On the newest episode of the Remko Report, host Remko Rinkema welcomes Mike Leah. The two talk about Leah's runner-up finish in the World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic, a recent downswing, his love for mixed games, and more.
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Blake Napierala opened to 80,000 from the button and Paula Ferro shoved from the small blind, having him covered. Napierala pondered his options for about 30 seconds before announcing a fold. Ferro tabled her 
, and Napierala showed pocket tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
480,000
-745,000
|
-745,000 |
Paula Ferro moved all in for 315,000 from early position with the 
and Sil Derubeis called from the small blind with the 
. Ferro found her ace on the 
flop, and Derubeis was unable to find help on the 
turn and 
river.
That hand crippled Derubeis, and he committed his remaining chips on the next hand with the 
but fell short against Guy Klass' on a 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted |
With more than 400,000 in the pot preflop, Blake Napierala and Guy Klass saw a flop of 
. Napierala checked, Klass shoved and Napierala called off for 403,000.
Napierala showed the 
for a flopped full house and Klass laughed as flipped over his 
. The 
turn left Klass drawing dead and he shipped a huge pot over to Napierala.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
-740,000
|
-740,000 |
|
|
1,225,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
Buck Ramsay raised to 55,000 from early position and Lawrence Schumacher called from the hijack. Alex Rivera then shipped it for 205,000 from the button. Ramsay and Schumacher both called, creating a massive pot before the flop was event dealt.
The dealer fanned the 
flop and Ramsey sat still in his seat for 45 seconds before betting 400,000. Schumacher wasted little time in moving all in for around 500,000 total, and Ramsay called.
Rivera: 
Schumacher: 
Ramsay: 
"I'm dead. Good game, guys," Rivera said as he walked away from the table. Ramsay was in front with his set but Schumacher had an open-ender to go along with his pair of jacks. The kept Ramsay in front, and the 
river sealed the deal. Rivera and Schumacher exited the tournament and Ramsay moved closer to Klass at the top of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,585,000
1,085,000
|
1,085,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
David Kelly opened to 50,000 from the hijack and Buck Ramsay called from the cutoff. The flop rolled out 
and Kelly checked. Ramsay bet 45,000, Kelly raised to 100,000 and Ramsay called.
The turn brought the 
and Kelly shoved for more than 400,000. Ramsay looked Kelly's stack up and down and then tossed in a call.
Kelly: 
Ramsay:
Kelly had a plethora of outs to win the hand on the river, but the 
wasn't one of them. He exits in ninth place, while Ramsay moves up to 1.5 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
633,000
|
633,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
Guy Klass limped from under the gun and David Kelly shoved for 280,000 from directly behind. Action folded back around to Klass and he snap-called.
Kelly:
Klass:
Kelly was on the verge on being the first player eliminated today, but the 
board gave him the help he needed to stick around in this tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,240,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
|
|
620,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
Guy Klass took down the past two pots, putting him well over 3 million. He isn't shying away from playing pots early at the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,520,000
651,000
|
651,000 |
|
635,000
-341,000
|
-341,000 |
|
|
500,000
-342,000
|
-342,000 |
With the board showing 
, Blake Napierala and Lawrence Schumacher checked to Guy Klass, who bet 50,000. Napierala called, and Schumcher responded with a check-raise to 100,000. Klass quickly folded, and Napierela thought it over for a few seconds before tossing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
750,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
