Friday, September 14, 2018 2:58 PM Local Time
Brett Murray opens from early position with a raise to 600. Imad Allahham calls before Viet Tran raises, making it 1,600 from the cutoff. Murray calls as does Allahham.
The flop is and action checks to Tran who continues with a bet of 3,500. Murray calls while Allahham folds.
On the turn, Murray checks again. Tran puts out another bet, making it 5,200 and Murray calls.
The river is the and Murray checks for a third time. Tran fires a third bullet, making it 10,000 and Murray laughs to himself before dropping into the tank. He talks under his breath, working his way through he hand with a smile on his face, laughing a bit more. After a little over a minute he settles on a call.
Tran shows his for a rivered set and Murray is forced to send over the chips, leaving himself with just under 10,000. After taking down the pot Tran moves to over 75,000 chips.
Viet Tran - 76,500
Brett Murray - 9,600
Friday, September 14, 2018 2:49 PM Local Time
Francis Zhang, the winner of
Event #2 here at Thunder Valley a few days ago, is now up to 66,500 after making a set of eights to eliminate an opponent.
Friday, September 14, 2018 2:43 PM Local Time
After a limp from the player under the gun, Marry Williams raises to 900 in middle position. Action folds back to the player under the gun who calls.
Both player proceed to check on the flop and the comes on the turn. There, the under the gun player checks again and Williams put out a bet of 1,000. Her opponent calls.
The river is the and the under the gun player checks for a third time. Williams puts out a bet of 2,000 this time and her opponent quickly folds, allowing her to take down the pot to chip up to right around 37,000 chips.
Marry Williams - 37,000
Friday, September 14, 2018 2:40 PM Local Time
Lon McEachern raises to 500 from middle position. The cutoff calls and the big blind calls.
The flop is and the blind checks. McEachern continues for 1,100 and only the cutoff calls.
They see the river heads up, and McEachern bets again, this time for 2,050. His opponent thinks for a minute, then folds.
Lon McEachern - 36,500
Friday, September 14, 2018 2:27 PM Local Time
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Friday, September 14, 2018 2:17 PM Local Time
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Friday, September 14, 2018 2:16 PM Local Time
Heinz Schulter relayed the details of the hand where he lost most of his chips.
In the hand, Schluter said he opened with a raise to 400 before the button three-bet, making it 1,200. Schluter called.
On the flop, Schluter checked, then called a bet of 1,000 from his opponent.
The turn was the and Schluter checked again. His opponent put out another bet, making it 2,200. Schluter check-raised this time, making it 7,000 and his opponent called.
On the river, Schluter led out for 16,000. His opponent moved all in for about 21,000 and Scluter quickly called holding for a full house. Unfortunately for his, his opponent was holding for a higher full house and Schluter was left with jut a few thousand chips. He was eliminated from the tournament shortly after this.
Heinz Schluter - Eliminated
Friday, September 14, 2018 2:12 PM Local Time
As the first break approaches, the clock shows 104 entries.
Players already in the tournament include WSOP bracelet winners Amir Lehavot and Dutch Boyd, WSOP announcer Lon McEachern, as well as Kevin O'Donnell, Tony Bracy, and Dan Owen.
Friday, September 14, 2018 2:07 PM Local Time
The under-the-gun player limps and the hijack raises to 550. David Feinstein calls from the button, Tony Bracy calls from the small blind, and Kevin O'Donnell calls from the big blind.
The flop is and it's checked to the preflop raiser. He continues for 1,100. Feinstein and O'Donnell are the only callers.
The turn is the and it's now checked around to Feinstein on the button. He bets 2,500. O'Donnell folds, and the hijack calls.
Both players check the on the river and Feinstein turns over for top pair. His opponent mucks.
David Feinstein - 43,000
Kevin O'Donnell - 21,000
Tony Bracy - 29,000
Friday, September 14, 2018 2:06 PM Local Time
There is 3,050 in the pot already when Amy Rennert checks to her lone opponent on the turn with the board showing . The player in late position puts out a bet of 2,100 and Rennert thinks for a bit before calling.
On the river, Rennert checks again. Her opponent checks behind and Rennert shows down her for a missed straight draw. Her opponent waits for several seconds before releasing his hand and Rennert is able to take down the pot with her ace-high, pushing her back over the 10,000 chip mark.
Amy Rennert - 10,500
Friday, September 14, 2018 1:53 PM Local Time
Lon McEachern opens with a raise from middle position and the player in the big blind calls creating a pot just over 1,000.
The flop is and the big blind checks. McEachern puts out a bet of 800 and the big blind thinks for a bit before check-raising to 2,500. McEachern calls.
On the turn, both players check and the comes on the river. There the big blind checks again. McEachern puts out a bet of 3,500 and it is enough to earn him the pot as the big blind folds. With that takedown, McEachern is up over 30,000 chips.
