Seiver Takes the Chip Lead
After 142 hands, we finally have a chip leader not named David Sands.
Scott Seiver has edged out Sands slightly, and is now on top of the counts.
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5,400,000 | 40,000 | |||
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5,350,000 | -20,000 |
Buy-in | $98,000 |
Preispool | $5,724,180 |
Players | 59 |
Level | 24 |
Blinds | 100,000 / 200,000 |
Ante | 30,000 |
After 142 hands, we finally have a chip leader not named David Sands.
Scott Seiver has edged out Sands slightly, and is now on top of the counts.
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5,400,000 | 40,000 | |||
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5,350,000 | -20,000 |
After Scott Seiver had raised from the button with and David Sands defended from the big blind with
, the two took a flop of
, which they both checked. They did the same on the
turn, and then Sands then check-folded to a bet of 350,000 on the
river (but not before tanking for two minutes).
With that, Seiver and Sands are essentially even in chips.
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5,370,000 | -830,000 | |||
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5,360,000 | 600,000 |
Nick Schulman opened to 240,000 on the button with , Scott Seiver three-bet jammed for just over three million with
in the small blind, and Schulman folded.
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4,760,000 | 1,000,000 | |||
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2,200,000 | -535,000 |
Scott Seiver defended from the small blind with after David "Doc" Sands had opened for 200,000 with
from the under-the-gun position. Both players checked the
flop, and then Sands called a bet of 300,000 on the
turn.
When the peeled off on the river, Seiver bet a healthy 600,000 and Sands considered it for about two minutes before releasing his hand.
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6,630,000 | -780,000 | |||
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3,760,000 | 630,000 | |||
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2,735,000 | -370,000 | |||
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1,630,000 | -110,000 |
Cary Katz opened to 200,000 from first position with , Scott Seiver defended in the big blind with
, and the flop fell
. The two checked.
The turn was the , the two checked again, and the river was the
. Seiver led out for a small bet, and Katz immediately called, winning the pot.
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3,130,000 | -220,000 | |||
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1,740,000 | 190,000 |
Scott Seiver opened for 200,000 under the gun with only to have Cary Katz shove all in from the button for 680,000 with ace-queen. The blinds both folded and Seiver asked, "How much?"
"You've got to call," Katz replied.
"You'd be surprised," Seiver said with a smile.
"I've got a pair," Katz fibbed. "A pretty good pair. If you've got an ace, you've got to call." Seiver did just that, and discovered he was dominated. The flop gave Katz two pair, while the
turn left Seiver drawing dead. The meaningless
was put out on the river, and Katz received a much-needed double.
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2,860,000 | -690,000 | |||
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1,550,000 | 860,000 |
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7,410,000 | 210,000 | |||
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3,550,000 | -50,000 | |||
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3,105,000 | -10,000 | |||
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690,000 | -160,000 |
David "Doc" Sands opened to 200,000 from first position with , Cary Katz defended in the big blind with
, and the flop fell
. Katz check-folded to a 130,000-chip bet from Sands, Katz now has less than seven big blinds.
David "Doc" Sands opened for 200,000 from the button with and Scott Seiver defended from the big blind with
. The
flop looked like it'd inspired action as it gave Seiver two pair and Sands top pair, but both players ended up checking.
They did the same on the turn, and then Seiver finally bet 300,000 on the
river. Sands snap-called and discovered he was beat.
"I feel good about that one," Sands said with a smile after the hand in reference to losing so few chips.
"I would too," Seiver replied.
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7,200,000 | -530,000 | |||
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3,600,000 | 540,000 |