PartyPoker Premier League IV
Day 2 Completed
PartyPoker Premier League IV
PartyPoker Premier League IV
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
PartyPoker Premier League IV
Buy-in
$100,000
Entries
6
Level
7
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0
Laak's day wasn't going as well as yesterday until he decided to mix it up with JC Tran, who looked like he was going to win the match when play got to four- and five-handed. Laak won a big all in against Tran to double up and moments later won another huge all in to send the defending champion home in fourth place. From there, it was more run good for Laak on his way to another victory.
Four of the eight players that played yesterday played today as well. There was also four new faces in the mix. The new standings look as follows.
1. Phil Laak – 32 points
2. JC Tran – 17 points
3. Roland De Wolfe – 14 points
T-4. David Benyamine - 8 points
T-4. Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 8 points
6. Vanessa Rousso – 6 points
T-7. Luke Schwartz – 4 points
T-7. Giovanni Safina - 4 points
9. Phil Hellmuth - 3 points
T-10. Ian Frazer – 2 points
T-10. Tony G - 2 points
12. Daniel Negreanu – 0 points
Another heat begins tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. Las Vegas time. We'll see you right back here then for the live coverage on PokerNews where once again, Phil Laak will be rocking the gold jersey.
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. Roland De Wolfe picked up 
in the big blind and raised to 260,000. Laak moved all in and De Wolfe quickly called. He was the player at risk in the hand for 1,020,000. Laak had 1,380,000.The flop came down
and Laak moved in front, picking up a set of ducks. Did anyone expect anything different with Laak running so good?"Someone needs to check security to check these decks. I may have a friend in the back I don't know about," joked Laak.
The turn was the
to give Laak a full house. De Wolfe still had outs, but none of them hit when the 
fell on the river. De Wolfe was eliminated in second place and earned 11 points plus $22,000. Laak took home his second win in just two matches, batting a solid two-for-two.
Level: 8
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 0
. Phil Laak hemmed and hawed, but made the call with the weaker and dominated 
.The board ran out
and Laak doubled up De Wolfe for the second time. This is now a completely different match.
for 230,000. Phil Laak picked up two black fours and made the easy call.Yhe flop came down
and Laak was still in front. De Wolfe picked up a bunch more outs with an open-ended straight draw.The turn was the
and hit one of De Wolfe's cards, putting him in the lead. The river was the , allowing De Wolfe to earn the double up.
. Roland De Wolfe checked in the big blind with the 
.The flop smashed Laak, coming
. Both players checked.The turn was the
and now De Wolfe had a pair. He bet 50,000 and Laak called.The river was the
and spelled trouble for De Wolfe. He bet 110,000 and then Laak raised to 220,000, the minimum. De Wolfe hated to see Laak raise and pain came over his face. Eventually, De Wolfe made the call and Laak showed him the goods. De Wolfe gave a little smirk and dropped to 230,000 chips.
Here are the stacks.
Phil Laak - 1,880,000
Roland De Wolfe - 520,000
The players are on a short break while the production crew and tournament staff prepares for heads-up play. Stay tuned.
. Phil Laak made the call with 
.The flop put Laak in the lead and continued his run good:
.The turn was the
and the river the 
. That was it for Benyamine, who finished in 3rd place and earned eight points. He also won $16,000 for his finish.