Nick Petrangelo raised to 24,000 and Dennis Blieden shoved all-in for around 250,000. Petrangelo used a time extension chip before making the call and they were off to the races. Petrangelo: [6x6x] Blieden: [As9s] The board ran out [Jd4s2hJs5c] and Petrangelo won the race. Blieden was eliminated.
Tag: Dennis Blieden
Justin Bonomo Eliminated by Seth Davies
Sam Soverel Makes Tough, Correct Call Against Bluffing Dennis Blieden
We caught the action on the turn with the board reading [5cJcKcQd]. Sam Soverel bet 23,000 and was raised by Dennis Blieden to 69,000. Soverel made the call. The [2h] came on the river. Blieden again bet, this time for 77,000. Soverel made the correct, but difficult call and won
Keith Tilston Eliminated by Sam Soverel
Koray Aldemir Wins Pot Off Justin Bonomo Before Break
We caught the action on the turn with the board reading [Kd6h6s2h] and over 70,000 chips in the pot. Koray Aldemir bet 65,000 and his opponent, Justin Bonomo laid his hand down.
Sam Soverel Moves All-In, Wins Pot
Dennis Blieden opened from the cutoff to 18,000 and Sam Soverel shoved all-in for 112,000. Blieden contemplated his move for about 15 seconds before folding his hand. Soverel took down the pot.
Sean Winter Raises Dennis Blieden on the River
Sean Winter opened to 12,000 in the cutoff and Dennis Blieden called from the small blind. Both players checked through the [4hKdQc] flop to reveal the [Tc] on the turn. Blieden bet out 5,000 and Winter quickly called as the [5s] completed the board on the river. Blieden bet 9,000 and Winter raised
Rainer Kempe Wins Four-Way Pot
Ryan Riess raised to 11,000 pre-flop. Dennis Blieden, Stephen Chidwick, and Rainer Kempe called. The flop came [Jh4c3s] and all Riess bet 12,000. Blieden folded but the two other players called. The turn was the [2h] and all three remaining players checked. After the river [9c] landed, Kempe bet 23,000 and
Dennis Blieden Wins Pot Against Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick raised under-the-gun to 4,500 and received calls from Dennis Blieden and Rainer Kempe in the the blinds. The flop came [4h5h6s]. Action checked over to Chidwick who made a continuation bet of 5,000. Blieden check-raised to 20,500. Kempe folded and Chidwick made the call. The turn was the [Qh]. Blieden
Dennis Blieden Bags Big on Day 1 of WPT Tournament of Champions
World Poker Tour history was made earlier this week. Darren Elias won a record-breaking 4th title on PokerGO, beating Kitty Kuo heads up for the Bobby Baldwin Classic title. While ending the week with more history isn't guaranteed, the WPT Tournament of Champions has plenty of interesting storylines to follow