2022 Free Poker Network National Championship

$160 Tag Team Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 Free Poker Network National Championship

Event Info
Buy-in
$160
Entries
79
Players Left
1
Average Chip Stack
1,185,000
Total Chips
1,185,000
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
79
Players Left
1

Level: 17

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Team Hiner Doubles to Stay Alive

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Lenny Hiner
Lenny Hiner

Robert Urbatsch jammed in the small blind to put the pressure on Lenny Hiner in the big blind. Hiner took some time to make a decision but eventually called for his remaining 20,000 or so chips.

Lenny Hiner: {a-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Robert Urbatsch: {a-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

Hiner was dominating and had the pot locked up on the turn as the board ran out {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{5-Spades}{k-Clubs}.

"Chop," one player joked.

"Chop my a**," Hiner replied.

"That sounds like that would be uncomfortable," another player noted, as Hiner took in the pot to double his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Robert Urbatsch - Mike Marek
Robert Urbatsch - Mike Marek
205,000
-30,000
-30,000
Profile photo of Lenny Hiner - Renee Held
Lenny Hiner - Renee Held
60,000
1,000
1,000

Team Urbatsch Takes Big Pot Against Team Marts

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Nick Marts jammed in his stack from the hijack and Robert Urbatsch called off his stack of around 100,000 in the small blind.

Robert Urbatsch: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Nick Marts: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

Marts ran into cowboys and needed help. However, the board ran out {a-Spades}{9-Clubs}{3-Spades}{4-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} to keep Urbatsch ahead and send him the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Robert Urbatsch - Mike Marek
Robert Urbatsch - Mike Marek
210,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of Nick Marts - Andrea Marts
Nick Marts - Andrea Marts
25,000
-60,000
-60,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Queens Hold as Team Urbatsch Ousts Team Maes

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The hijack limped, Keith Fountain shoved in his 28,000 chips in the cutoff, and Robert Urbatsch got his chips in from the big blind. The hijack folded and hands were revealed.

Keith Fountain: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Robert Urbatsch: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The {k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop and the {10-Hearts} turn gave Fountain additional outs, but the {k-Clubs} completed the board to send Team Maes to the rail, while Team Urbatsch chips up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Robert Urbatsch - Mike Marek
Robert Urbatsch - Mike Marek
115,000
115,000
115,000
Profile photo of Paul Maes - Keith Fountain
Paul Maes - Keith Fountain
Busted

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Team Maes Sends Opponent to Rail

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Paul Maes opened to 9,000 from middle position and the hijack jammed for around 15,000. Nick Marts called in the big blind, and so did Maes.

On the {k-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{2-Clubs} flop, Marts check-folded to a bet by Maes and the remaining players flipped over their hands.

Hijack: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Paul Maes: {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Both players flopped top pair, but it was Maes ahead with the better kicker. The {3-Spades} turn changed nothing, and the {a-Diamonds} river confirmed the hijack's demise as Maes picked up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nick Marts - Andrea Marts
Nick Marts - Andrea Marts
85,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Paul Maes - Keith Fountain
Paul Maes - Keith Fountain
67,000
67,000
67,000