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Monday, June 30, 2008 2:50 PM Local Time
Joe Pelton had the button. It folded around to John Conroy who completed from the small blind, and J.C. Tran checked from the big blind.
The flop came
. Conroy bet 50,000, about half the pot, and Tran called. The turn was the
, and both checked. The river was the
, and both checked again.
Conroy showed
for fours, and Tran turned over pocket sixes, winning the pot.
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:47 PM Local Time
Rasmus Nielsen had the button. J.C. Tran raised to 105,000, Nielsen called, and the blinds folded.
The flop came
. Tran checked, Nielsen bet 150,000, and Tran let it go.
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:46 PM Local Time
Peter Nguyen had the button. It folded to Rasmus Nielsen who completed from the small blind, and Joe Pelton checked from the big blind.
Both checked the
flop. The turn was the
, and both checked again. The river was the
. Nielsen checked, Pelton bet 75,000, and Nielsen folded.
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:44 PM Local Time
J.C. Tran raised to 105,000 from the button, and the blinds got out of the way.
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:43 PM Local Time
It folded around to John Conroy who raised to 115,000 from the button. J.C. Tran then reraised from the small blind to a total of 375,000. Peter Nguyen folded from the big blind, and Conroy went into the tank for about a minute before folding.
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:41 PM Local Time
Joe Pelton had the button. Chad Siu moved all in for 210,000 from middle position, and Pelton made the call. The blinds folded.
Siu
Pelton
The flop came
, and Siu was still ahead. The turn was the
, and Siu just had to sweat the two red nines. Alas, the river was the
, and Siu was eliminated in sixth.
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:38 PM Local Time
It folded to Rasmus Nielsen on the button, who this time took his foot off the gas and folded, too. Joe Pelton completed in the small blind, and John Conroy checked his option from the big blind.
The flop came
. Pelton bet 55,000, and Conroy quickly raised to 175,000 total. Pelton folded, and Conroy took the pot.
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:36 PM Local Time
Peter Nguyen had the button. J.C. Tran raised to 105,000 from the hijack seat, and Peter Nguyen reraised to 380,000 total from the button. It folded back around to Tran, who also let it go.
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:35 PM Local Time
Chad Siu had the button. Joe Pelton raised to 110,000 from under the gun, winning the pot.
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:34 PM Local Time
J.C. Tran had the button. Rasmus Nielsen raised to 110,000 from under the gun, winning the pot.
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:34 PM Local Time
Rasmus Nielsen - 3.3 mil
JC Tran - 1.98 mil
Peter Nguyen - 1.1 mil
Joe Pelton - 768,000
John Conroy - 610,000
Chad Siu - 304,000
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:33 PM Local Time
John Conroy had the button. All folded to J.C. Tran, who raised to 150,000 from the small blind, and the short-stacked Chad Siu folded in the big blind.
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:32 PM Local Time
Joe Pelton had the button. John Conroy raised to 135,000, and claimed the blinds and antes.
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:31 PM Local Time
Chip leader Rasmus Nielsen -- who with 3.3. million has a huge lead over his nearest competitor, J.C. Tran, who has 1.9 million -- had the button.
Peter Nguyen raised to 110,000 from the cutoff. All folded, giving Nguyen the hand.
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:29 PM Local Time
Cards are in the air!
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:09 PM Local Time
Players are on a 20-minute break.
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:09 PM Local Time
The last hand of this level began with Peter Nguyen having the button. Jesper Hoog moved all in for 220,000 from middle position. Nguyen called him, and the blinds folded.
Hoog
Nguyen
Hoog was in sad shape. The flop came
, and Hoog still needed help. The turn was the
. The river brought the
, and Hoog is out in seventh.
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:05 PM Local Time
Chad Siu had the button. It folded to Peter Nguyen, who completed from the small blind. Rasmus Nielsen raised an additional 55,000 -- just what he did the last time Nguyen tried to limp in to see a flop with him. Last time, Nguyen folded, but this time he called.
The flop came
. Both checked. The turn was the
, and both checked again. They also checked the
on the river.
Nguyen showed
for a pair of nines. Nielsen showed
, and Nguyen took the pot.
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:04 PM Local Time
Rasmus Nielsen has raised five out of the last nine hands and has found no one who wishes to tangle with him. He's playing very aggressive, big-stack poker and it appears to be working very well. Currently, Rasmus has a 2:1 chip lead over JC Tran, who is second in chips, and nearly a 4:1 chip lead over everyone else.
Monday, June 30, 2008 2:02 PM Local Time
J.C. Tran had the button. Rasmus Nielsen raised to 80,000 from under the gun. It folded to Jesper Hoog, who sat in contemplation for a minute or so. He rechecked his cards, then folded.
Everyone else folded as well, giving Nielsen the hand.