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Mike “goleafsgoeh” Leah wins $119,770 in the $5k turbo at the PCA 2014 in what describes as one of his career-best performances. Find out more by clicking through to the PokerStars Blog now.
Mike “goleafsgoeh” Leah wins $119,770 in the $5k turbo at the PCA 2014 in what describes as one of his career-best performances. Find out more by clicking through to the PokerStars Blog now.
Adrian Bussman led out for 16,000 on a board of , and Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree made the call.
A repeat seven - the - completed the board, and Bussman led out again. This time the wager was 36,000, and it was also too rich for Boeree, who folded.
Jucător | Fise | Progres |
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660,000 | 60,000 |
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243,000 | -34,000 |
Vanessa Selbst opened to 12,000 from the cutoff, Jennifer Shahade three-bet to 28,000 on the button, and both blinds released. Selbst made the call, then checked when the dealer fanned . Shahade continued for 31,000, the Team PokerStars Pro call, and the turn brought the
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Both players checked.
The river was the , Selbst led out for 84,000, and Shahade folded.
Jucător | Fise | Progres |
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740,000 | 72,000 |
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440,000 | -60,000 |
Andrei Konopelko, Jennifer Shahade, and Kyle Sorel took a flop of . Sorel checked, Shahade bet 20,000, and both Konopelko and Sorel called.
The turn was the , both Sorel and Shahade checked, and Konopelko, who reached two final tables at the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe, fired out 55,000. Shahade moved all in for 203,000, Sorel folded, and Konopelko tank-called.
Konopelko:
Shahade:
Konopelko grimaced at the sight of Shahade's hand, and the bricked off on the river. Shahade doubled to 1.05 million chips, while Konopelko fell to 147,000.
Jucător | Fise | Progres |
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500,000 | 260,000 |
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147,000 | -453,000 |
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Max Greenwood was all in and at risk before the flop for his last 78,000 against Rudi Johnsen. Greenwood held and was looking for help against Johnsen's
.
The flop gave Greenwood four to a flush and hope to stay alive in the tournament. Fourth street was the
, pairing Greenwoods ace and vaulting him into the lead. The two watched as the
rolled off on the river, ensuring that Greenwood would stay alive.
He's now sitting on 165,000 in chips while Johnsen has fallen to 220,000.
Jucător | Fise | Progres |
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220,000 | -40,000 |
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165,000 | 132,000 |
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These players received $20,300.
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After a raise and a call it was Connor Drinan who moved all in for 106,000. The initial raiser folded and Robert Auer made the call from his immediate right.
Auer:
Drinan:
The board ran out and Auer managed to hit a miracle flush to knock Drinan out.
Jucător | Fise | Progres |
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790,000 | 302,000 |
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Dani Bavec says he's not "some big poker authority". But the man who commentates on Champions League football, World Championship basketball and the European Poker Tour has learned something about winning. Now he's carrying the hopes of Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Austria and Hungary here. PokerStars Blog meets him.
During one of the first hands of Level 18, Erik Olofsson was all in and at risk for 121,000 holding . He was racing against Matt Stout, who held
, and the
flop gave him a set of queens.
The on the turn was a big red brick, leaving Olofsson one card away from elimination, but the
slammed on the river to give him Broadway.
Stout shot back in his chair as if he'd received an electric shock, but collected himself quickly and sent a tower of blue T5,000 chips to his neighbor.
Jucător | Fise | Progres |
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396,000 | -124,000 |
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249,000 | 149,000 |
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Max Greenwood has been nursing a short stack for most of the day, but the hit he just took put him in even bigger problems.
Alex Bilokur ended up all in for just 80,000 chips and Greenwood had him covered by 33,000.
Bilokur:
Greenwood:
The board ran out and Bilokur doubled up. Greenwood is now the shortest stack in the tournament.
Jucător | Fise | Progres |
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165,000 | 40,000 |
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33,000 | -47,000 |
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