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Jason Mercier was in early position against Eran Aydin in the big blind.
There was 18,700 in the pot as the board read 
and Aydin bet 6,000. Mercier snap-called and Aydin showed 
for two pair to take down the pot as Mercier mucked.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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84,700
84,700
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84,700 |
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54,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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Over the past century, poker has permeated pop culture, especially when it comes to motion pictures. Long before the “Poker Boom”, and even before the World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a thing, poker had already made its big screen debut.
Over the decades, poker fans have been treated to a plethora of poker movies, some good and others not so much. Some well-received poker films include the western comedy Maverick (1994), Survivor host Jeff Probst’s debut film Finder’s Fee (2001), the improv-inspired The Grand (2007), indie comedy darling Hitting the Nuts (2010), and the high-profile Hollywood flick Molly’s Game (2017).
All of those are among the best poker movies of all time, and if this article was “Top 10” instead of “Top 5 Poker Movies,” chances are they’d make the final list. However, the PokerNews crew got together, along with input from social media, to determine the top five must-watch poker movies of all time.
Chino Rheem opened from early position to 1,300 and was called by David Costabile from the cutoff and Mike Meskin from the small blind. Fabiano Kovalski three-bet to 5,500 from the big blind and everyone called.
Kovalski continued for 3,500 on the 
flop and everyone folded.
The next hand, Adrian Vinuela raised from the cutoff before Meskin put in his last 7,000 from the button. Vinuela called.
Mike Meskin: 
Adrian Vinuela: 
Vinuela paired up on the 
flop and Meskin was eliminated following the 
turn and runout.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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68,000
68,000
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68,000 |
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48,500
-16,500
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-16,500 |
|
|
||
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37,000
-3,000
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-3,000 |
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||
|
Eliminado | |
From winning $500,000 playing against the likes of Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan to rubbing shoulders with fellow Platinum Pass winners at the PokerStars Players NL Hold'em Championship, it's been an incredible journey for Twitch chess sensation Alexandra Botez.
She's jumped in the PSPC on Day 1 and told PokerNews she was hoping to enjoy the experience.
"I'm just gonna try and do my best, try to learn and pay attention while I'm at the table," she said. "I'm going to be vlogging and creating content while I'm there because after all, that's my job!
"But if I do my job well and I enjoy the experience. That's all I can ask for."
Timothy Adams raised to 1,200 on the button and Paul Amsellem defended from the big blind. The flop fell 
and Amsellem checked to Adams who continued with a large size of 3,500. Amsellem called and the 
hit the turn.
Amsellem checked again and Adams tossed in a bet of 8,500. Amsellem wasted little time before sending his cards to the muck and Adams raked in the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
90,800
30,800
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30,800 |
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31,500 | |
There was 53,000 in the pot heading to the turn. Sirzat Hissou was in middle position against Brandon Lulov in the cutoff.
The board read 
and Hissou checked. Lulov moved all in for 34,500. Hissou went deep into the tank for almost five minutes before the clock was called. Hissou had 30-seconds to make his decision. The tournament director counted him down to zero which made his hand dead and sent the pot to Lulov.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | |
|
74,500 |
2019 PCA champ Chino Rheem found himself in a tricky situation in a three-way pot against Adrian Vinuela and Mike Meskin on a board of 
.
Vinuela and Meskin both checked on the river and Rheem bet 5,500. Vinuela called and Meskin check-raised to 15,000, sending Rheem into a deep tank and extended monologue with several cameras hovering overhead.
"He's never f***ing bluffing here," Rheem groaned. "What can I beat that you check-raise for value? I can't beat anything but one single hand. Well, a couple hands ... He limps under the gun... Nine-ten suited, maybe. Tens I think he'd raise, nines I think he'd raise."
Rheem landed on a call while Vinuela got out of the way.
"Give me the money!" Meskin said before tabling 
for just a pair of tens, which was no good against the 
of Rheem for sevens full of nines.
"I thought for sure I was losing when you said, 'Give me the money,'" laughed Rheem.
