Event #59: $2,500 Big Bet Mix

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Ryan Hughes raised to 12,000, and Marco Johnson three-bet all in for 28,000 from the big blind. Hughes called.

Both players drew two on the first draw.

On the second draw, Johnson stood pat, and Hughes drew two.

On the final draw, Johnson stood pat again, and Hughes drew two again. The cards were turned over.

Johnson showed      , and Hughes mucked. He then turned     face-up. He drew the   and the  , completing his useless nine-low.

"Save it for when you're live," said railbird David "ODB" Baker.

Ryan Hughes	405,000	-35,000
Marco Johnson	60,000	32,000

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Jason Stockfish opened from the button. Next to act was Ryan Hughes, and he made it 34,000. Kenneth Fitzgerald called from the big blind, and Stockfish called the raise, as well.

On the     flop, action checked around, and the turn was the  . There, Hughes led out with a bet bet of 65,000. Fitzgerald quickly folded, and after thinking about it briefly, Stockfish followed suit and folded, as well. That allowed Hughes to take the big pot and become the chip leader at his table.

Ryan Hughes	325,000	80,000
Jason Stockfish	324,000	-31,000
Kenneth Fitzgerald	145,000	-65,000

Big O

Ismael Bojang limped from the cutoff. Jerry Wong folded his button, and Andrew Kelsall completed his small blind. Jens Lakemeier then raised to 44,000 from the big blind. Both other players called.

The flop came    . Bojang was holding his hands in front of his face to obscure his view of the flop.

"I hope they check to me, then I'm good," said Bojang. Kelsall checked, but Lakemeier bet the pot for 134,400. Bojang tanked for a while before calling.

Kelsall seemed to think about his decision for a good while. "If I fold, I'm gonna have to go over there for a couple of minutes and stare into the corner," he said. Eventually, he folded.

"That's good for me," said Lakemeier showing      

"High cards, please, dealer," said Bojang, showing      

The turn was the   and the river the  , meaning Lakemeier's kings and ace-deuce low held. Bojang was eliminated.

Jens Lakemeier	570,000	110,000
Ismael Bojang	0	-130,000

Big O

Jerry Wong raised to 9,000, and Jens Lakemeier defended his big blind.

The flop came    , and both players checked. The turn was the  , and Lakemeier check-called a bet of 10,000 from Wong. The river was the  , and Lakemeier bet 33,000. Wong then raised to 110,000. Lakemeier went deep into the tank, muttering something about "eight-ten-three-ace."

"Why did you make it so small?" asked Lakemeier. "You want me to call?"

Eventually, a combination of Ismael Bojang and Andrew Kelsall called the clock. With less than five seconds remaining, Lakemeier called.

Wong:      
Lakemeier:      

Wong indeed had ace-three for his low but only a jack-high straight. Lakemeier had that beat with a full house, and the pair both pulled back their respective bets.

Jens Lakemeier	440,000	-5,000
Jerry Wong	270,000	-1,000

No-Limit 5 Card Draw

From under the gun, Jens Lakemeier raised to 12,000, and he was called by Jerry Wong in the small blind and Andrew Kelsall in the big blind.

Wong drew one, Kelsall took three, and Lakemeier took two.

Wong checked. Kelsall thought for a moment, cut out a stack of chips, then decided to check, as well. Lakemeier decided to bet, putting out 34,000. Wong called, and Kelsall thought for a while. He made a face, then put in the chips to call, as well.

Lakemeier mucked instantly, and when Kelsall showed      , Wong mucked, as well, allowing Kelsall to take down the big pot with two pair.

Andrew Kelsall	415,000	90,000
Jens Lakemeier	335,000	-40,000
Jerry Wong	271,000	-64,000

The 10 remaining players are now on a one-hour dinner break and will return at roughly 9:45 p.m. PDT.

No-Limit Hold'em

"I should've three-bet him preflop." That's what Mike Matusow said as he headed for the rail.

On a     flop, Matusow checked from the small blind over to Andrew Kelsall in the cutoff. Kelsall bet, and Matusow quickly moved all in. Kelsall called.

Matusow:   
Kelsall:   

The board completed with the   on the turn and the   on the river, and that was it for Matusow, who needed to hit his flush or a four to survive.

"The sick part is I was check-raising on any flop," Matusow said as he continued out of the tournament area.

"Good run, Mike," David "OBD" Baker said. "Not much you can do there."

Pot-Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw

Ashton Griffin raised to 6,000 from the button, and he was called by Kenneth Fitzgerald in the blinds.

Fitzgerald took one on the first draw while Griffin took one, as well. Fitzgerald then checked over to Griffin, who bet 12,500. Fitzgerald called.

On the second draw, Fitzgerald stood pat while Griffin took one. Fitzgerald then led out with a bet of 15,000. Griffin thought for a moment, counted his chips, then raised to 48,500. Fitzgerald went into the tank for nearly two minutes before eventually deciding to let his hand go, allowing Griffin to scoop the pot and move up the leaderboard.

Ashton Griffin	279,000	4,000
Kenneth Fitzgerald	220,000	-80,000