Friday, February 15, 2019 7:19 PM Local Time
There's always one of those hands somewhere during the event, and here, it's a royal flush over quads. Two short-stacked players are in pre-flop, and one of them is Charles Mohler, in for his last 13,000 with . Next, Richard Tracey calls with , and he has the others easily covered.
The flop is , giving Tracey a set of kings but leaving Mohler plenty of outs. One of those outs is the turn, which gives Mohler a flush and the lead. However, Tracey can still win the hand if he makes a full house on the river, but instead the arrives. Tracey has quads that are no good, because the same card gives Mohler the royal flush.
Charles Mohler - 40,000
Richard Tracey - 32,000
Friday, February 15, 2019 7:16 PM Local Time
The player under the gun opens to 2,600. The hijack calls, along with Kammar Andries on the cutoff, Dave Alfa on the button, and Robert Pound in the big blind.
The dealer spreads a flop of . Pounds checks. The player under the gun bets 4,600. The hijack folds. Andries raises to 14,000. All of his opponents give up their hands.
Kammar Andries - 55,000
Friday, February 15, 2019 7:01 PM Local Time
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Friday, February 15, 2019 6:52 PM Local Time
Kammar Andries
The 2017-18 Main Event winner in the February 2017 Circuit Coconut Creek series, Kammar Andries, gains some ground in a battle of aggression between short stacks. Andries is under 25,000 in chips in a recent hand when he re-raises to 3,000 before the flop, and the original player and a third player call.
The flop is ; the original raiser checks, and the third player in the hand bets 6,000. Andries moves all in for 21,600. The original raiser folds, and the third player briefly tanks, as the extra 15,600 to call is 60% of his own shortish stack. After a brief moment, he open-folds . Andries, who won his second career ring earlier in this series, mucks his winning hand as rakes in the pot.
Kammar Andries - 38,000
Friday, February 15, 2019 6:44 PM Local Time
The player on the cutoff opens to 2,200. Rich Warren, in the small blind, calls, along with the player in the big blind.
A flop of is dealt. Warren and the big blind check. The cutoff bets 3,000. Warren calls. The big blind folds.
The turn comes the and is checked through to the river. Warren checks again. His opponent throws in a bet of 10,000 and Warren snap-calls. The cutoff shows and Warren reveals for a set to win the pot.
Friday, February 15, 2019 6:33 PM Local Time
Dave Alfa opens to 2,200 on the button. Robert Pound, in the big blind, calls.
Players see a flop of that is checked through to the turn. Pound checks. Alfa bets 3,000. Pound check-calls.
The fills up the river. Pound and Alfa check. Pound tables for trips and Alfa mucks.
Robert Pound - 86,000
Dave Alfa - 102,000
Friday, February 15, 2019 6:20 PM Local Time
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Friday, February 15, 2019 5:16 PM Local Time
Players are now gone on a 60-minute dinner break. Action will resume around 6:20 p.m.
Friday, February 15, 2019 5:14 PM Local Time
Another player moving high in the 1A counts is Dimitrii Perfilev, riding a wave of good cards. Perfilev picks off another short stack after that player shoves all in with , but Perfilev waits in the cutoff with pocket aces, and spikes another on the flop for good measure before adding another few thousand in chips to his already healthy stack.
Dmitrii Perfilev - 170,000
Friday, February 15, 2019 5:10 PM Local Time
Matt Waxman opens to 2,000 on the cutoff. The player in the small blind calls.
A flop reading is dealt. The small blind checks. Waxman bets 3,000. The small blind check-raises to 8,000. Waxman responds by moving all in for 23,800. His opponent calls.
Matt Waxman:
Opponent:
The turn and river complete the board and Waxman doubles up.
Matt Waxman - 56,000
Friday, February 15, 2019 5:02 PM Local Time
On a flop of , the big blind checks. Timothy Miles, in the hijack, bets 2,500. The big blind check-calls.
The turn brings the . The big blind checks again. Miles continues with a bet of 7,000, that is enough to claim the pot.
Timothy Miles - 98,000
Friday, February 15, 2019 4:52 PM Local Time
Charles Johnson limps from middle position. Mark Dube, in the hijack raises to 2,500. The button three-bets to 7,000. Johnson folds. Dube calls.
The flop comes . Dube checks. The button bets 7,000. Dube check-calls.
The turn brings the and is checked around to the river. Again, both players check. Dube turns over for a full house and his opponent mucks.
Mark Dube - 163,000
Friday, February 15, 2019 4:44 PM Local Time
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Friday, February 15, 2019 4:31 PM Local Time
The player in the hijack opens to 1,300. The cutoff calls, along with Jack Battagila on the button. The player in the big blind three-bets to 6,500. The hijack and the cutoff folds. Battagila responds by moving all in for his last 7,300. The big blind adds the remainder to call and the cards are tabled.
Jack Battagila:
Opponent:
The runout is and Battagila makes a full house to survive.
Jack Battagila - 19,000
Friday, February 15, 2019 4:10 PM Local Time
Eric Wasylenko opens to 1,500 from middle position. The player in the big blind calls.
A flop reading is dealt and checked through to the turn. The big blind checks. Wasylenko bets 1,500. His opponent check-calls.
The river completes the board. The big blind checks again. Wasylenko throws in a bet of 3,600. His opponent calls. Wasylenko turns over for two pair and his opponent sends his hand to the muck.
Eric Wasylenko - 38,000
Friday, February 15, 2019 4:01 PM Local Time
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Friday, February 15, 2019 3:47 PM Local Time
Fred Dabus opens to 1,200 from the middle position. The player in the hijack calls. The button three-bet shoves for around 10,900. Dabus calls. The hijack folds.
Fred Dabus;
Opponent:
The board runs and Dabus wins the pot, sending his opponent to the exit.
Fred Dabus - 40,500
Friday, February 15, 2019 3:29 PM Local Time
The player in middle position raises to 1,100. Eric Wasylenko, on the button, three-bets to 3,300. Action folds back to the original raiser who calls.
A flop reading is dealt and checked around to the turn. The player in middle position checks. Wasylenko throws in a bet of 4,100. His opponent gives up his hand.
Eric Wasylenko - 24,000
Friday, February 15, 2019 3:22 PM Local Time
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Friday, February 15, 2019 3:12 PM Local Time
Players have gone on a 10-minute break to clear their heads.