Tag: Tamon Nakamura

Daniel Negreanu Leads Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix Final Table

Daniel Negreanu won a pot for over a million chips against Alex Foxen to survive late in the day and never looked back, as he continued to accumulate and bagged with a solid chip lead. Negreanu final tabled Event #1 of the U.S. Poker Open and finished in fourth place,

Jeremy Ausmus Eliminated in 8th Place ($21,200)

No-Limit Hold’em Jeremy Ausmus got his 230,000 chips in from the button and was at risk against Tamon Nakamura in the small blind. Ausmus: [Ad9s] Nakamura: [AsKh] The board ran out [Ac6c4h7d7h] and Nakamura's superior kicker held to eliminate Ausmus in eighth place for $21,200.

Ren Lin Eliminated by Tamon Nakamura

Pot-Limit Omaha Ren Lin got the rest of his stack in from the hijack on a [Qd6d6c] flop against Tamon Nakamura in middle position. Lin: [td9c8s6s] Nakamura: [ackskh6h] The [as] and [5d] completed the board to secure the pot for Nakamura with sixes full of aces.

Aces for Tamon Nakamura

Pot-Limit Omaha Daniel Negreanu raised to 20,000 from under the gun and Tamon Nakamura reraised to 68,000 from the small blind. Negreanu called as the flop landed [Kc3c4s]. Nakamura announced a bet of pot and Negreanu folded. Nakamura showed his [AcAsJs2c].

Daniel Negreanu Squeezes a Ten

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Daniel Negreanu raised to 25,000 in the hijack and Tamon Nakamura called in the big blind as both players drew one. Nakamura checked and Negreanu bet 45,000. Nakamura called, and Negreanu first tabled his [9x6x3x2x] before he squeezed his final card to be the [Tx]. Nakamura mucked and Negreanu

Chino Rheem Eliminated by Tamon Nakamura

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Tamon Nakamura opened to 16,000 in the hijack and Chino Rheem three-bet to 55,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Nakamura who moved all-in. Rheem called all-in for roughly 270,000, and both players drew one. Nakamura: [7x6x5x2x] Rheem: [7x5x3x2x] Nakamura squeezed a [9x], and Rheem paired with the [3x] and

Set for Cary Katz

Pot-Limit Omaha With roughly 150,000 in the pot on a [AhQs7c6c9h] completed board, Tamon Nakamura checked the big blind and Cary Katz bet 100,000 from the cutoff. Nakamura called. Katz tabled [QdQcJc5d] and claimed the pot with a set of queens.

Andrew Lichtenberger Doubles Through Tamon Nakamura

Pot-Limit Omaha Andrew Lichtenberger was all-in for his last 107,000 holding [AhKhKc2h] from the cutoff against Tamon Nakamura in the small blind with [QsQcJd2d]. The board ran out [4c8h7dTc6d] and Lichtenberger doubled through.

Phil Hellmuth Eliminated by Tamon Nakamura

No-Limit Hold'em Phil Hellmuth raised to 12,000 in the hijack and Tamon Nakamura moved all-in from the small blind. Hellmuth called all-in for his 122,000 total and tabled [QsQH] to be against Nakamura's [AdKs]. The board ran out [8c2h6cAc6d] and Hellmuth was eliminated.