Joel Nordkvist raised to 40,000 on the button, and Benny Spindler reraised to 120,000 from the big blind. Nordkvist then made it 200,000 to go, and Spindler folded.
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One orbit later Joseph Cheong moved all in again, this time for 86,000 and Benny Spindler once again made the call.
Cheong:
Spindler:
Spindler's ace was in front before the flop, but it all changed as the dealer opened giving Cheong a flush and pushing Spindler far behind. The on the turn and the on the river only made Cheong's hand even stronger and gave him another double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benny Spindler |
2,375,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
Joseph Cheong |
214,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
Just one hand later after he's been crippled by Joel Nordkvist, Joseph Cheong shoved his stack of 32,000 from under the gun pre-flop and was called by Benny Spindler in the big blind.
Cheong:
Spindler:
Cheong was ready to leave the table after he saw an ace in Spindler's hand, but the flop made him get back to his seat. The on the turn and the on the river made no difference and Cheong's fives were good enough for a double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benny Spindler |
2,070,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
Joseph Cheong |
106,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
Joel Nordkvist shoved all in for 280,000 from the big blind before the flop and Joseph Cheong made the call in the small blind.
Nordkvist:
Cheong:
Nordkvist's ace put him in the lead and the on the flop gave him a higher pair. The on the turn made it trip aces for Nordkvist while the on the river also give trips for Cheong, but aces beat kings and Nordkvist doubled leaving his opponent crippled to just 35,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joel Nordkvist |
582,000
-228,000
|
-228,000 |
Joseph Cheong |
35,000
-365,000
|
-365,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benny Spindler |
2,125,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Keven Stammen |
900,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Joel Nordkvist |
810,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
Joseph Cheong |
400,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
The tournament in now on a 15-minute break
Keven Stammen opened with a raise to 34,000 from under the gun and Joel Nordkvist in the big blind made the call. The dealer opened the on the flop and Nordkvist checked. Stammen continued for 41,000, Nordkvist raised to 100,000 and Stammen called.
It was Nordkvist who made the first bet of 130,000 after seeing the come on the turn and Stammen made the call. Both players checked the on the river and Nordkvist flipped for a pair of quenns. However, that wasn't enough as Stammen opened and collected the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Keven Stammen |
1,194,000
319,000
|
319,000 |
Joel Nordkvist |
556,000
-384,000
|
-384,000 |
From under the gun, Benny Spindler raised to 32,000. His only customer was Keven Stammen from the big blind to see a flop of . Stammen checked, and Spindler fired 50,000 as his continuation bet. Stammen called.
The turn paired the board with the , and Stammen checked over to Spindler again. Spindler tossed out 200,000, and Stammen folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benny Spindler |
1,725,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Keven Stammen |
875,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
After Keven Stammen raised from first position to 38,000, Joseph Cheong reraised out of the small blind to 108,000. Stammen asked for an estimated count, then moved all in. Cheong folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Keven Stammen |
880,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
Joseph Cheong |
430,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |