All posts by Mickey Doft

October Anniversary Special: Yordan Petrov Eliminated by Daniel Zuheir

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  28 of 135

Daniel Zuheir
Daniel Zuheir

Yordan Petrov raised all in for 16,000 from middle position and Daniel Zuheir (pictured) called from the big blind.

Petrov: Ac9s
Zuheir: 10h2h

The board ran out 5d5c4sKc10d, giving Zuheir tens and fours on the river to eliminate Petrov.

Daniel Zuheir – 98,000
Yordan Petrov – Eliminated

October Anniversary Special: Nicholas Baurichter Eliminated by Arthur Lucas

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
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Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  33 of 135

Arthur Lucas
Arthur Lucas

Nicholas Baurichter was all in for roughly 19,000 from the button and found action from Arthur Lucas (pictured) in the big blind.

Baurichter: Ad3s
Lucas: AhQc

The flop came down 8s3c2c, giving Baurichter the lead with a pair of threes.

However, the 4c turn and Ac river completed the board, giving Lucas a flush to eliminate Baurichter.

Arthur Lucas – 118,000
Nicholas Baurichter – Eliminated

October Anniversary Special: Anthony Bennett Eliminated by Sam Panzica

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
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Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 11: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  34 of 135

Following the river of a 5cAsAd3s7h board, Anthony Bennett was all in for about 25,000 from the big blind and found action from Sam Panzica in the cutoff.

Bennett showed 10h10d for aces and tens, but Panzica tabled Ac10c for trip aces to score the elimination.

Sam Panzica – 117,000
Anthony Bennett – Eliminated

October Anniversary Special: T.K. Miles Above 100K

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Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 11: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  39 of 135

T.K. Miles
T.K. Miles

With about 24,000 in the pot and the board reading 3d9c10c4s10d, T.K. Miles checked from the small blind and his opponent in the big blind bet 15,000.

Miles tanked for a bit before he called, leading to his opponent immediately mucking his hand, giving the pot to Miles who didn’t show his hand as well.

T.K. Miles – 125,000

October Anniversary Special: Brad Owen Eliminated by Anthony Bennett

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Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  44 of 135

Following a flop of 9h6sJh, Sam Panzica checked from the small blind and Timmy Richard checked from the big blind. Anthony Bennett bet 3,000 from middle position, Brad Owen raised to 8,000 from the cutoff, Panzica and Richard folded, and Bennett called.

The turn was the Qs, Bennett checked, Owen shoved for 24,200 and Bennett thought for a bit before he called with a covering stack.

Bennett: Kh3h
Owen: 10d7d

Both players were drawing, but Bennett was in the lead as it stood with king-high.

The river was the 6h, no help to Owen and improving Bennett to a king-high flush to eliminate Owen.

Anthony Bennett – 112,000
Brad Owen – Eliminated

October Anniversary Special: Jora Beit Doubles Through Sam Panzica

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Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  49 of 135

Following the turn of a 10s6sJhQs board with roughly 26,000 in the pot, Jora Beit was all in from the big blind for 52,000 and got action from Sam Panzica in the hijack.

Beit: Kc9c
Panzica: 9d8d

Beit had the better straight and held up through the 5c river to double through Panzica.

Jora Beit – 130,000
Sam Panzica – 44,000

October Anniversary Special: Eric Siegel Eliminated by Eric Laneve

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
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Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  54 of 135

Eric Laneve
Eric Laneve

Eric Siegel was all in for about 16,000 with 6h6s, trailing Eric Laneve (pictured) in middle position who held 8h8c.

The board ran out JdKd10h5s10d, no help to Siegel, securing the pot for Laneve.

Eric Laneve – 114,000
Eric Siegel – Eliminated

October Anniversary Special: Sam Panzica Flops a Straight Against Brad Owen

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Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 8: 400/800 with an 800 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  59 of 135

A player in middle position raised to 2,000, 2018 GPI People’s Choice Award Winner Brad Owen called from the button and two-time WPT champion Sam Panzica called from the big blind.

The flop was 5s7s8h and action checked to Owen who bet 4,000. Only Panzica called.

The turn was the 10d and both players checked.

The river was the 2h, Panzica bet 11,000 and Owen called.

Panzica tabled 6d4h for an eight-high straight, Owen showed a defeated Js10s for a pair of tens with a missed flush draw, and Panzica collected the pot.

Sam Panzica – 92,000
Brad Owen – 49,000

October Anniversary Special: Jason Block Doubles Up

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 8: 400/800 with an 800 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  59 of 135

Jason Block
Jason Block

With about 12,000 in the pot and the board reading 4d6d2c8c, 2020 Lucky Hearts WPTDeepStacks runner-up Jason Block (pictured) was all in from the hijack for 22,100 and his opponent in the big blind tank-called.

Block showed KcKh for a pair of kings, well ahead of his opponent’s Ks2s for a pair of deuces.

The river was the 8d, locking up the double for Block.

Jason Block – 56,000

October Anniversary Special: Straight for Raminder Singh

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 8: 400/800 with an 800 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  60 of 135

Raminder Singh
Raminder Singh

With about 7,500 in the pot and the board reading 2h8d8c6c10d, the player in the big blind checked to Raminder Singh who bet 5,200 from the button. After a few moments, Singh’s opponent called.

Singh tabled 9s7c for a ten-high straight, his opponent mucked and Singh collected pot.

Raminder Singh – 133,000