First Break of the Day
The players are taking their first 20-minute break of the day. There are currently 155 entries thus far with late registration still open.
The players are taking their first 20-minute break of the day. There are currently 155 entries thus far with late registration still open.
On a board reading , the action was checked to Ryan "Rybo" Smith in middle position. He made a small bet of 500 into a pot of around 1,800. His opponent called from under the gun and fell on the river.
The action was checked to Smith again who announced a bet of 1,800. His opponent played with his chips for a minute before tossing in a call. Smith turned over and that was good enough to earn him a small pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Ryan Smith | 24,500 | 4,500 |
Hye Park called a raise out of the big blind preflop from an opponent in middle position. The flop came and Park checked to his opponent who continued for 800. Park check-raised to 2,200 and his opponent still called.
The turn brought the and Park fired another 3,400. His opponent called again and the hit the river. Park thought for a moment and then reached back for a bet of 11,000. His opponent wasted little time before releasing his hand to the muck and Park scooped the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Hye Park | 26,900 | |
Rex Clinkscales | 20,000 |
Ari Engel opened to 425 from early position and was called by the player directly to his left. Joseph Cheong was in the cutoff and three-bet to 1,800. The action folded back to Engel who made the call and the third player in the hand elected to fold.
The flop fell and Engel check-called a bet of 2,400 from Cheong. The turn brought the and Engel checked again. Cheong announced all in for just over 10,000 and Engel quickly slid his cards to the muck.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Joseph Cheong
|
18,900 | -1,100 |
Ari Engel
|
18,000 | -2,000 |
Four players saw a flop of and the action was checked to Vicente Delgado in middle position. Delgado fired a bet of 900 and was called by the button and the big blind. The landed on the turn and the action checked to the button who bet 600. Both the big blind and Delgado stuck around to see the complete the board.
The action checked to the button again who checked behind and quickly tossed his cards to the muck. The big blind tabled and Delgado turned over for a pair of jacks to rake in the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Vicente Delgado | 22,500 | 2,500 |
Many Canadians have chosen to escape the cold winter and enjoy some time in the tropical Bahamas while taking their shot at glory. Ari Engel leads the list of recent Canadian entries along with Michael Malm and Lucas Greenwood.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Michael Malm
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Ari Engel
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Lucas Greenwood | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Nível: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
The number of entries has climbed to 95 in just the first level of play. Some notables to recently take their seat include Joseph Cheong, Harrison Gimbel, and Michael Wang. Registration will remain open until after the dinner break, at approximately 8:00 P.M.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Joseph Cheong
|
20,000 | |
Mitchell Heidt | 20,000 | |
Harrison Gimbel
|
20,000 | |
Michael Wang
|
20,000 | |
Simon Deadman | 20,000 | |
Vicente Delgado | 20,000 | |
Christopher Day | 20,000 | |
Maria Konnikova | 20,000 | |
Viliyan Petleshkov | 20,000 |
With around 2,400 in the middle, the dealer fanned a flop of . Kelly Webb checked from the small blind and Vladimir Troyanovskiy fired out a bet of 1,200 from the big blind. Webb tossed in a call and the paired the board on the turn.
Webb checked again and Troyanovskiy continued for another 3,000. Webb made his move with a check-raise to 8,000 and Troyanovskiy stuck around to see the on the river. Webb led out for 8,000 and Troyanovskiy splashed in a call. Webb turned over for trip fives and Troyanovskiy was left shaking his head as he flashed .
Troyanovskiy was left with just a little over 1,000 chips and will likely be trying to spin it up or fire another bullet in a hurry.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Kelly Webb | 36,500 | 36,500 |
Vladimir Troyanovskiy | 1,200 | -18,800 |
There are currently 62 entries to begin the tournament with PokerStars Team Pro, Barry Greenstein, being the highlight of the field. Greenstein has over $8.2 million in career tournament earnings and will likely be a force to be reckoned with.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Barry Greenstein | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Ryan Smith | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Vladimir Troyanovskiy | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Armand King | 20,000 | 20,000 |