Yesterday Joseph Cheong managed to accumulate a big stack early, and was able to keep it flourishing through out the day. Today is no different Cheong is continually raking in pots and adding stacks and stacks to his growing mountain.
In a recent hand on a board Cheong bet out 9,500 chips into an opponent. With 15,000 chips already in the pot Cheong's opponent took his time deciding what his best move was. After some mild contemplation Cheong's opponent made the call.
Cheong calmly flipped over for a pair of aces, and his opponent mucked his cards.
Matt Matros made it 4,000 from late position and the player in the small blind announced that he was all in. Action folded back to Matros who moved the rest of his stack in the middle.
Matros:
Opponent:
Matros quickly pulled his stack back after the board fell and the two players chopped the pot.
The player from the cutoff raised and Joseph Cheong made the call from the small blind. The flop came and Cheong checked. His opponent put out a bet and Cheong made the call. The turn brought the and both players checked. The came on the river and they both checked again.
"Ace-high," said Cheong. His opponent flippe dup for a pair of nines and was able to scoop the pot.
Max Pescatori started the hand off by betting preflop from late position. A player in the cut off was the only one willing to pay the toll to see a flop. The cards came out and Pescatori checked, his opponent however bet. and Pescatori made the call.
With a landing on the turn Pescatori as well as the player in the cut off opted to check. A river allowed for Pescatori to bet. His opponent called. Pescatori showed for a set of aces, while his opponent deposited his cards in the muck.
On a board of , Jimmy Fricke fired out a bet and his opponent made the call. The river came and Fricke tossed out one last bet. His opponent quickly called.
"Ace-nine" announced Fricke. His opponent hung his head and let out a huge sigh, tossing his cards into the muck. The pot was pushed in Fricke's direction and he continued to add to his castle of chips.
Gabriel Nassif opened with a raise from middle position and Mike Leah three-bet from the small blind. Nassif pushed out a four-bet and Leah five-bet his stack all in and the cards were turned up.
Leah:
Nassif:
We were off to the races but Nassif took the lead early when the flop came . The hit the turn and Leah would have needed a ten or a jack to win the pot, but unfortunately for him the came on the river, filling up Nassif and sending Leah to the rail.
The player in the cutoff made a preflop raise and Michael Binger three-bet from the small blind. The cutoff called and the flop came . Binger shot out a bet and his opponent called. The turned and Binger bet once more, setting himself all in. His opponent called holding against Binger's . The river fell the and Binger was able to double up.
We found Mike Matusaw at Table 281 raising under the gun and it looked like he might just steal, but the small blind interjected and reraised. Matusow then three bet, and his opponent called.
On a flop the small blind bet and Matusow raised, the small blind called and was all in.
Matusow:
Small Blind:
Matusow held ace high and was going to need to dig up an ace or a king in order to take control of the hand. A fourth street changed nothing as Matusow was still behind. The river sealed the deal and the small blind was able to double up. Matusow has now dipped below the 50,000 mark and sits with around 40,000 in chips.
board Cheong bet out 9,500 chips into an opponent. With 15,000 chips already in the pot Cheong's opponent took his time deciding what his best move was. After some mild contemplation Cheong's opponent made the call.
for a pair of aces, and his opponent mucked his cards.
and Cheong checked. His opponent put out a bet and Cheong made the call. The turn brought the 
and both players checked. The 
came on the river and they both checked again.
for a pair of nines and was able to scoop the pot.
and Pescatori checked, his opponent however bet. and Pescatori made the call.
allowed for Pescatori to bet. His opponent called. Pescatori showed 
and Fricke tossed out one last bet. His opponent quickly called.
hit the turn and Leah would have needed a ten or a jack to win the pot, but unfortunately for him the 
. Binger shot out a bet and his opponent called. The 
against Binger's 
. The river fell the 
and Binger was able to double up.