Lon McEachern - 33,500
Friday, September 14, 2018 1:34 PM Local Time
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 25
Friday, September 14, 2018 1:19 PM Local Time
Catching up with the action on a flop of Viet Tran is first to act and he puts out a bet of 800. Ronald Sengi is next to go and he raises, making it 2,500. Tran thinks for a bit before moving all in for over 20,000 and Sengi thinks for just a moment before calling off, putting himself at risk with the shorter stack.
Viet Tran:
Ronald Sengi:
The turn is the and the river is the which are both bricks so with that, Tran is able to take down the pot to nearly double up while Sengi is sent to the rail.
Viet Tran - 54,000
Ronald Sengi - Eliminated
Friday, September 14, 2018 1:18 PM Local Time
The under-the-gun player raises to 550, and everyone folds around to the small blind. He takes about two minutes, then calls, and Alex Greenblatt calls from the big blind.
All three players check the flop, and the turn is the . The blinds check again, and the preflop raiser bets 800. The small blind takes about a minute, then folds, and Greenblatt calls.
The river is the and both players check. Greenblatt turns over . He had flopped a straight draw and a pair of threes, then turned a flush draw, and ended up with two pair, fives and threes. His opponent shows for a better flush draw that never got there, as well as flopped straight draw that didn't come through, and two overcards that never paired up, leaving Greenblatt win the pot with his two pair.
Alex Greenblatt - 40,500
Friday, September 14, 2018 1:07 PM Local Time
Heinz Schluter opens on the button with a raise to 400. Action folds to the big blind who three-bets, making it 1,000. Schluter calls.
The flop comes down and the big blind leads out with a bet of 700 before Schluter raises, making it 2,800. The big blind calls.
On the turn, the big blind checks. Schluter makes it 5,000 and the big blind tanks for a bit before calling.
The river is the , pairing the board. The big blind checks and Schluter checks behind. The big blind shows down his and Schluter shows his . Schluter's two pair was counterfeited on the river and because of that, the big blind earns half the pot as both players now play two pair with the same kicker.
After the chop pot, Schluter now sits with around 33,500.
Heinz Schluter - 33,500
Friday, September 14, 2018 12:54 PM Local Time
| Level: | 2 | | Blinds: | 75/150 | |
Friday, September 14, 2018 12:54 PM Local Time
In the last hand of Level 1, a middle-position player raises to 300. Niv Decalo calls from cutoff. The small blind calls and Rellie Sigua calls from the big blind.
The flop is and the small blind checks. Sigua bets 500. The preflop raiser folds, Decalo calls, and the small blind folds, leaving two players to see the turn.
The turn is the and Sigua continues for 1,000. Decalo thinks for about 30 seconds, then raises to 2,200. Sigua calls.
The river is the and Sigua now checks. Decalo continues for 4,000. Sigua tanks for about four minutes, then folds, showing the table only one card, the . Decalo sends his cards back to the dealer face down, and rakes in the pot.
Niv Decalo - 40,500
Rellie Sigua - 32,000
Friday, September 14, 2018 12:54 PM Local Time
Catching the action on the river with around 7,000 already in the middle of the pot, Amy Rennert has a bet of 2,200 out in front of her. She is facing off against Ray Villaman. The board shows and Villaman thinks for a bit before moving all in for 17,150 total. Rennert drops into the tank.
After thinking over the hand and getting an exact count, she decides to call. Villaman shows down his for a flopped set. Rennert is forced to turn up her since Villaman is all in and her two pair is no good. She sends over the chips to Villaman who doubles to over 40,000 while Rennert is left with just over 10,000
Ray Villaman - 42,000
Amy Rennert - 11,000
Friday, September 14, 2018 12:32 PM Local Time
Jeffrey Day opens with a raise to 300 from the hijack seat and Sam Srinivasan calls on the button.
The flop is and Day continues, betting 300. Srinivasan calls.
On the turn, Day slows down with a check and Srinivasan decides to lead out, making it 900 to go. Day calls.
The river is the and Day checks again. Srinivasan bets again, making it 2,000. Day thinks for a bit.
"Back to back?" he asks Srinivasan before calling. Srinivasan shows down his for ace-high, but Day's got him beat holding to take down the pot.
Jeffrey Day - 33,500
Sam Srinivasan - 27,500
Friday, September 14, 2018 12:20 PM Local Time
Heinz Schluter opens under the gun on a short handed table to 200. Action folds to the big blind who calls.
The flop is and after a check from the big blind, Schluter bets 125. The big bind calls.
Both players check on the turn and the is on the river. There, the big blind leads out for 300 and Schluter calls. The big blind shows down his but it's no good as Schluter is holding for a pair of eights. That earns him the small pot to chip up early on Day 1A.
Heinz Schluter - 30,675