Brent Roberts Bets Out Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu opened to 35,000 from under the gun, and action folded to Brent Roberts on the button, and he called. The blinds folded, and we went to the flop heads up. The flop fell [8h8d5d], and action checked through. The [Ah] landed on the turn, and action checked through

Brent Roberts Eliminated by Junichi Nakanowatari

Action folded to Junichi Nakanowatari in the small blind, and he opened to 25,000. Brent Roberts was next to act in the big blind, and he moved all-in for approximately 225,000. Nakanowatari called. Nakanowatari: [Ad3c] Roberts: [QcTc] The board ran out [6h4h8hKh9c], and the ace-high of Nakanowatari held to eliminate Roberts.

Brent Roberts Doubles Through Sam Soverel

Sam Soverel opened to 16,000 from early position and action folded to Brent Roberts, who moved all-in for 119,000. Soverel asked for a count, and when the dealer confirmed 119,000, he tossed in the call. Soverel: [Ac8c] Roberts: [AsTs] Roberts had Soverel out kicked, and when the board ran out [Ah9h5sQs2h], Roberts doubled.

Junichi Nakanowatari Bets Out John Riordan, Brent Roberts

Junichi Nakanowatari opened to 12,000 from early position and action folded to John Riordan on the button, and he called. The small blind folded, and Brent Roberts called from the big blind. The flop fell [9s8s8d] Roberts checked, and Nakanowatari continued for 25,000. Riordan and Roberts mucked, and Nakanowatari collected

Ema Zajmovic 4-Bet Shoves on Tim McDermott, Brent Roberts

Action folded to Tim McDermott in the cutoff, and he made it 6,500. Brent Roberts was on the button, and he 3-bet to 22,000. Ema Zajmovic was next to act in the small blind, and she 4-bet shoved for 96,500 total. McDermott and Roberts folded as Zajmovic collected the pot.

Bin Duan Bets Out Brent Roberts, Ema Zajmovic

Action folded to Brent Roberts in late position, and he opened to 4,500. Ema Zajmovic was next to act on the button and called. Junichi Nakanowatari folded his small blind and accidentally exposing [5x3x], tossing his cards into the muck. Bin Duan closed the action and called from the big blind. The flop

Brent Roberts Doubles Through Sergio Aido

Brent Roberts has just doubled into the chip lead through Sergio Aido. Roberts had his [7d7c] tabled for a full house, while Aido had revealed his [4d4s] for an inferior full house. After the chips were counted, Roberts scooped into the pot to become the first player to hit the 300,000-chip mark.

More for Roberts

Brent Roberts opened the cutoff and saw the player on the button shove for just over 500,000. Roberts called holding [As8s] and was up against [Qc9d]. The flop of [Jc2cTc] brought a flush draw for Roberts' opponent but the [3d] on the turn and [Ks] on the river were blanks. Roberts is

Sean Winter Doubles Through Brent Roberts

Sean Winter is all in for his last 77,000 from the big blind against Brent Roberts under the gun. Winter: [AdAc8c4h] Roberts: [AsKhTd9d] The board ran out [9s9h4dAh3h] and Winter secured the double.