Tuesday, June 7, 2016 7:50 PM Local Time
Level: | 26 | | Blinds: | 40,000/80,000 | |
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 7:46 PM Local Time
Big O
Yueqi Zhu raises to 35,000 from under the gun, Lawrence Berg calls in the small blind, and Andrew Brown in the big blind. The flop falls and all three players check to the on the turn. Berg bets 50,000 and Brown lets it go. Zhu calls and the completes the board. Berg checks, Zhu bets 125,000, and Berg calls.
Zhu fans for aces and tens for the high and six-trey for the low. Berg lets out a sigh and shows , also holding six-trey for the same low. Zhu takes three quarters of the pot.
Yueqi Zhu - 860,000
Lawrence Berg - 950,000
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 7:40 PM Local Time
Lawrence Berg is not a Razz fan
Razz
Volpe: / /
Berg: / /
Paul Volpe completes with an ace and Lawrence Berg calls with a deuce. They are heads-up to fourth street and Volpe keeps the lead after hitting a nine against Berg's jack. Volpe bets and Berg calls.On fifth, Berg takes the lead when he catches a seven and Volpe catches a jack.
"This game is so stupid," says Berg after he takes the lead in the hand.
Berg bets and Volpe calls. Volpe catches a four on sixth and Berg catches a nine. Volpe has the lead and checks. Berg bets and Volpe calls. Both players check the river and Volpe announces that he has a ten-low.
Berg exposes in the hole and drags the pot with a nine-low.
Lawrence Berg - 980,000
Paul Volpe - 660,000
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 7:27 PM Local Time
Badeucey
After a round of badacey in which not a single hand got to the first draw, Paul Volpe chooses badeucey.
In one of the first hands of the round, Yueqi Zhu raises on the button and Volpe calls out of the small blind. Lawrence Berg defends his big blind and three players go to the first draw.
Volpe takes two, as does Berg, and Zhu draws three. After the first draw, Volpe leads out and Berg calls. Zhu folds and they're heads-up to the second draw. Volpe bets and Berg calls. Volpe stands pat and Berg takes two. Volpe bets dark and Berg checks his cards before calling.
Volpe stands pat again and Berg draws one. After the final draw, Volpe bets and Berg calls.
"I have the best eight-eight," said Volpe.
Volpe shows , good for an eight-low and an eight badugi. Berg mucks his hand and Volpe drags the pot.
Paul Volpe - 830,000
Lawrence Berg - 625,000
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 7:16 PM Local Time
Omaha Hi-Lo
Andrew Brown raises from the button and Paul Volpe is the lone caller from the big blind. The flop is and Volpe check-calls a continuation bet from Brown. The turns and Volpe checks a second time. This time, however, Brown follows suit.
The river is the and Volpe bets. Brown calls and mucks his hand after seeing Volpe's for a straight and low with his six-deuce.
Paul Volpe - 470,000
Andrew Brown - 825,000
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 7:12 PM Local Time
Badeucey
Lawrence Berg raises on the button and Yueqi Zhu calls out of the big blind. Zhu draws two and Berg draws one card. Zhu checks and Berg bets. Zhu calls and draws one card. Berg draws one card as well.
Zhu checks again and Berg bets again. Zhu draws one and Berg stands pat. Zhu checks and Berg bets. Zhu folds and Berg collects the pot without a showdown, moving him back into second chip position.
Lawrence Berg - 870,000
Yueqi Zhu - 730,000
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 7:05 PM Local Time
Badeucey
Action folds to Paul Volpe, who raises from the small blind. Lawrence Berg three-bets from the big blind and Volpe calls. Both players take one new card at the first draw and Volpe check-calls a bet. Volpe once again pulls one, while this time Berg opts to stand pat. Volpe checks, Berg bets, and Volpe calls.
At the final draw, Volpe pulls one and Berg remains pat. Volpe checks and Berg slides out one last bet. Volpe thinks for 30 seconds before releasing his hand. Berg pulls the pot and Volpe is left as the shortest stack at the table.
Lawrence Berg - 650,000
Paul Volpe - 195,000
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 6:59 PM Local Time
Yueqi Zhu
Omaha Hi-Lo
Paul Volpe raises under the gun and Andrew Brown calls out of the small blind. Yueqi Zhu defends his big blind and they are three-handed to a flop of . Brown checks and Zhu bets. Volpe calls and Brown calls as well.
The turn is the and Brown checks. Zhu bets and Volpe calls. Brown folds and they are heads-up to the river. Zhu checks and Volpe checks behind.
Zhu shows , giving him the second nut low and two pair. Volpe double and triple checks his hand before sending it into the muck.Zhu drags the pot and nears the million \-chip mark as Volpe slips in the counts.
