On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen come at you from Las Vegas at the start of the Formula 1 Grand Prix. PokerStars and Oracle Red Bull Racing have been hosting some cool events, though the actual racing got off to a rough start.
Level: 26
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
The three remaining players have now been sent on a quick break and will return to battle momentarily.
Maurice Thomas moved all in preflop and Steve Hoang made the call to put his tournament life on the line.
Maurice Thomas: A?4?
Steve Hoang: A?J?
Thomas was going to need some help to stay alive, and although the flop of 7?7?6? provided some hope with a possible chop, the runout 8?J? failed to do so and he was eliminated in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,400,000
-700,000
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-700,000 |
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Busted |
After being left short from losing a big pot to Steve Hoang, Jasmin Grabic got it all in preflop against Hoang.
Jasmin Grabic: A?5?
Steve Hoang: Q?Q?
Grabic would need some help to stay alive, but the runout of 7?K?2?10?7? did him no favors and he was sent to the rail in 5th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,100,000
2,500,000
|
2,500,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 50,000/75,000
Ante: 75,000
On a heads-up flop of 2?5?8?, Maurice Thomas led out for 300,000 and then Derrick Yamada moved all in for 950,000 total.
After some time in the tank, Thomas made the call to put him at risk and the cards were tabled.
Derrick Yamada: 8?5?
Maurice Thomas: A?J?
Yamada was in great shape with his flopped two-pair, and the turn 4? left Thomas drawing only to a three for a straight.
The dealer gave Yamada a brief heart attack on the river as he peeled the 2? that looked an awful lot like a three but the pot was ultimately pushed his way for the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,800,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
925,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
On a three-way flop of 4?A?7?, action checked to the preflop raiser, Derrick Yamada, who continued for 100,000.
Jasmin Grabic called the 100,000 while Maurice Thomas got out of the way. The turn came the 9? and both players decided to check and went straight to the 2? river.
Grabic then tossed out a stack of 225, 000 and Yamada went into the tank, as that was a good portion of his remaining chips.
After around 30 seconds, he mustered up the courage and made the call, to which Grabic quickly mucked his hand to award Yamada the pot.
Yamada gave a cheeky smile as he flashed K?K? before he tossed it to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
On a heads-up flop of 5?Q?J?, Johnny Graot and Steve Hoang set off the fireworks as they got all the chips into the middle, with Groat at risk.
Johnny Groat: Q?7?
Steve Hoang: K?10?
Groat was ahead with his top pair of queens, but still needed to fade any, nine, king, or ace that would give the pot to Hoang. The turn brought in the 4? which dramatically reduced Hoang's outs as any heart would now give Groat a flush. The river came the brick J? for Groat's queens to hold and he was awarded the pot for a big double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,950,000
1,505,000
|
1,505,000 |
|
|
2,600,000
-1,400,000
|
-1,400,000 |
