Mitch Schock raised to 90,000 on the button only to have Rodney Brown three-bet to 255,000. Schock, who began the hand with around 700,000, announced that he was all in. Brown snap-called and suddenly the tournament was on the line.
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Brown's supporter, who clearly outnumber Schock's here in the "Thunder Dome," rose to their feet and began shouting, "Hold!" Both players were on their feet as the flop came down , giving Brown a pair of queens. Schock was in bad shape, though the turn made things interesting by providing him with an open-ended straight draw.
"Hold!" the crowd shouted for Brown. The dealer burned and put out the ! Schock smacked the table in celebration as Brown's rail fell silent. Schock is back in action!
Rodney Brown raised to 80,000 and Mitch Schock made it a very small looking 165,000 which Brown called. The flop was and Schock fired 225,000 before Brown made it 525,000, Schock shrugged and said, "I'm all in," Brown folded instantly.
There have been very few hands of note in the past ten minutes. It usually consists of raise and takes, or the occasional continuation bet seems to get the job done on the rare instances that we see a flop.
In a recent hand of PLO, Mitch Schock raised to 75,000 on the button and Rodney Brown called from the big blind. It went check-bet 120,000-fold on the flop.
Mitch Schock just moved back into the lead, reraising to 175,000 from the big blind over Rodney Brown's 80,000 open and then betting 250,000 on the flop to regain the lead.
Rodney Brown raised to 100,000 on the button and Mitch Schock made the call, leading to a flop. Schock checked, Brown bet 110,000, and Schock woke up with a check-raise to 350,000. Brown took his time before announcing a raise to 725,000, Schock said all in, and Brown snap-called off for a total of 1,455,000.
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Schock had flopped top pair with an open-ended straight draw, but he was way behind the flopped straight of Brown. The left Schock drawing to a chop with any ten on the river. Unfortunately for him, the was put out on the river and Brown doubled to a 2-1 chip lead.
Mitch Schock raised to 125,000 and Rodney Brown made the call before leading out for 110,000 on the flop. Schock announced a raise to 300,000 and Brown set him all in, Schock shrugged again and called.
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The turn and river changed nothing and we're pretty much even. It's the long haul everyone!
Rodney Brown raised to 80,000 on the button and Mitch Schock made the call. When the flop came down , the crowd expected it to go check-check, as has been the M.O. for both players; however, this time Schock checked and Brown bet 105,000.
Schock made the call and then both players checked the turn. Schock decided to take control of the pot by leading out for 350,000 on the river. Brown tanked for a long time, staring down his opponent, before making the call.
"Flush," Schock said with confidence as he rolled over . Brown just shook his head and mucked his cards.
Mitch Schock raised to 95,000 preflop and Rodney Brown made it 285,000 (pot) in the big blind. Schock called and Brown fired out 175,000 on the flop but quickly folded when Schock made it 600,000