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Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi upon eliminating
The action checked to 2010 November Niner Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, who moved all in for his last 5,000 or so from the small blind. Robin Fisher quickly called in the big blind, and the hands were opened.
Mizrachi:
Fisher:
"I'm good at this part," Mizrachi joked while the players were waiting for the ESPN cameras to reach the table.
Once they did, the dealer rapped the table and fanned , giving Mizrachi an open-ended straight draw. The on the turn took away Mizrachi's outs to a nine, but now any queen would counterfeit Fisher.
It was not to be for Mizrachi. The bricked on the river, eliminating him from the 2011 Main Event. He graciously shooked hands with everyone at the table, did an exit interview, then hit the rail.
Andrew Lichtenberger had seen his opponent check-raise to 2,325 on a flop in a blind on blind battle. "Luckychewy" made the call and then called another 2,325 on the turn.
The river was the and the small blind checked, Lichtenberger bet 3,600 and found his opponent tanking before making the call.
The youngster flipped and it was good enough to secure the pot.
We caught up with the action to see Jason Lester and another player calling the preflop all in of the player in the small blind. The flop came down and Lester checked for the sidepot. His opponent checked back and the turn brought . The action went check-check once again.
The river put two pair on the board, bringing the .
"Four thousand," announced Lester, tossing in one orange, 5,000 denomination chip. His opponent played with his chips for a bit, tossing around the notion of calling before mucking his hand.
Lester flipped over which was way ahead of his all in opponent, who held and thus played the board.
"Getting some big hands today, Jason", chimed in Mike Matusow from across the table.
"I know," replied Lester. "I've gotten more hands today than I usually get in an entire tournament". Getting hands or not, Jason Lester is now sitting above double starting stack, holding around 68,000 in chips.
We were checking in on Maya Geller’s table but saw that she kept on peering over at an adjacent table with beau Patrik Antonius so we went over there to check out what was going on.
Turns out Antonius was in a decent sized pot where he bet 7,500 on the turn of a board and Anton Ionel check-called him. Both players checked the on the river and Ionel turned over for aces up. Antonius seemed slightly frustrated and mucked his hand but was still sitting on a fairly healthy stack as was Geller
We caught up to find Ken Aldridge making a bet of 800 from middle position preflop. Mike Watson in late position then reraised and made it 2,200. Guillaume Rivet then called on the button and Aldridge completed and all three players got to see a flop.
all graced the flop and it was Aldridge who came out the aggressor and moved all in for 15,125. After a few moments of contemplation Watson made the call, and Rivet folded.
Aldridge:
Watson:
Aldridge flopped broadway while Watson held top set. The dealer burned and turned a which was a perfect card for Aldridge to see, as he still held the lead. Watson needed the board to pair or another king in order to take the pot down. The river ended up being another blank for Watson as Aldridge's straight held.
Patrik Antonius was heads up in the small blind against Anton Ionel who had the button. The flop read , and Antonious checked to Ionel, who bet 1,150. Antonius check raised to 3,600, and Ionel made the call. The turn brought the , and Antonius calmly put together a bet of 5,600, and slid it into the pot. Ionel thought for about 30 seconds before making the call, and the river brought the .
Antonius sat still as a statue for about 30 seconds before finally making a move towards his chips. He put together a bet of 12,200, and put it in the middle. Ionel snap called, and Antonius quickly showed for top two. It wasn't good however, as Ionel showed for rivered Broadway. After losing that hand, Antonius is back below his starting stack, sitting on 28,000, while Ionel is sitting on 65,000.
We caught up with the action on a flop, where Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger fired a 1,625 bet into his lone opponent in the big blind, who called.
The turn brought a and Lichtenberger's opponent checked. With no intention of slowing down, Lichtenberger quickly cut out a bet to 4,200 and slid it into the middle. His opponent didn't take long to muck his hand.
With four players involved in the hand after a flop of the small blind tossed out a bet and everyone else folded. Ken Griffin showed his before tossing it into the muck which prompted the small blind to reveal his for a flopped two pair. Griffin said "I knew you had the queen, didn't know you had the four too" as the small blind scooped up the pot.
Griffin is doing well today though and has already accumulated a stack of 72,000. He won his first WSOP Bracelet less than two weeks ago in Event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em where he took home $455,356 for his victory.
A player in the hijack position made it 800 preflop, the button folded and Ben Lamb in the small blind made it 2,2000. The hijack called and it was off to the flop.
With the dealer spreading for a flop Lamb bet out 2,500 and his opponent called. With a landing for the turn Lamb stayed in control and put out a 6,500 chip bet and again the hijack called.
The river brought two checks. Lamb announced "jack high" and tabled . The hijack declared "it's good", and Lamb was awarded the pot. Another player at the table quickly said "must be nice" to some good natured laughing. Ben Lamb has now crossed the 100,000 mark and continues to show off his poker prowess.
Tristan Wade bet out from middle position and made it 1,025. It looked like Wade may steal it, but the big blind objected and made the call. On a flop the big blind checked and Wade bet out 1,200. A call was made and both players saw the on the turn and both players checked.
The river allowed for the big blind to check and we saw another bet from Wade for 2,000. Another call from the big blind was made and Wade tabled for two pair jacks and threes.
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, giving Mizrachi an open-ended straight draw. The 
on the turn took away Mizrachi's outs to a nine, but now any queen would counterfeit Fisher.
bricked on the river, eliminating him from the 2011 Main Event. He graciously shooked hands with everyone at the table, did an exit interview, then hit the rail.
flop in a blind on blind battle. "Luckychewy" made the call and then called another 2,325 on the 
turn.
and the small blind checked, Lichtenberger bet 3,600 and found his opponent tanking before making the call.
and it was good enough to secure the pot.
and Lester checked for the sidepot. His opponent checked back and the turn brought 
.
which was way ahead of his all in opponent, who held 
and thus played the board.
board and Anton Ionel check-called him. Both players checked the 
which was a perfect card for Aldridge to see, as he still held the lead. Watson needed the board to pair or another king in order to take the pot down. The 
, and Antonious checked to Ionel, who bet 1,150. Antonius check raised to 3,600, and Ionel made the call. The turn brought the 
, and Antonius calmly put together a bet of 5,600, and slid it into the pot. Ionel thought for about 30 seconds before making the call, and the river brought the 
flop, where Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger fired a 1,625 bet into his lone opponent in the big blind, who called.
and Lichtenberger's opponent checked. With no intention of slowing down, Lichtenberger quickly cut out a bet to 4,200 and slid it into the middle. His opponent didn't take long to muck his hand.
before tossing it into the muck which prompted the small blind to reveal his 
for a flop Lamb bet out 2,500 and his opponent called. With a 
river brought two checks. Lamb announced "jack high" and tabled 
flop the big blind checked and Wade bet out 1,200. A call was made and both players saw the 
on the turn and both players checked.
river allowed for the big blind to check and we saw another bet from Wade for 2,000. Another call from the big blind was made and Wade tabled