Also at the table is television star David Costabile. The Breaking Bad and Suits star sits slightly above starting stack with a stack of around 65,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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|
95,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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65,000
65,000
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65,000 |
|
|
||
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40,000
-19,500
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-19,500 |
|
|
||
|
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22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
The PokerStars Players NLH Hold’em Championship (PSPC) is underway, and one man in attendance here in the Bahamas is 41-year-old Jared “BeamDoctorPoker” Halter, who won a Platinum Pass on PokerStars Michigan.
“I won a PSPC Platinum Pass on Wednesday, November 9,” Halter told PokerNews. “I had just returned from Vegas that morning on a red eye flight and slept for four hours on a friend’s couch before I drove home for two hours. To be honest, I was very fortunate to win because I had a very rough 72 hours. Some things happened in Vegas that caused me to have anxiety attacks for the first time in my life and I ended up only sleeping about five hours total in the previous 48.”
He continued: “I was exhausted and when the MTT started, I said to myself, it will take a miracle for me to win. Funny enough, I mis-clicked two different times early in the tourney and called three-bets with hands like 85o (I did not win those hands). I streamed the tourney, and only single tabled it, because of how tired and ungrounded I felt from the previous time. During the stream, I talked about how exhausted I was and how there was almost zero chance I win. Of course, as we know, the universe had a different plan.”
Halter grew up in York, Pennsylvania and was a multisport athlete who played soccer in college. He has a PhD in education and sociology from Clemson University where he studied social inequality and wrote his dissertation on the American Dream. He also had a Masters in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs from Syracuse University. Bachelors in Sport Management from Slippery Rock University (located in PA).
In addition to playing poker, Halter is a faculty member in the Intergroup Relations and Justice program at Central Michigan University. It’s there that he eteacsh intergroup dialogue classes on race, class, and gender.
“Before I became a faculty member I worked in student activities and leadership development. I have lived and worked in PA, MD, NJ, NY, SC, NE, and now MI,” he explained. As for poker, he learned to play the game while in undergrad, thought it wasn’t your typical no-limit holld’em.
“We played a lot of variations like acey-duecy and baseball. It wasn’t until I had to put my dog of 15 years, Zephyr, down that I started to play a lot of poker. Legal poker had just opened in Michigan, and I began to play micro cash games. I then started to study on sites like RedChip Poker and Learn Pro Poker and watched twitch streamers like Kevin Martin, DavidKayePoker, Naigo, and AccidentalGrenade. These streamers inspired me to want to stream on Twitch and I switched tournaments in June 2021. Six months later at the end of 2021, I began to work with SchwibbsPoker as my poker coach for MTTs and study using GTO Wizard and BBZ Poker.”
“The competition and intensity of competing against some of the world’s best,” he said when asked what he’s most excited about. “High-pressure situations are so much fun, I look forward to the challenge of channeling focus and calm to make the best decisions possible. The other thing I look forward to is getting to spend the week with my sister, Sarah, and best friend Rhi at a resort we would not be able to afford to stay at without the Platinum Pass. It will be a great week no matter what happens with the PSPC.”
For more on Halter, follow him on Twitter @jmhalter316.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
116,200
116,200
|
116,200 |
|
107,600
13,600
|
13,600 |
|
88,500
88,500
|
88,500 |
|
|
||
|
85,500
85,500
|
85,500 |
|
|
||
|
78,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
||
|
72,700
72,700
|
72,700 |
|
72,400
72,400
|
72,400 |
|
72,200
72,200
|
72,200 |
|
||
|
64,800
64,800
|
64,800 |
|
|
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|
60,500
60,500
|
60,500 |
|
57,200
57,200
|
57,200 |
|
55,800
55,800
|
55,800 |
|
||
|
54,600
54,600
|
54,600 |
|
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46,500
46,500
|
46,500 |
|
|
||
|
43,500
43,500
|
43,500 |
|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
11,300
11,300
|
11,300 |
|
|
||
There was a pot brewing between Roman Hrabec in the hijack and Ezequiel Waigel in the small blind.
There was 20,200 in the pot heading to a flop of 
. Waigel continued for 4,000 and Hrabec called.
The was the turn and Waigel bet 6,500. Hrabec called again.
The river came 
and Waigel put Hrabec all in for 18,000 effective. Hrabec quickly folded as the chips went to Waigel.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
157,200
82,200
|
82,200 |
|
18,000 | |
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