Pocket Kings, Good and Bad
On Table #77, the player in the under-the-gun position raised to 150. Sylvain Loosli called in mid-position. The player in the hijack three-bet to 450. Pedro Oliveira folded to Tobias Peters in the small blind who four-bet to 1,600. The initial raiser and Loosli quickly folded. The hijack called.
The flop came . Peters continued with a bet of 1,700 and his opponent called.
The turn brought the . Peters shoved all in and got a snap-call by the other player who held for a full house. Peters tabled for just two pair and was already standing up from the table. The river was a brick and Peters walked out of the tournament area without cashing in his first tournament of the summer here in Las Vegas.
Meanwhile on Table #78, JJ Liu bet 400 into a pot of around 1,200 on the board and her opponent in the hijack called.
The on the river completed the board and Liu continued with a bet of 500. Again, her opponent called. Liu tabled for two pair, kings and jacks, to win the pot as the hijack mucked his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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JJ Liu |
9,200
9,200
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9,200 |
Ilkin Amirov |
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
David Peters |
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
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Humberto Brenes |
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
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Sylvain Loosli |
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
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Pedro Oliveira |
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
Tobias Peters | Busted | |
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