Another blind vs. blind confrontation between Anton Suarez and James Romero - a dramatic one. Heads up to a [Jc9c7c] flop, Romero, with [Th5h], check-raised Romero's bet of 2,500,000 to 11,500,000. Suarez, who'd flopped top pair with [jd8d], made the call. The turn: [3s]. Now Romero led out for 24,000,000 into
Tag: Anton Suarez
James “Raggy” Clarke Busts in 4th ($311,000)
It folded to blinds Anton Suarez and James Clarke. Suarez, against form, simply limped with [9h4h]; Clarke checked his [4d5d]. A flop of [4s6h4c] guaranteed action, although it was delayed until the turn (Suarez check-calling 2,500,000 on the flop). The turn: [th]. Out led Suarez for 12,500,000. Over to Clarke who
Fredrik Andersson Eliminated in 5th Place ($230,000)
Five-handed short stack Fredrik Andersson moved all in preflop for 30,500,000 in the hijack with [ad9d]. Behind him lurked not one, but two better aces - the first belonged to button Anton Suarez with [ahtd]; he called. Over to big blind James Romero, who held [asqh] but after a good
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Romero Gets Paid on the River by Suarez
Back to Anton Suarez's button, which he raised to 5,500,000 with [7d5d]. This time big blind James Romero held [ad9d] and elected to call. He flopped two pair with an [ahjc9c] flop, and checked it. Suarez checked behind. Romero checked again on the [js] turn, again without a bet from
Romero Aware of What Suarez Is Up To
With such a huge stack, Anton Suarez looked to ramp up his preflop aggression, to the point where any two would do on the button. He raised [tc2d] (to 5,500,000) just now, as a case in point. Big blind James Romero was clearly aware of this, as after a short
Suarez Monster Stacked After Rivered Flush v. Flush
The two chip leaders went at it in a pot that ended up propelling Anton Suarez into a big chip lead. Christian Rudolph in the cutoff with [9s8s] picked up caller Suarez on the button with [ksjs] preflop. He spiked a nine on the [9d4s2h] and check-called through the turned
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Everything Gets There vs. Hardcastle
Anton Suarez, now he has a stack going, is getting busy preflop. He did so with [9d2d] in the hijack, raising to 3,500,000, called by big blind Jack Hardcastle. Hardcastle hit top pair on the [7s3d5d] flop and led out for 3,500,000. Call. Turn: [5s]. Hardcastle led again, this time for 8,500,000.
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