Max Steinberg is Trying His Best to Wrest the Chip Lead Away From Jonathan Little
Max Steinberg was sitting comfortably in second position with just 22 runners remaining, but he had his eyes on Jonathan Little's chip lead.
We saw Steinberg tangle with Little twice recently, and both time Little ended the hand unscathed.
First, Steinberg opened to 15,000 from the button, and Little called to take a flop of . Little then check-called a bet of 18,000, and both players tapped the table on the turn. The on the river prompted two more checks, and Little rolled over the for the winner.
Next, Steinberg opened for 19,000 from under the gun, and Little called from the button, while the small blind got in on the action as well. On the flop, Steinberg continued with a bet of 27,000, Little called, and the small blind got out of the way.
The came on the turn, and Steinberg fired his second barrel, making it 59,000 to play. Little called to see the complete the board on the river, and he also called Steinberg's third bet of 125,000 to bring on a showdown.
When Little saw Steinberg's , he offered a "nice hand" while tabling his own , and the pot was chopped up with no harm done.
Craig Fishman moved all in from the hijack for his last 67,000 as Ryan D’Angelo made the call from the cut-off. The button and blinds all went through their slight pauses, but all opted to fold, as the other two players tabled their cards.
Fishman:
D’Angelo:
The board ran out to see Fisherman flop a set, and hold, moving up to 148,00 in chips.
In the very next hand, Andrew Robl opened from the cut-off for 13,000, as it folded around to Fishman on the big blind.
“I now have chips to burn,” said Fishman, making the call.
“That’s good to hear,” replied Robl, as both players saw the flop come .
Fishman checked as Robl threw out a continuation bet of 13,000. No sooner did the chips go into the middle, did Fishman announce all in for his last 134,000. Robl was taken aback by the bet, as he went deep into the tank. A few minutes had passed, with Robl looking more and more stressed out the longer he took to decide.
He eventually mucked his hand, relinquishing the pot to Fishman.
Dario Sammartino opened with a raise to 12,000, then Harry Bienenfeld made it 27,000 to go from the blinds. Sammartino hesitated, then declared he was all in and Bienenfeld didn't hesitate to call.
Bienenfeld:
Sammartino:
Bienenfeld stood from his chair to watch the dealer deliver the flop and turn. Then came the river… the ! "Just in the nick of time," said Lee Markholt as Bienenfeld retook his seat and Sammartino stared upward.
Lee Markholt opened to 10,000 from the hijack, and was called by Dario Sammartino in the cut-off, before Kyle White moved all in for 82,000 in chips. Markholt got out of the way, before Sammartino asked for an exact count, before making the call.
Sammartino:
White:
The board ran out to see Sammartino take the lead on the flop with a higher pair, but lose the hand after running cards gave White a straight on the river.
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Inigo Rodriguez has been knocked out in 23rd place, his demise coming thanks to two hands occurring in relatively quick succession.
In the first, Rodriguez opened for 10,500 from middle position, then Craig Fishman called from the cutoff, leaving himself but 30,000 or so behind. Erick Lindgren called from the big blind as well, and the three saw the flop come . It checked to Fishman who pushed his remaining chips in, Lindgren folded, and Rodriguez called.
"I had it every other time," said Fishman with a grin. "I'm on a draw this time," he added, turning over . Rodriguez showed and was ahead for the moment, but the came on the turn to fill Fishman's straight, making the river no matter.
Soon after that one Rodriguez was all in with for his last 100,000 or so against Massimo Mosele, but alas for Rodriguez his opponent held . The board rolled out , and Rodriguez is out.
Dan Smith Just Knocked His Teammate Nicolas Cardyn Out in 24th Place
With two members of Team Ivey Poker seated next to one another at a six-handed table, it was only a matter of time before Nicolas Cardyn and Dan Smith clashed.
In the end, there could be only one, and Smith was the one to lop his opponent's head off in one clean slice.
Cardyn's short stack was already in the middle when we arrived, and Smith made the call with . He had his teammate on the ropes, as Cardyn held the , and a final run out of left Cardyn with no pair.
He exited the tournament floor in 24th place, while Smith was left to carry the mantle of Team Ivey Poker.
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. Little then check-called a bet of 18,000, and both players tapped the table on the 
turn. The 
on the river prompted two more checks, and Little rolled over the 
for the winner.
flop, Steinberg continued with a bet of 27,000, Little called, and the small blind got out of the way.
came on the turn, and Steinberg fired his second barrel, making it 59,000 to play. Little called to see the 
complete the board on the river, and he also called Steinberg's third bet of 125,000 to bring on a showdown.
, he offered a "nice hand" while tabling his own 
, and the pot was chopped up with no harm done.
to see Fisherman flop a set, and hold, moving up to 148,00 in chips.
.
flop and 
turn. Then came the river… the 
to see Sammartino take the lead on the flop with a higher pair, but lose the hand after running cards gave White a straight on the river.
. Rodriguez showed 
river no matter.
. The board rolled out 
, and Rodriguez is out.
