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Dec 28, 2020

Sudell Picks Off a Bluff

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In Level 7 with blinds of 600/1,200 and an ante of 150, Derek "pompii" Sudell open-raised on the button and received a call from "LeeL0U", who defended their big blind to see a flop of .

"LeeL0U" led out with a bet of 1,200 and Sudell called. The turn came and "LeeL0U" bet another 4,200. Sudell called again, bringing the pot size up to 16,200. "LeeL0U" fired once more on the river , this time for the size of the pot. Sudell called.

"LeeL0U" showed for pure air and it was bested by Sudell's , who earned the pot with his queens up.

Dec 28, 2020

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Dec 28, 2020

Chip Counts on Break

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The tournament has reached its first break of the evening midway through Level 6 (500/1,000/125). Eighty-five entries have now been logged and 77 players currently remain. Of those 77, "Njphilf77" is the one atop the counts.

The first page of the leader board (top 20 players) has been updated below.

Dec 28, 2020

"KingofNJ" Needs No Showdown

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In Level 5 with blinds of 400/800 and an ante of 100, "Ecto88" opened to 2,400 in middle position and received a call from "NoRverNoFish" in the hijack. "KingofNJ" three-bet to 14,800 on the button action folded back to "Ecto88", who called.

"NoRverNoFish" folded and action went heads up to the flop , where "Ecto88" check-called a continuation-bet of 16,950. The turn was and "Ecto88" checked again. "KingofNJ" fired a second-barrel for 33,900, more than half of "Ecto88's" remaining stack.

"Ecto88" thought for about 10 seconds and then opted to give up contention of the hand, clicking the fold button to earn "KingofNJ" the pot with their turn bet.

Dec 28, 2020

"jerseyman99" Raises Out Forlenza

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In Level 4 with blinds of 300/600 and an ante of 75, action folded to "jerseyman99" on the button and they open-limped. John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza completed his small blind and Adam "jchimpo56" Karten checked his option in the big blind, taking action three ways to the flop .

All three players checked, bringing the turn , and Forlenza made a bet of 3,600, one-and-a-half times the size of the pot. Karten folded and "jerseyman99" called.

Action was then heads up to the river and Forlenza fired out another 5,600. "jerseyman99" thought for a few moments and then raised to 14,700, sending Forlenza into the tank for a few moments.

Forlenza eventually found a fold and "jerseyman99" took down the pot as a result. They find themselves with over 180,000 after the won pot, while Forlenza has lost nearly half in the early levels of the night.

Dec 28, 2020

"Chips_Jammed" Unsuccessfully Empties the Clip

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In Level 3 with blinds of 250/500 and an ante of 60, "Chips_Jammed" opened the action with a raise to 1,500 in early position and received calls from "dwilbs69" in middle position and "Trainermikepsk", who was on the button.

Action went three ways to the flop and "Chips_Jammed" continuation-bet 2,500. "dwilbs69" called and "Trainermikepsk" folded, taking action heads up to the turn . "Chips_Jammed" fired a second barrel for 4,500 and "dwilbs69" called once more.

The river fell and "Chips_Jammed" emptied the clip, firing a final shell for 9,000. "dwilbs" called again and the hand went to showdown.

"Chips_Jammed" showed for a rivered two pair, kings up. Along with it was a missed flush draw that they found out was the difference in the hand, as "dwilbs" showed for flopped trips and earned the pot to take their stack over 120,000.

Dec 28, 2020

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Dec 28, 2020

Chin Chips Up a Little

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In Level 2 with blinds of 200/400 and an ante of 60, three-way preflop action brought 2,960 into the middle. "SaltSea" was first to act on a flop of and checked, prompting two checks behind.

The turn came and action checked to Anthony "supremetny" Chin, who was on the button. Chin bet 600 and received a call from "SaltSea".

Action went heads up to the river , and "SaltSea" led out with a bet of 3,100. Chin called

"SaltSea" showed for a bluff and Chin tabled to earn the pot with his kings up.

Furthermore, another player on Chin's table in "Earthcloud" has taken the early chip lead by doubling their stack up to more than 200,000 in the opening minuts of play on the evening.

Dec 28, 2020

Dunst, Dodd, Kwon Among Early Arrivals

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In Level 1 with blinds of 150/300 and an ante of 40, WPT Ambassador Tony "Bond18" Dunst is among those to have gotten in on the action from the get go. Others joining him include Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd, Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon, Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes, and John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza.

Dec 28, 2020

And They're Off!

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Thirty-eight players are already registered with play officially underway in Level 1 with blinds of 150/300 and an ante of 40. Registration will remain open for two-and-a-half hours of play plus breaks.