$1,100 Mystery Bounty ($1,000,000 GTD) Day 2 | 2023 PokerNews Cup

07-02-2023 14:07 UTC-12

Zagar Gets There on the River

Liam Gannon

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Rui Bouquet raised to 120,000 in first position which saw action fold around to Vid Zagar in the cutoff who moved all in for 1,250,000 which saw Bouquet call.

Rui Bouquet: 9♦9♥
Vid Zagar: 10♦10♥

The flop of A♥9♠6♣ saw Bouquet pull ahead by flopping a set and Zagar stood up out of his seat. The turn of 7♣ gave Zagar some additional outs in the form of the gutshot, which completed on the 8♠ river and Zagar screamed "Yes!" as he did a lap around the empty table in excitement as his journey in this tournament continued.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vid Zagar	2,650,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Rui Bouquet	1,450,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000

Tags: Rui Bouquet Vid Zagar

07-02-2023 13:55 UTC-12

Himmelbrand Exits The Tournament

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Liam Gannon

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Forrest Raleigh raised to 130,000 in the cutoff and on the button Greg Himmelbrand moved all in for 745,000 and action folded back around to Raleigh who thought for a bit before calling.

Greg Himmelbrand: 7♣7♥
Forrest Raleigh: 8♦8♥

The board ran out A♠3♦9♥A♥3♣ and the eights up held for Raleigh while Himmelbrand ended his deep run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Forrest Raleigh	3,100,000 90,000	90,000
Greg Himmelbrand	Busted

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07-02-2023 13:50 UTC-12

Galindo Doubles Through Kelly

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Liam Gannon

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Action was picked up on the river in a massive pot between Johnny Kelly in the cutoff and Humberto Lopes Galindo in the small blind.

With a board reading 5♥7♣Q♦A♣8♣, Galindo checked over to Kelly who bet 310,000. Galindo thought for a bit before moving all in for 1,385,000 and after some thought, Kelly called.

Humberto Lopes Galindo: K♣J♣
Johnny Kelly: A♥8♥

Kelly had rivered aces up, but it was no good against the rivered flush of Galindo, who took a sizable chunk out of Kelly's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Humberto Lopes Galindo	3,300,000 2,350,000	2,350,000
Johnny Kelly	2,400,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000

Tags: Humberto Lopes Galindo Johnny Kelly

07-02-2023 13:30 UTC-12

Ravi Falls To Cemm

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Liam Gannon

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Thomas Cemm moved all in for 895,000 from the button and in the big blind, Manoj Ravi called for the exact same amount to put himself at risk, too.

Thomas Cemm: K♦J♦
Manoj Ravi: 5♥5♣

The board ran out Q♦Q♣6♥K♥3♣. With Cemm's king-jack finding a cowboy on the turn, he doubled up and the start-of-day chip leader exited the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Cemm	1,865,000 1,462,000	1,462,000
Manoj Ravi	Busted

Tags: Manoj Ravi Thomas Cemm

07-02-2023 13:12 UTC-12

Garles Gathering

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Liam Gannon

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action was picked up with cards on their backs between Tim Garles in the cutoff and another player from early position who was all in for his last 510,000.

Opponent: AxQx
Tim Garles: A♦K♥

The board ran out 2♣6♠4♥J♣J♠ and the ace-king held up for Garles to take down the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Garles	2,230,000 2,230,000	2,230,000

Tags: Tim Garles

07-02-2023 13:04 UTC-12

Raleigh Growing Higher

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Liam Gannon

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Forrest Raleigh raised to 100,000 from under the gun and a player called on the button while the big blind came along as well.

The flop rolled off 8♣J♦3♠ and action checked over to the button who bet 125,000. The big blind then moved all in for 710,000. Raleigh thought for a bit before putting his bounty chip in the middle to signify he was all in and the button folded.

Big blind: K♥J♣
Forrest Raleigh: A♦J♠

The board ran out 2♥6♣, giving no help for the big blind and allowing Raleigh to add more chips to his growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Forrest Raleigh	3,010,000 1,210,000	1,210,000

Tags: Forrest Raleigh

07-02-2023 12:50 UTC-12

Burrows Doubles His Stack

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Liam Gannon

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

A player raised to 80,000 in the cutoff, which saw Brent Burrows move all in for 400,000 on the button. The cutoff called.

Opponent: A♦4♦
Brent Burrows: 10♥10♣

The board ran out Q♣Q♦7♥3♠5♦ for the tens to hold up and send the pot Burrows' way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Burrows	900,000 657,000	657,000

Tags: Brent Burrows

07-02-2023 12:31 UTC-12

Kerrien Flips His Way into the Chip Lead

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Anthony Kennedy opened to 80,000 from the hijack before Peter Zolnai made it 220,000 on the button. Clement Kerrien four-bet to 700,000, which pushed out Kennedy. Zolnai then jammed for 2,400,000 which sent Kerrien into the tank.

After a few minutes, the clock was called and Kerrien, who covered Zolnai, flicked in a chip to set up the biggest pot of the day.

Peter Zolnai: 10♥10♦
Clement Kerrien: A♣K♥

It was a huge flip between two of the chip leaders and the J♦7♠5♣ flop kept Zolnai ahead. He then groaned as the K♦ turn gave Kerrien the lead which he never relinquished as the board completed with the 7♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clement Kerrien	5,200,000 3,250,000	3,250,000
Peter Zolnai	Busted

Tags: Anthony Kennedy Clement Kerrien Peter Zolnai

07-02-2023 12:22 UTC-12

Batista Triples; Lo Short

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Vasco Batista jammed for 390,000 from the cutoff and was called by the button. Michael Lo then moved all in for 475,000 from the big blind and the button called once more.

Vasco Batista: 9♥9♠
Michael Lo: Q♥Q♣
Button: K♠10♣

Batista made a set on the J♣9♦8♦ flop and filled up on the J♠ turn. The 5♣ completed the board.

Batista took the main pot while Lo collected a smaller side pot to stay in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasco Batista	1,270,000 951,000	951,000
Michael Lo	140,000 -207,000	-207,000

Tags: Michael Lo Vasco Batista

07-02-2023 12:14 UTC-12

What's a Forrest Without a River?

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Liam Gannon

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Forrest Kollar raised to 100,000 in middle position and in the big blind, another player moved all in for 490,000, which saw action fold back to Kollar who called.

Opponent: 9♥9♣
Forrest Kollar: A♠J♦

The board ran out 2♥2♦Q♥7♣A♦ and Kollar connected with the river to grab another bounty as the field shrank further in size.