greenwood check raised to 3,000 causing Badziakouski to hit the think tank. Being as players only have 30 seconds to make a decision it’s not long before the dealer announces time, just as Badziakouski pitches his cards into the muck and Greenwood rakes in the 3,400 pot.
The two players duke it out again the following hand with Badziakouski opening the cutoff for 1,000 and Greenwood three-betting to 3,000 from the button.
Badziakouski called and both players saw a flop of with Badziakouski checking over to Greenwood who led out for 2,200. Badziakouski called and the dealer burned and turned the .
Both players checked and it was off to the river, which brought the . Both players checked once again and as last aggressor Greenwood showed first, rolling over . Badziakouski tabled and he raked in the 11,400 pot.
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turn which brought another check from Shak and a bet of 1,500 from Carrel, which Shak called.
river brought a third check from Shak and a near pot-sized bet of 5,000 from Carrel. Shak thought it over but did make the call but folded when Carrel turned over 
for a turned two pairs.
turn. The river 
went check-check and Chidwick mucked his 
after Badziakouski showed 
for the rivered straight.
before big blind Dan Shak bet out 2,000 on the 
turn. Mikita Badziakouski, in the hijack, called and so did Charlie Carrel on the button. The river 
wasn't changing the board all that much and Shak bet 8,000 into the 8,600 pot. Carrel called and Shak was quick to show 
. Carrel tabled 
and they chopped the pot.
flop and the 
river.
with Badziakouski checking over to Greenwood who led out for 2,200. Badziakouski called and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Badziakouski tabled 
