Carlos Mortensen continues to remain active through Level 1, increasing his starting stack by more than 50% during the early going.
Just now he was raising again from middle position and getting a caller from the small blind. The flop came , the small blind bet 500, and Mortensen raised to 1,500. His opponent thought a beat, then called.
Both checked the turn. The river brought the and a bet of 2,800 from Mortensen's opponent, which he considered for a bit before calling. It was a good call, as his opponent showed for a busted flush draw. Mortensen turned over for jacks and eights and claimed the pot.
The table folded around to the cutoff and he raised it up to 300, the button then folded, and Martin Kabrhel completed from the small blind. The big blind also came along for the ride and all three were witness to a flop. It was here that Kabrhel took the reins and bet out 600. The big blind along with the cutoff made the call.
The then made an appearance on fourth street which prompted a bet of 3,000 from Kabrhel. The big blind made the call and the cutoff released.
The on the river saw a 4,500 bet from Kabrhel. The big blind took about 20 seconds or so and made the call. Kabrhel flipped over , and the big blind countered by exposing for three of a kind threes.
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier has become one of the biggest names in poker over the past few years. Grospellier's rise in fame is not unwarranted either, as he has had dozens of tournament cashes over the past few years, resulting in his total lifetime tournament earnings being at $10,024,926. Grospellier was finally awarded the greatest honor in poker at the 2011 World Series of Poker when he won his first bracelet in Event #21: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship.
We caught up with this poker phenom looking at a flop of . Grospellier's opponent checked to him and he fired out 350. His opponent called and checked once again on the turn. Grospellier continued the aggression with a bet of 825.
Grospellier once again received a call and the river brought the . Both players checked and Grospellier's opponent showed for eight-high and a busted straight draw. Grospellier showed and, much to his surprise, was able to drag in the pot.
Grospellier is succeding at building his stack up early and is sitting on about 45,000 in chips.
With the board showing and his opponent having fired a big bet of 12,500, Dan Attard sat in contemplation for several seconds before announcing he was all in, and after thinking a short while his opponent called.
Attard tabled , then stood and exhaled loudly when he saw his opponent's . The turn was the and the river the , and Attard had survived. "Aces hold!" he said, the relief in his voice evident as he retook his seat.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko open limped from under the gun and a player in early position raised to 325. The player in the hijack seat and the big blind came along, as did Timoshenko for a four-way pot.
All four players checked the flop, however, when the fell on the turn, action checked around to Timoshenko - who chucked out an 800 bet. Everyone quickly folded and Timoshenko scooped the pot.
Timoshenko is currently sitting a bit under the starting stack of 30,000.
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Picking up the action after the river of a board, action was checked to 2012 WSOP bracelet-winner Chris Tryba. He bet 850 and was called by both of his opponents.
Tryba tabled for a flush, besting his opponent's holdings to win the pot.
, the small blind bet 500, and Mortensen raised to 1,500. His opponent thought a beat, then called.
turn. The river brought the 
and a bet of 2,800 from Mortensen's opponent, which he considered for a bit before calling. It was a good call, as his opponent showed 
for a busted flush draw. Mortensen turned over 
for jacks and eights and claimed the pot.
flop. It was here that Kabrhel took the reins and bet out 600. The big blind along with the cutoff made the call.
then made an appearance on fourth street which prompted a bet of 3,000 from Kabrhel. The big blind made the call and the cutoff released.
on the river saw a 4,500 bet from Kabrhel. The big blind took about 20 seconds or so and made the call. Kabrhel flipped over 
for three of a kind threes.
. Grospellier's opponent checked to him and he fired out 350. His opponent called and checked once again on the 
turn. Grospellier continued the aggression with a bet of 825.
. Both players checked and Grospellier's opponent showed 
for eight-high and a busted straight draw. Grospellier showed 
and, much to his surprise, was able to drag in the pot.
. The turn was the 
, and Attard had survived. "Aces hold!" he said, the relief in his voice evident as he retook his seat.
board, action was checked to 