Felipe Ketzer raised 4,000 on the button and Nacho Barbero defended the big blind.
The action checked to the river on the 10?4?3?A?J? board, where Barbero fired a bet of 3,000, which earned the pot as Ketzer mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
163,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
|
102,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Felipe Ketzer opened to 2,500 on the button, and Erik Seidel three-bet 10,000 from the small blind. Ketzer made the call.
The Q?J?3? flop hit the felt, and Seidel continued for 12,000, which was looked up by Ketzer.
The 9? fell on the turn, and Seidel moved all-in for 47,500. Ketzer instantly called and both players cards were on their backs.
Erik Seidel: K?K?
Felipe Ketzer: K?10?
Seidel's kings were cracked on the turn and Ketzer made a straight and he was unable to find the chop as the board completed with the 2? on the river.
Just as Seidel was exiting the table, Niklas Astedt took his seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
199,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Jean-Noel Thorel raised 2,500 in the cutoff and Erik Seidel came along in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of K?K?9?, and both players checked to see the 9? on the turn.
Seidel check-called a bet of 2,500 from Thorel and the 5? landed on the river.
Seidel check-called once again, this time the bet was 5,500. Thorel instantly tabled K?Q?, for a full house and Seidel mucked his hand as he let out a "wow." With a chuckle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
134,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
74,500
-25,500
|
-25,500 |
|
|
||
Kayhan Mokri opened 2,500 in the cutoff and Jean-Noel Thorel called on the button before Timothy Adams three-bet 13,000 in the small blind.
Mokri made the call, and Thorel mucked his hand.
When the 10?5?2? flop hit the felt, Adams continued for 7,500 and Mokri called.
The 9? fell on the turn, and Adams slowed down, check-calling a bet of 9,000.
When the 4? completed the board, Adams checked once again. Mokri took a few moments before announcing a bet of 55,000. As Mokri's chips hit the felt, Adams had already called off his remaining stack of 33,500 and both hands were tabled.
Mokri showed K?Q? for king-high, while Adams dragged the double-up with A?A?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
131,000
61,500
|
61,500 |
|
|
124,500
24,500
|
24,500 |
|
39,000
-67,500
|
-67,500 |
If you're looking to play a big live tournament in Pennsylvania without putting up the four-figure buy-in, there are plenty of opportunities to qualify into tournaments on PokerStars Pennsylvania. PokerStars PA is currently running Summer Series Qualfiers and awarding seats to the first-ever PokerStars Summer Series at Live! Philadelphia later this month.
The PokerStars Summer Series features $1 million in guarantees and will take place Aug. 24-Sept. 10. In the final week of August, there will be plenty of opportunities for players to satellite into the $300,000 guaranteed $1,100 NLH event and the $500,000 guaranteed $2,200 NLH event.
Level: 2
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
With 8,500 in the middle, the flop read 10?4?4?. Felipe Ketzer checked to Kayhan Mokri who fired a bet of 2,000 into the middle. Ketzer check-raised to 6,500, putting the action back on Mokri.
After a few moments, Mokri three-bet to 6,500. Ketzer gave it some thought before clicking it up to 23,500, which was enough to force the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
122,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
106,500
-23,500
|
-23,500 |
Timothy Adams opened to 2,500 in the cutoff and Kayhan Mokri defended the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of K?8?3?, and Mokri check-raised Adams' continuation bet of 2,000 to 7,000. Adams made the call.
When the 4? hit the turn, Mokri continued with aggression, firing 20,500 into the middle. Adams matched the bet.
The 4? completed the board on the river, and Mokri took the full 30 seconds allotted before tossing in a time chip. Eventually, he tapped the table and Adams did the same. Mokri tabled K?J? for top pair on the flop, which was good to drag the pot as Adams' cards hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
69,500
-30,500
|
-30,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
