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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:41 PM Local Time
Jesse Sylvia had the button. Greg Merson got a walk in the big blind.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:40 PM Local Time
Greg Merson had the button, and folded. Jesse Sylvia limped in from the small blind, Jake Balsiger checked, and the flop came . Sylvia checked, Balsiger fired one million, and Sylvia folded.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:39 PM Local Time
Jake Balsiger had the button. He raised to 1.6 million and won the pot.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:37 PM Local Time
Jesse Sylvia started the hand with the button, and raised to 1.6 million. Both blinds released, and Sylvia won the pot.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:36 PM Local Time
Greg Merson had the button on this hand. After he folded, Jesse Sylvia called from the small blind. Jake Balsiger checked his option in the big blind, and the flop came down . Sylvia bet, and Balsiger folded.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:20 PM Local Time
The players are now on a short break.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:20 PM Local Time
Greg Merson | 78,500,000 | -1,400,000 |
Jesse Sylvia | 68,600,000 | 15,200,000 |
Jake Balsiger | 50,875,000 | -13,800,000 |
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:19 PM Local Time
Jake Balsiger had the button, and raised to 1.6 million. Jesse Sylvia defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Sylvia checked, Balsiger tossed out 2 million, and Sylvia tanked for a minute before check-raising to 5.6 million. Balsiger tank-called.
The turn was the , the crowed "oooooohhhhhh'ed," and Sylvia checked. Balsiger slid out 6 million in red T500,000 chips, and Sylvia called.
The completed the board. Sylvia sat for a few minutes, then fired 10.2 million. The crowd went wild at the site of the eight-figure bet.
Balsiger tanked for less than a minute, then folded.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:09 PM Local Time
Jesse Sylvia started on the button, and he raised to 1.6 million. Everyone folded, and Sylvia won the pot.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:09 PM Local Time
Greg Merson | 79,900,000 | -3,700,000 |
Jake Balsiger | 64,675,000 | 4,200,000 |
Jesse Sylvia | 53,400,000 | -500,000 |
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:08 PM Local Time
Greg Merson had the button, and opened to 1.6 million. Jake Balsiger defended his big blind, and the flop came . Balsiger checked, Merson tossed out two million, and Balsiger called.
The turn was a third club - the - and Balsiger checked again. Merson checked behind, and the river brought the . Balsiger led out for 2.8 million, and Merson released his hand.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:05 PM Local Time
Greg Merson | 83,600,000 | -5,300,000 |
Jake Balsiger | 60,475,000 | -1,700,000 |
Jesse Sylvia | 53,900,000 | 7,000,000 |
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:05 PM Local Time
Jake Balsiger had the button. He raised to 1.6 million to kick off the action. Greg Merson reraised to 5.2 million, reraising for the second hand in a row. Jesse Sylvia paused in the big blind to study, then put in a four-bet to 10.6 million. This was the first cold four-bet seen during three-handed play tonight.
Balsiger folded his hand from the button, then Merson also gave it up, and Sylvia's group of supporters erupted in cheers. One of them even had a trumpet he was playing as the others pounded their feet on the floor and slapped their hands together.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:01 PM Local Time
Greg Merson | 88,900,000 | 1,600,000 |
Jake Balsiger | 62,175,000 | 3,000,000 |
Jesse Sylvia | 46,900,000 | -4,600,000 |
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:01 PM Local Time
Jesse Sylvia had the button, and raised to 1.6 million. Greg Merson three-bet to 5 million from the big blind, Sylvia folded, and Merson took down the pot.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:59 PM Local Time
Greg Merson had the button. Jake Balsiger got a wlak in the big blind, making it four pots in a row for Balsiger.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:57 PM Local Time
Jake Balsiger started the hand with the button, and raised to 1.6 million. Both blinds released, and he won the pot.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:56 PM Local Time
Jesse Sylvia had the button, and he folded. Jake Balsiger called from the small blind, and Greg Merson checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came down , and Balsiger checked. Merson checked behind to see the land on the turn. Balsiger bet 1.35 million, and Merson folded.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:54 PM Local Time
Greg Merson had the button, and folded. Jesse Sylvia folded as well, and Jake Balsiger received a walk.
He tabled two red tens.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:53 PM Local Time
Jake Balsiger started this hand with the button. He folded, and Greg Merson raised to 2.5 million from the small blind. Jesse Sylvia folded, and Merson won the pot.