06-11-2011 22:23 UTC
In a blind vs. blind confrontation, Ali Eslami called from the small and Mika Paasonen checked his option.
The flop came and Eslami bet 17,000. Paasonen called.
Turn brought a , Eslami bet 27,000 and Paasonen called.
The river fell the and Eslami checked, prompting a 55,000 bet from Paasonen. Eslami folded.
Eslami is down to 375,000 while Paasonen has chipped up to 215,000.
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Ali Eslami Mika Paasonen
06-11-2011 22:17 UTC
Ali Eslami raised to 38,000 from early position and found one caller in John Gordon.
The flop came and Gordon checked, prompting a 52,000 c-bet from Eslami. Gordon folded.
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John Gordon Ali Eslami
06-11-2011 22:11 UTC
John Gordon opened to 34,000 from early position and Allen Kessler defended his big blind to see a flop fall and both players check.
When the landed on the turn, Kessler led out for 41,000 to force a fold from Gordon after he laid a mean stare down at Kessler for a few seconds.
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Allen Kessler John Gordon
06-11-2011 22:08 UTC
Daisuke Endo completed from the small blind before Ted Lawson made it 48,000 straight from the big.
Endo contemplated for a few moments before releasing his hand.
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Ted Lawson Daisuke Endo
06-11-2011 22:07 UTC
Ted Lawson opened to 37,000 from middle position and picked up the blinds. The following hand saw Brian Rast open to 36,000 from under the gun to produce a round of folds before finding a walk the next hand.
Ali Eslami would then enter the pot from the cutoff with a 32,000-chip raise to collect the pot before John Gordon would close out the sixth hand in a row with a raise to 42,000.
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John Gordon Brian Rast Ted Lawson Ali Eslami
06-11-2011 21:59 UTC
Dajuan Whorley opened the pot with a raise to 37,000 only to have Andrew Cohen announce a raise to pot from the button.
As he was pushing chips out into the middle, the blinds and Whorley quickly folded.
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Dajuan Whorley Andrew Cohen
06-11-2011 21:56 UTC
The action folded right round to see John Gordon receive a walk in the big blind.
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John Gordon
06-11-2011 21:56 UTC
Ali Eslami opened to 38,000 from middle position only to have Daisuke Endo three-bet to 138,000 from the cutoff.
With the action back on Eslami, he paused momentarily before kicking his cards to the muck.
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Ali Eslami Daisuke Endo
06-11-2011 21:54 UTC
Brian Rast opened to 38,000 from the cutoff only to have Dajuan Whorley move all in for 82,000. Once the blinds passed, Rast made the call.
Rast:
Whorley:
With Whorley in great shape to double, the flop saw Rast catch a flush draw, and when the came on the turn, he also picked up outs to a straight.
Fortunately for Whorley, the river landed the to see him make Broadway and secure the double to 188,000 as Rast slips to 995,000 in chips.
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Dajuan Whorley Brian Rast
06-11-2011 21:49 UTC
John Gordon opened to 43,000 and picked up the 24,000 in dead money.
As he was dragging the pot, the Tournament Director started organizing a color up so that the smaller 1,000-denomination chips won't dominated the table.
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