Hand #139: Brent Wheeler had the button, and raised. Mark Mierkalns three-bet, Wheeler called, and the flop fell . Mierkalns led out, Wheeler called, and the turn was the . Mierkalns led out, Wheeler raised, and Mierkalns called.
The completed the board, Kierkalns check-called a bet, and Wheeler showed for aces and threes. Mierkalns flashed the .
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Hand #137: Brent Wheeler raised, Mark Mierkalns called. The flop came . Mierkalns check-raised, Wheeler reraised and Mierkalns called. The turn came , and Mierkalns led out. Wheeler raised, and Mierkalns folded.
Hand #138: Mierkalns raised, Wheeler called. The flop came . Wheeler checked, Mierkalns bet and Wheeler called. Both players checked a turn, and the hit the river. Wheeler bet, and Mierkalns called. Wheeler showed to take the pot.
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Hand #133: Brent Wheeler raised on the button, Mark Mierkalns called, and the flop came . Mierkalns check-raised, Wheeler called, and the turn was the . Wheeler folded to a bet.
Hand #134: Wheeler received a walk.
Hand #135: Mierkalns called a raise, check-called a bet on the flop (), and both players checked when the turned. Mierkalns led out when the completed the board, Wheeler called, and Mierkalns showed for sixes and deuces. It was good.
Hand #136: Wheeler called a raise, then check-folded on a flop of .
Hand #128: Mark Mierkalns raised, Brent Wheeler reraised and Mierkalns called. The flop came . Wheeler bet, Mierkalns called. The turn came . Wheeler bet, Mierkalns folded.
Hand #129: Wheeler raised, Mierkalns called. The flop came . Mierkalns checked, Wheeler bet, Mierkalns raised, Wheeler reraised and Mierkalns called. The turn came , and Mierkalns check-folded.
Hand #130: Mierkalns raised, Wheeler called. The flop came . Wheeler check-folded.
Hand #131: Wheeler raised, Mierkalns called. The flop came . Mierkalns check-folded.
Hand #132: Mierkalns raised, Wheeler reraised and Mierkalns called. The flop came , and Wheeler bet. Mierkalns raised, Wheeler called. The turn came , and Wheeler check-folded.
Hand #117: Malissia Zapata raised, Mark Mierkalns called. The flop came . Zapata check-raised, then Mierkalns reraised to put her all in. Zapata's was ahead of , and it stayed ahead after and came out.
Hand #118: Zapata got a walk.
Hand #119: Zapata called, and Brent Wheeler raised. Zapata called. The flop came . Zapata check-raised, and Wheeler called. The turn came . Zapata bet, and Wheeler raised to put her all in. She called with , but Wheeler had . A came on the river to finish off Zapata.
Hand #110: Mark Mierkalns raised on the button, and both blinds folded.
Hand #111: Brent Wheeler raised out of the small blind, Mierkalns called out of the big blind, and Wheeler led out on a flop of . Mierkalns raised, Wheeler called, and Wheeler check-folded after the turned.
Hand #112: Malissia Zapata called a raised from Mierkalns, then check-folded on a flop of .
Hand #113: Wheeler received a walk.
Hand #114: Mierkalns received a walk.
Hand #115: Mierkalns raised out of the small blind and won the pot preflop.
Hand #116: Mierkalns raised on the button and won the hand.
Hand #108: Mark Mierkalns raised, Malissia Zapata called and Brent Wheeler called. The flop came . Zapata bet, Wheeler called and Mierkalns raised. Both players called. Everyone checked the turn. Zapata bet the river, Wheeler folded and Mierkalns called. He showed to beat .
Hand #109: Chiduziem Obi raised, and Mierkalns reraised to put Obi all in. He called. The flop came , and Mierkalns' was in command over . The turn was a and the river a , and Obi was sent to the rail.
Hand #104: Mark Mierkalns raised, and everyone else folded.
Hand #105: There was unknown preflop action.
Hand #106: Brent Wheeler raised and won the blinds.
Hand #107: Wheeler raised from under the gun, Mierkalns three-bet on his direct left, and Wheeler called. The flop fell , Wheeler check-raised, and Mierkalns called. The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. Wheeler led out, Mierkalns raised, and Wheeler tank-called.
Mierkalns showed for a rivered pair of queens, but it was no good against Wheeler's .