Pot-Limit Omaha
Under unknown circumstances we just lost the runner-up finisher from the 2010 $50,000 Players Championship. Vladimir Shchmelev busted to Marco Johnson and will not add a third cash in this event to his list of results.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
183,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000
113,700
|
113,700 |
|
318,000
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
|
||
|
293,000
-54,000
|
-54,000 |
|
||
|
274,000
-79,000
|
-79,000 |
|
||
|
231,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
196,000 | |
|
194,000
50,300
|
50,300 |
|
190,000
39,800
|
39,800 |
|
||
|
123,000
-22,400
|
-22,400 |
|
|
||
|
121,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
||
|
110,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
||
|
76,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
||
|
56,000
-74,000
|
-74,000 |
|
||
|
48,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
|
|
||
|
43,000
-94,000
|
-94,000 |
|
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Pot-Limit Omaha
We just saw one of the biggest pots of the tournament go down between Jason Mercier and Dan Shak. Shak was drawing slim for his tournament life, but he got there on the river.
Shak was under the gun and decided to limp for 1,600, after which Lyle Berman called in the hijack, Vladimir Shchmelev from the cutoff and Allen Bari from the button. Marco Johnson folded from the small blind and Mercier checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came down 
, and the action was checked to Berman who bet 8,000. Shchmelev and Bari folded after which Mercier put in a raise to 31,000.
"I raise pot," Shak announced ,and the total bet was 110,800. Berman took a good long look at his cards, but eventually decided not to get involved in this massive pot.
"All in," Mercier announced without hesitation, and Shak called off his remaining 74,000 chips.
| Jason Mercier |     |
| Dan Shak |     |
Shak was looking to make a straight or a bigger set, but the turn, the 
, brought him no help. On the river Shak needed to catch a nine, ace or king but those couldn't be spades since Mercier had picked up a flush draw.
The river was the 
and Shak did make his straight. Just for a second Mercier showed some frustration as Shak was excited about his double up. Mercier sat in silence and was knocked back down to around the starting stack, while Shak is now one of our chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
366,400
186,400
|
186,400 |
|
152,000
-153,000
|
-153,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
297,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
208,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
||
|
205,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
185,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
116,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
92,000
-92,000
|
-92,000 |
|
36,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
|
23,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
|
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Stud-8
| Jon Turner |  /   / |
| Michael Glick | /    / |
After Michael Glick completed on third, Jon Turner made the call. Glick check-called on fourth and then raised on fifth after Turner bet. Turner reraised and Glick called.
Turner then bet sixth and seventh street with Glick calling both times.
Glick held the 
in the hole and had made three nines on fourth street. Turner showed that he started rolled up with the 
in the hole, but only held the best hand prior to fourth street.
Glick won the pot and moved to 242,000 in chips. Turner dropped to under 85,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
242,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
84,700
-51,300
|
-51,300 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
305,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
265,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
180,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
108,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
103,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
|
||
|
102,000
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
|
||
|
96,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
63,000 | |
Stud
| Roland Israelashvili | /   / |
| Matthew Russell | /  / |
Roland Israelashvili completed the bet on third and Matthew Russell made the call. On fourth street, Israelashvili bet and Russell called.
On fifth street, Israelashvili check-called a bet from Russell before he led out on sixth street. Russell called. On seventh, Israelashvili bet and Russell called.
Israelashvili showed the 
from the hole for two pair, sevens and threes. He won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
83,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
No-Limit Hold'em
Defending champion Brian Rast raised to 4,500 from the cutoff and Daniel Negreanu called on the button. Both Phil Ivey and Daniel Alaei gave up their blinds, and we got to see a 
flop.
Rast put out a 8,500 chip continuation-bet, and Negreanu called. The turn was the 
and Rast checked right away. Negreanu threw out two 5,000 chips and announced "9,000." Rast folded and Negreanu raked in a much needed pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,200
8,200
|
8,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
78,000
16,200
|
16,200 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
||
|
270,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
|
||
|
225,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
||
|
213,000
-44,000
|
-44,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
170,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
170,000
-18,400
|
-18,400 |
|
|
||
|
155,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
153,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
|
||
|
150,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
||
|
148,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
142,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
130,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
130,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
||
|
108,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
26,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
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