Ryan Riess’ Bluff Doesn’t Get Through Against Dan Shak
Ryan Riess raised in the cutoff to 4,000 and Dan Shak called on the button. The blinds folded and the two remaining players saw a flop of [6h4cQd]. They both checked and then watched the [Qc] appear on the turn. Riess bet out 4,000 and his opponent called.
The river was the [9d]. The 2013 WSOP Main Event champion again bet, this time for 7,000 and was snap-called by Shak who tabled [8d8h]. Riess showed [5x7x] for a missed straight draw.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Shak | 176,000 |
26,000  |
| Ryan Riess | 111,000 |
-29,000  |
Erik Seidel Picks Off Koray Aldemir with King-High
Erik Seidel opened to 3,500 from the cutoff and Koray Aldemir called from the big blind.
The flop landed [AdTh7h] and Aldemir checked to Seidel who bet 4,000. Aldemir called, and then both players checked the [Ah] on the turn.
The river landed the [4c] and Aldemir bet out 5,500.
Seidel thought for a little, then tossed in calling chips.
“You win,” remarked Aldemir as he tabled his [9s8h] for nine-high.
Seidel tabled his [KsJc] for king-high, and was pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Koray Aldemir | 208,000 |
11,000 |
| Erik Seidel | 180,000 |
10,000 |
| Ben Yu | 168,000 |
-7,000 |
| Bill Klein | 145,000 |
-5,000
|
| Bryn Kenney | 110,000 |
-11,000 |
| Larry Greenberg | 73,500 |
23,500 |
Nick Petrangelo’s Big Blind Defense Pays Off in 3-Way Pot
Rainer Kempe raised from middle position to 3,500 and got called by Stephen Chidwick from the button and Nick Petrangelo from his big blind.
After all three players checked the [9c5h8h] flop Petrangelo led out on the [Jd] turn for 8,000, which was enough to get Kempe to fold, but Chidwick hung around.
The [Ts] completed the board and Petrangelo once again led out, this time for 9,000, which was the right amount to get Chidwick to send his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 154,500 |
7,500 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 148,000 |
18,000 |
| Rainer Kempe | 128,000 |
3,500 |
Erik Seidel Four-Bets Bryn Kenney and Bill Klein Out of Hand
Bill Klein opened pre-flop to 4,000. Bryn Kenney three-bet to 12,000. Erik Seidel, in the small blind, made a four-bet to 41,500. Both players folded and the third winningest tournament player in history took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Seidel | 170,000 |
28,000 |
| Bill Klein | 144,000 |
144,000 |
| Bryn Kenney | 121,000 |
-22,000 |
Dan Shak Enters
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Shak | 150,000 | - |
Seth Davies’ River Raise Gets Elio Fox to Fold
Elio Fox bet 4,000 from the cutoff and Seth Davies defended from the big blind. The flop was [2c4hAc] and both players checked. They did the same for the [Tc] on the turn.
The [Kh] arrived on the river and Davies deferred to Fox, who bet 10,000. Davies raised to 40,000.
Fox shot Davies a stare and nearly had to use a time extension but eventually announced his intentions by telling the dealer “Fold.”
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Elio Fox | 255,000 |
-57,000 |
| Seth Davies | 220,000 |
60,000 |
Isaac Haxton Takes it on the Turn
Isaac Haxton raised to 3,500 from under the gun and Poker Masters Purple Jacket winner Ali Imsirovic defended his big blind.
The flop landed [9h3c4d] and both players checked to reveal the [8h] on the turn.
Imsirovic checked, Haxton bet 8,000, and Imsirovic folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 210,000 |
15,000 |
| Isaac Haxton | 75,000 |
27,000 |
Erik Seidel Gives a Little to Ben Yu
Ben Yu raised from the cutoff to 3,000 and Erik Seidel made the call from his big blind.
Both players checked to the turn on a board reading [2c9c6dTc].
Seidel checked once again and Yu threw in a 5,000 chip, which was enough to get Seidel to fold and the dealer to push the pot to Yu.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Yu | 175,000 |
-25,000 |
| Erik Seidel | 142,000 |
-18,000 |
Nick Petrangelo Will Take the Pot
Stephen Chidwick opened under-the-gun to 2,500. Nick Petrangelo, on the button, and Rainer Kempe, in the small blind, came along for the ride. The flop came [8cQd7d] and all three players checked. They all checked again when the [5s] hit.
On the river, which was the [9h], Kempe and Chidwick again checked it back to Petrangelo who decided to bet 12,000. Both players folded and Petrangelo took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 147,000 |
17,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 130,000 |
5,000 |
| Rainer Kempe | 124,500 |
-5,500 |
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