Yueqi Zhu - 970,000
Paul Volpe - 360,000
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 6:50 PM Local Time
Game |
Antes in NLH,
NL 2-7 & Stud |
Bring-in or Small Blind |
Completion
or Big Blind |
Limits |
Limit /
Flop Games |
- |
15,000
|
30,000 |
30,000/60,000 |
Stud
Games |
7,000 |
10,000
|
30,000 |
30,000/60,000 |
NL / PL
Games |
4,000(NLH / 2-7) |
8,000
|
16,000 |
- |
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 6:49 PM Local Time
Level: | 25 | | Blinds: | 30,000/60,000 | |
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 6:35 PM Local Time
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 6:34 PM Local Time
Badugi
Paul Volpe raises the button and Andrew Brown calls in the big blind. At the draw, Brown takes two while Volpe stands pat. Brown checks, Volpe continues, and Brown comes over the top with a raise. Volpe calls.
Brown stands pat on the second draw and Volpe does the same. Brown bets, Volpe calls, and both players stand pat once again.
During the final betting round, Brown bets and Volpe raises. Brown calls and fans for an eight-badugi. Volpe mucks and Brown wins the pot.
Andrew Brown - 1,450,000
Paul Volpe - 345,000
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 6:22 PM Local Time
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Andrew Brown raises to 24,000 on the button and Yueqi Zhu three-bets to 75,000 out of the small blind.
"How deep are you?" asks Paul Volpe in the big blind. "You make it 75 [thousand]?"
Zhu moves his hand and exposes his stack of about 590,000. Volpe calls and Brown calls as well. Zhu stands pat, Volpe takes one card, and Brown takes one card.
After the draw, Zhu and Volpe both check. Brown bets 130,000 and Zhu quickly folds. Volpe goes into the tank for a few minutes before finally releasing his hand.
"I for sure had you beat," said Brown. "I was hoping you would go all in."
Brown drags the pot and has more than double his nearest competitor.
Andrew Brown - 1,350,000
Paul Volpe - 595,000
Yueqi Zhu - 590,000
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 6:08 PM Local Time
Razz
Brown: / /
Volpe: / /
Andrew Brown completes a five and Volpe calls with an eight showing. Brown has first action on fourth street and he continues out. Volpe calls. Both players pair up on fifth street, with Brown pairing fours and Volpe pairing eights. Brown retains first action and continues with another bet. Volope calls.
Brown bets again on sixth and seventh, ultimately tabling for an eighty-six. Volpe mucks and Brown wins the pot.
Andrew Brown - 1,100,000
Paul Volpe - 600,000
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 5:49 PM Local Time
Omaha Hi-Lo
On a flop of , Andrew Brown checks from the small blind and Paul Volpe bets from under the gun. Lawrence Berg calls on the button and Brown folds.
The turn is the and Volpe checks. Berg bets and Volpe calls. The river is the and Volpe checks again. Berg bets and Volpe check-raises. Berg calls and Volpe announces "kings full" as he tables . Berg mucks his hand in frustration, claiming he has in his hand, and Volpe drags the pot.
Paul Volpe - 850,000
Lawrence Berg - 340,000
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 5:45 PM Local Time
Game |
Antes in NLH,
NL 2-7 & Stud |
Bring-in or Small Blind |
Completion
or Big Blind |
Limits |
Limit /
Flop Games |
- |
13,000
|
25,000 |
25,000/50,000 |
Stud
Games |
5,000 |
7,000
|
25,000 |
25,000/50,000 |
NL / PL
Games |
3,000(NLH / 2-7) |
6,000
|
12,000 |
- |
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 5:45 PM Local Time
Level: | 24 | | Limits: | 25,000/50,000 | |
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 5:44 PM Local Time
Omaha Hi-Lo
Picking up with the action on a board of , Andrew Brown bets and a short-stack Joey Couden moves all in with a raise. Brown calls and the hands are turned on their backs.
Brown:
Couden:
The board finishes with the on the river, keeping Brown's queens up out in front. He scores the elimination and vaults back to the chip lead while Couden hits the rail in fifth place.
Andrew Brown - 890,000
Joey Couden - Eliminated in 5th Place ($22,765)
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 5:32 PM Local Time
Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
On a flop of , Lawrence Berg checks from the small blind and Joey Couden moves all in for 42,000 from the big blind. Andrew Brown folds from under the gun and Berg calls.
Couden shows and is in the lead against Berg's . The turn is the and the river is the to keep Couden in the lead and give him a double-up at Berg's expense.
Joey Couden - 140,000
Lawrence Berg - 740,000
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 5:28 PM Local Time
Badeucey
Picking up with the action at the first draw, Yueqi Zhu and Andrew Brown are engaged in heads-up action. Both players draw one, and Zhu bets. Brown calls.
On the second draw, Zhu once again takes one while Brown stands pat. Zhu bets and Brown calls. Both players are pat for the final draw and Zhu bets one last time. Brown calls but mucks his hand after seeing Zhu's for a ninety-six and a six badugi. Zhu earns the scoop and takes a solid chunk out from Brown's stack.
Yueqi Zhu - 750,000
Andrew Brown - 810,000