During the first day of the PCA $100,000 Super High Roller, we saw Mike McDonald attempt to do 350 push-ups to win a bet against Bill Perkins. We got the full story for you right here, as McDonald managed to fall just 27 short.
Christoph Vogelsang opened to 24,000 from early position only to have Olivier Busquet three-bet all in from the next seat over for 252,000. Action folded over to Bryn Kenney who thought for a brief moment before moving all in over the top. The remaining players quickly folded back to Vogelsang who opted to kick his cards into the middle as well.
Kenney:
Busquet:
The flop fell , keeping Kenney's ladies in the lead. Busquet picked up outs to make a wheel with the on fourth street, but ultimately was eliminated from play after the completed the board. With this pick up, Kenney's stack has escalated to about 1.28 million.
Keith Lehr was under the gun and he opened with an all in raise to 141,000. Action folded over to Talal Shakerchi who flatted from middle position. The rest of the table folded and the hands were exposed.
Lehr:
Shakerchi:
The dealer fanned a flop which kept Shakerchi's sevens out in front. That all changed in a flash, however, after the rolled off on the turn. Suddenly it was Shakerchi who needed to improve in order to win the hand. He was unable to do so with the on the river and Lehr secured himself a double up. He now has about 295,000 while Shakerchi has dropped to 740,000.
Pratyush Buddiga opened to 22,000 from the cutoff and Christoph Vogelsang called from the big blind.
The flop came down and both checked to see the turn where Vogelsang bet 40,000. Buddiga called, the river completed the board and Vogelsang bet 80,000.
Buddiga called, but mucked when Vogelsang tables for a pair of kings.
"Apparently very famous football (soccer) player is @ my table. No idea who but every1 takin pics & he just min 3bet me." So tweeted Faraz Jaka earlier today, though soon was informed by his followers the legendary Brazilian footballer Ronaldo Nazario was the player in question.
Ronaldo has played LAPT events before, but a whole new group of players are getting to know him at LAPT Bahamas, as related on the PokerStars Blog.
Action folded around to Roger Sippl in the small blind. He put out a raise to 35,000 only to have Zach Hyman move forward a large stack of chips from the big blind. This stack was enough to put Sippl all in and he quickly called for his own tournament life of what looked to be 188,000.
Sippl:
Hyman:
The board fell down , keeping Sippl's cowboys out in front. He scored the double and now has about 420,000 to his name.
A short-stacked Pratyush Buddiga was all in for about 100,000 with against the held by Jake Schindler. Unfortunately for Buddiga, Schindler made a pair of tens to score the elimination.
Andrew Robl raised to 27,000 from the hijack and Jason Mercier called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Mercier check-called 40,000 from Robl to see the turn. Mercier led out 77,000 this time, Robl called after about 90 seconds and the river completed the board. Mercier shoved for 188,000 and Robl called after about 15 seconds.
Mercier tabled for a nine-high straight, Robl mucked and Mercier collected the pot.