Event #46: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Philip Meulyzer raised to 85,000 from first position and Jeremy Quehen moved all-in from the small blind forcing Meulyzer to fold.

Joey Weissman made a series of uncontested raises and won some blinds and antes.

Michael Gagliano had only just doubled up when he found himself in another milestone of a hand. Let's take a peek at what happened.

Bradley Lipsey raised to 85,000 in first position, Joey Weissman made the call from his left shoulder and Michael Gagliano made the call in the big blind. The flop was       and the action checked through to Weissman who bet 125,000. Gagliano was next and he tanked before check-raising to 300,000. The grey-hooded Lipsey laid it down and the original bettor, Weissman, raised it up to 495,000!

There was a silence surrounding the table as the voyeurs realised that this pot was pretty serious. Gagliano riffled his newly won chips and pondered his next move. About two minutes elapsed before Gagliano moved all-in and Weissman called.

So Gagliano revealed top pair with a jack kicker and Weissman had him crushed with top two pair. The turn was the   and Weissman turned to his fans - who were delirious - and moved his forearm back and fore in delight. The rather irrelevant   was dumped onto the felt and the gracious Gagliano embraced Weissman before leaving in 7th place.

Joey Weissman	6,300,000	1,100,000
Michael Gagliano	0	-1,100,000

Joey Weissman made a standard raise from the cutoff and Joshua Pedraza defended his big blind. The flop was       and we missed the action but understand there was a bet and call from one of the players. On the turn we saw the   and Pedraza check-raised to 300,000 after Weissman had bet 140,000. Weissman called pretty quickly and we were soon looking at the   on the river. Pedraza then surprised everyone by moving all-in and Weissman made what looked like the easiest call of his life. Literally, seconds later Weissman was flipping over a pair of aces for the boat and Pedraza mucked his hand and left his seat…he was out! The dealer turned his cards face up to show     for the insides of a balloon.

Joey Weissman	4,800,000	1,640,000
Joshua Pedraza	0	-1,040,000

Here is a summary of the action from the past twenty-minutes (minus the walks and raise/folds).

Joey Weissman raised to 60,000 in the cutoff, Joshua Pedraza three-bet to 135,000 from the big blind and Weissman laid it down.

Then Joey Weissman raised to 60,000 in the hijack and Pedraza called in the small blind. The flop was       and Weissman won the pot with a 90,000 bet.

Next it was Bradley Lipsey in action. He raised it to 60,000 in the small blind and then Joey Weissman kicked sand in his face with a 120,000 three-bet from the large. Back to Lipsey and he decided he wanted to see a flop. The flop was       and the action checked to Weissman who bet 120,000 and Lipsey folded.

The action folded around to Joey Weissman in the small blind and he raised to 75,000. Jeremy Quehen was in the big blind and he made the call. The action checked through to the turn on a board of         and Weissman was first to bet when he made it 90,000 and Quehen called. The final card was the   and Weissman fired his second barrel worth 100,000. Quehen checked his cards before raising to 275,000 and then stared into the temple of the chip leader. Weissman just looked straight ahead, then down, then up and then called. Quehen quickly turned over     for trips and Weissman mucked his hand.

The pace has slowed right down since the elimination of Konstantin Puchkov. We have had more walks than my Grandma's twenty-one year old dog. Here are some snippets of nothingness.

Michael Gagliano raised to 65,000 in mid-position and Joey Weissman three-bet to 135,000 from position. All eyes averted to Gagliano and he laid it down.

The action folded around to Philip Meulyzer in the small blind and he raised to 75,000. The stetson wearing Joe Gualtieri was seated in the big blind and he laid it down.

Next the action folded around to Michael Gagliano in the small blind who made it 70,000 and Bradley Lipsey folded in the big blind.

The action folded around to Joey Weissman in mid-position who raised to 50,000 and Joe Gualtieri defended his big blind. The flop was      , Gualtieri checked, Weissman bet 50,000 and Gualtieri called. Fourth street was the   and pot control was the order of the day as both players checked. Finally we saw the   and once again both players checked. At the final reveal it was Gualtieri who took down the pot with     for trip queens.

Joey Weissman	3,488,000	-136,000
Joe Gualtieri	1,460,000	160,000

The action folded around to Bradley Lipsey in the cutoff and he raised to 49,000. Our chip leader was seated in the small blind and he made the call but Jeremy Quehen moved all-in from the big blind. Lipsey folded, Joey Weissman called and we had a showdown with Quehen at risk of elimination.

Board:          

Quehen doubled up to 1,350,000 and Weissman is down to 3,624,000. Not a great start for Weissman since moving to the feature table.

Joey Weissman	3,624,000	-653,000
Jeremy Quehen	1,350,000	697,000

Bradley Lipsey raised to 48,000, Joey Weissman three-bet to 100,000 and Lipsey made the call. The flop was       and Lipsey check-raised to 270,000 after Weissman had bet 120,000. Back to Weissman and he made the call and we moved onto the turn. The dealer laid down the   on the felt and both players checked. The final card was the   and Weissman bet 400,000 once checked too, Lipsey thought for a while and made the call and it was good.

Joey Weissman	4,277,000	-770,000
Bradley Lipsey	2,249,000	770,000

The recently crippled William Reynolds moved in for his last 120,000 after Michael Gagliano raised it up preflop. Gagliano quickly made the call and cards were tabled.

Reynolds:   
Gagliano:   

The flop came     giving Gagliano a pair of jacks, but not the best hand. Reynolds still held on to the lead, but the   on the turn saw that evaporate. The   on the river was no good, and we had our 10th place finisher.

William Reynolds

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-102,000