02 Mar 10
High Stakes Poker: Elezra Busts a Three-Barrel Bluff
Three bullets were not enough to take down Eli Elezra's top pair of kings in a pot worth over $200k. Meanwhile, Jason Mercier made a steady first appearance to the show, eager to dent the stacks of some of the world's best cash game players.
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Mercier's first hand, and first raise with pocket deuces, was immediately greeted by Tom "durrrr" Dwan who re-raised him with A-3o.
Mercier avoided conflict in that hand and glided through most of the episode, cautiously avoiding some huge hands.
Elezra calls Hansen's bluff
Eli Elezra (pictured right) is not the type of player who gets scared easily and he showcased this virtue in this episode.After being relatively tight and quite successful thus far, Gus Hansen decided to pull off a big bluff against Elezra. Two barrels were not enough to shake the Israeli off and the third barrel, as Hansen commented afterwards, was ill-timed.
Here are some key hands from the latest High Stakes Poker episode:
$400/$800 No Limit Hold'em, $200 ante
Gus Hansen:
durrrr:
Eli Elezra:
Preflop ($2,800):
Hansen raises to $4,200, durrrr calls, Elezra calls
Flop ($14,600):
Elezra checks, Hansen bets $9,900, durrrr folds, Elezra calls
Turn (34,400):
Elezra checks, Hansen bets $25,500, Elezra calls
River ($85,400):
Elezra checks, Hansen bets $62,200, Elezra calls
Eli Elezra wins $209,800
Gus Hansen:
durrrr:
Eli Elezra:
Preflop ($2,800):
Hansen raises to $4,200, durrrr calls, Elezra calls
Flop ($14,600):
Elezra checks, Hansen bets $9,900, durrrr folds, Elezra calls
Turn (34,400):
Elezra checks, Hansen bets $25,500, Elezra calls
River ($85,400):
Elezra checks, Hansen bets $62,200, Elezra calls
Eli Elezra wins $209,800
$400/$800 No Limit Hold'em, $200 ante
Daniel Negreanu:
durrrr:
Phil Ivey:
Pre-flop ($2,600):
Negreanu raises to $3,000, durrrr raises to $11,200, Ivey calls, Negreanu calls
Flop ($35,400):
Ivey checks, Negreanu checks, durrrr bets $18,200, Ivey folds, Negreanu raises to $88,400 all-in, durrrr calls
Players agree to run turn and river twice.
Turn (212,200):
River ($212,200):
durrrr wins $106,100
Turn (212,200):
River ($212,200):
Daniel Negreanu wins $106,100
Daniel Negreanu:
durrrr:
Phil Ivey:
Pre-flop ($2,600):
Negreanu raises to $3,000, durrrr raises to $11,200, Ivey calls, Negreanu calls
Flop ($35,400):
Ivey checks, Negreanu checks, durrrr bets $18,200, Ivey folds, Negreanu raises to $88,400 all-in, durrrr calls
Players agree to run turn and river twice.
Turn (212,200):
River ($212,200):
durrrr wins $106,100
Turn (212,200):
River ($212,200):
Daniel Negreanu wins $106,100
#1
connect1337, 02 Mar 10 13:53
Link for both videos if anyone interested:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffQIx7zoc7E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW_51zd56_k
#2
nowyouseeme, 02 Mar 10 22:59
dont know about you but kabe seems lost in a sea of enroaching lonileness. WHO is he talking to? It just isnt the same. Why cant they both do it?#3
vhallee, 03 Mar 10 12:58
#2: I agree and many people see this new format as being worse than before and I personally agree: Why fix it if it ain't broke?As far as I know, there is already a petition to get AJ Benza back in the booth with Kaplan.
#4
Dendra, 03 Mar 10 13:07
to me it seems like you put a teenager into one of those trains that take you around the amusement park and she is trying to turn it into a rollercoaster whereas the ride is not about the ride itself but the sightseeing.anyway, a lame copy of PAD, if they wanted a chick in there they could've had all 3 of them, but they obviously cant afford getting good players and 3 hosts for the show.
hope benza gets back asap because this is quite awful no matter how much gabe tries to save the whole thing on his own :(