01-22-2009 21:47 UTC+11
In a limped pot, the players saw a flop of .
Lee Nelson led out for 23,000 before Rainer Quel raised to 65,000. It was back with Nelson who reraised the size of the pot.
Quel deliberated before flashing and folding his hand.
Nelson has regained the ascendency and now has a nice chip lead over Quel once again.
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01-22-2009 21:22 UTC+11
Lee Nelson has been chipping back up as Rainer Quel adopts a tight strategy for this heads-up contest.
In a recent pot Quel raised to 36,000 preflop and Nelson made the call.
The board of was checked through to the river where Quel fired 45,000. Nelson made the call.
Quel tabled but Nelson had paired his king with . Nelson is very close to back to even in chips once again!
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01-22-2009 21:03 UTC+11
Lee Nelson
After picking up a small pot, Lee Nelson built his stack to 85,000 before he committed them all on a flop of . Rainer Quel made the call.
Nelson:
Quel:
The turn was the and river the and Nelson makes queens and threes to take the pot and double up to about 170,000 chips.
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01-22-2009 20:59 UTC+11
On a flop of Lee Nelson checked to Rainer Quel who fired out a pot-sized bet of 60,000. Nelson then check-raised the pot to 240,000. Quel deliberated before moving all in for 305,000 and Nelson called.
Quel:
Nelson:
Nelson held two pair but the turn was the and river the to make a broadway straight for Quel as he scoops the pot to leave Nelson down to only 50,000 in chips.
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01-22-2009 20:54 UTC+11
Lee Nelson raised the pot to 30,000 before Rainer Quel re-potted to 90,000. Nelson made the call.
The flop landed and Quel moved all in for 155,000.
Nelson: "You really liked that flop huh?
Quel: "Maybe."
Nelson studies his opponent before folding. Things are once again very even in chips.
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Lee Nelson Rainer Quel
01-22-2009 20:46 UTC+11
A small pot developed into a large one when the 40,000 chip bet from Rainer Quel was check-raised on the river by Lee Nelson.
The board read as Nelson made it a pot-sized 240,000 to go. Quel tanked before folding as Nelson is now back in front.
Nelson has 445,000 with Quel down to 275,000.
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01-22-2009 20:42 UTC+11
Lee Nelson limped from the button and Rainer Quel checked his option in the big blind.
They saw a flop of and Nelson checked to Quel who tossed out the minimum 10,000. Nelson made the call.
The turn was the and both players checked. The river brought the and Nelson fired 25,000 which Quel called.
Nelson tabled for the king-high straight as Quel mucked.
"Ah, so you're a non-believer!" giggled Nelson as the chip counts are now back to dead-even.
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