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Lebeau Continues His Heater

On a flop of AdJsTs, there was a bet of 3,300 from the player in the cutoff before Rob Lebeau raised to 7,300 on the button. After everybody else got out of the way, the cutoff instantly moves all in and Lebeau quickly calls.

“Let’s see if I can get lucky this time,” said the cutoff as she tabled 5s3s, good for a flush draw.

“Red cards please,” said Lebeau to the dealer as he tabled KsQc, good for the nut straight.

The turn was the Tc and the river was the 3c and Lebeau scooped the pot. He is currently sitting with roughly 76,000.

Lebeau Flushes Two Players

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On a flop of Th4h2d, a player in late position moves all in for 3,300 and gets called by a player in the cutoff. Rob Lebeau (pictured) is on the button and thinks for a few moments before slamming his stack down on the table in front of the dealer button as he went all in for an additional 7,275.

The cutoff thought for some time before committing the extra chips for a call.

“You’re ahead now, but it’s coming,” said Lebeau as he tabled Ah6h, good for the nut flush draw.

The all in player showed QcJc and the cutoff showed KdTd. The turn was the Js, giving the all in player the lead, but the river was the 7h, giving Lebeau the best hand and the pot.

Lebeau looks to be one of the chip leaders with 45,000 as we inch toward our first break.

Nelson Rivers the Nuts

As we walked by one of the tables up front, we caught Seth Nelson eliminating a player known as “Flicker” to the local Tampa community.

The board read J-5-3-6-4 and Nelson tabled 8d7d. “Flicker” mucked his cards and headed to the cashier’s cage to re-enter.

Nelson is in good shape as he is sitting with just over 37,000.

Martini’s Big Slick Gives Her a Fresh Start

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After a limp for 150 from the hijack, Amie Martini (pictured above) raised from the cutoff. The player on the button three-bet to 1,200 and after a fold from the hijack, Martini moved all in for her last 8,150. The button quickly calls and Martini was in need of some help.

Martini showed AsKc and was up against the button’s KdKh. The dealer brought the ace right on the flop as he burned and turned a flop of Ad8c7h. The turn was the Ah and that sealed the hand for Martini as she had her opponent drawing dead.

The river was a meaningless 9h and Martini doubles up to over 16,000 and is back over her original 15,000 starting stack.

Pantaridis Rivers a Straight

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With the board reading Jd3h3cQcAc, Konstantinos Pantaridis (pictured above) bets 4,700 into a pot that already had almost 10,000 in the middle. His opponent is in the tank for a few moments before tossing in the chips for a call.

“I got the nuts,” said Pantaridis as he tables KcTh, good for a straight.

His opponent silently shows AsQh, good for two pair as he mucks his cards. Pantaridis moves up to just over 25,000 in chips and is one of the early chip leaders through the first level.