{"id":16602,"date":"2011-11-16T10:53:22","date_gmt":"2011-11-16T09:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=16602"},"modified":"2019-11-01T11:07:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T11:07:00","slug":"partypoker-premier-league-group-a-heat-3-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/partypoker-premier-league-group-a-heat-3-live-updates.html","title":{"rendered":"PartyPoker Premier League: Group A Heat 3 \u2013 Live Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

PartyPoker Premier League Live Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n

17:30<\/strong><\/p>\n

James Dempsey Wins Heat 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

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James “Flushy” Dempsey has won Heat 3 and Group A overall, finishing with a total of 24 points, a very impressive total by anyone’s standard and he will be one player who the rest of Thursday’s final table will be looking to avoid.<\/p>\n

17:22<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matt Giannetti Eliminated in 2nd Place<\/strong><\/p>\n

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James Dempsey raises to 80,000 on the button, Matt Giannetti says \u201cpot\u201d but before he can move chips forward Dempsey has come over the top and Giannetti calls.<\/p>\n

Dempsey:
\nGiannetti: <\/p>\n

The flop is almost completely fatal to the November Niner and when the lands on the turn Giannetti stands and shakes the hand of his opponent. The on the river has no bearing on anything and with that Group A is done and dusted.<\/p>\n

17:15<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dempsey Turning The Screw<\/strong><\/p>\n

James Dempsey is certainly in control of this match, not only is he pushing Matt Giannetti, he is also making sure that he does not have to call off a three-bet shove with marginal hands. We feel it is only a matter of time before Dempsey wins this match.<\/p>\n

17:09<\/strong><\/p>\n

Giannetti Fading As Blinds Increase<\/strong><\/p>\n

There have still been no real hands of note and it appears the players are looking for that sledgehammer blow to wither knock one of them out or double up, in the case of Matt Giannetti.<\/p>\n

The blinds have increased to 20,000\/40,000 and Giannetti only has nine big blinds right now and is in desperate need of a double up.<\/p>\n

17:05<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dempsey Doubles<\/strong><\/p>\n

James Dempsey finds and raises to 60,000. Matt Giannetti has and he three-bets to 180,000. Dempsey moves all in and Giannetti instantly calls.<\/p>\n

The flop comes down , all but locking up the hand for Dempsey and he is guaranteed to win when the lands on the turn. The meaningless is the river card and Dempsey doubles up.<\/p>\n

17:03<\/strong><\/p>\n

Giannetti Puts Dempsey To The Test<\/strong><\/p>\n

James Dempsey raises to 60,000 with but the Brit folds when Matt Giannetti three-bets for the second time in two hands, this time he makes the move with and Dempsey quickly folds.<\/p>\n

17:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

Still No Flops<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are still to see a flop at the moment after around 12 hands of heads up play, every pot has been settled with a standard raise with a couple of hands being three-bet.<\/p>\n

16:56<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dempsey Plays Back At Giannetti<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matt Giannetti raises to 60,000 from the button like his has done for the past three hands but this time James Dempsey three-bets him to 180,000 with and Giannetti folds his .<\/p>\n

16:55<\/strong><\/p>\n

We Are Back<\/strong><\/p>\n

The players are back in their seats, James Dempsey trails Matt Giannetti by 575,000 to 1,225,000 chips.<\/p>\n

15:45<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dinner Break<\/strong><\/p>\n

James Dempsey and Matt Giannetti have been sent on an hour’s dinner break, so rejoin us around 16:45 UK time when the action will restart<\/p>\n

15:37<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jennifer Tilly Eliminated in 3rd Place<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jennifer Tilly is all in with and is up against the of Matt Giannetti and if the latter wins this hand then we will know who from Group A is going to make it through to the final table!<\/p>\n

The flop is superb for both player, Giannetti pairing his ace but Tilly flopping a set of sixes! The turn is the but Giannetti has to hit an ace and only an ace or Tilly doubles up. The river is the and Giannetti has gone runner-runner to bust Tilly from the heat and from the tournament as a whole. Amazing stuff!<\/p>\n

15:33<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tilly Wins Blinds, Still Short<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tilly moves all in with pocket fives, but James Dempsey does not want to make the call with just queen-four. Tilly has around eight big blinds.<\/p>\n

15:28<\/strong><\/p>\n

Final Three Chip Counts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matt Giannetti: 1,025,000
\nJames Dempsey: 597,000
\nJennifer Tilly: 178,000<\/p>\n

15:23<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tony G Eliminated in 4th Place<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tony G raises to 60,00 with and after James Dempsey folds Matt Giannetti three-bets then calls when Tony G shoves. Giannetti has .<\/p>\n

A huge gamble by Tony G but he has to try and take Giannetti out otherwise he cannot progress to the final. The first three community cards are the which is almost as bad as it gets for Tony G because he now needs runner-runner cards The on the turn locks up the hand for Giannetti and the on the river completes the hand and Tony G is no more.<\/p>\n

15:17<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tony G Very Active<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jennifer Tilly makes it 70,000 to play from the button putting the action on Tony G in the small blind. He moves all in for 366,000 with ace-four offsuit. Tilly puts her hands on the top of her head before mucking her .<\/p>\n

15:09<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tilly Doubles Through Tony G<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matt Giannetti raises to 54,000 from under the gun, next to act is Jennifer Tilly and she three-bets all in for 94,000 chips in total. Tony G four-bets all in for 450,000 and Matt Giannetti folds.<\/p>\n

Tony G:
\nTilly: <\/p>\n

Flop: <\/p>\n

Turn: <\/p>\n

River: <\/p>\n

Tilly doubles up but Giannetti would have busted out Tilly as he held ace-deuce and would have hit a straight in the river.<\/p>\n

15:02<\/strong><\/p>\n

Max Pescatori Eliminated in 5th Place<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It is three handed to the and Tony G checks. Max Pescatori also checks but Matt Giannetti makes it 44,000 to play. This folds out Tony G but Pescatori check-raises to 120,000! Giannetti moves all in and Pescatori instantly calls!<\/p>\n

Giannetti:
\nPescatori: <\/p>\n

The dealer gets busy putting out the on the turn and then the on the river and Pescatori has been eliminated but he will be back on Thursday for the final table. It also means that Tony G has to win and Giannetti has to finish in third or lower or Tony G cannot make it to the final!<\/p>\n

14:58<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tony G Three-Bets Light<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matt Giannetti raises to 30,000 from the button with but he folds without batting an eyelid when Tony G three-bets him to 105,000 with the huge hand that is .<\/p>\n

This is a very interesting battle because Tony G needs Matt Giannetti out of this tournament soon if he wants to progress to the final table.<\/p>\n

14:53<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fish And Chips<\/strong><\/p>\n

James Dempsey: 634,000
\nTony G: 416,000
\nMatt Giannetti: 390,000
\nMax Pescatori: 221,000
\nJennifer Tilly: 129,000<\/p>\n

14:49<\/strong><\/p>\n

James Dempsey Doubles Up!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Max Pescatori opens the betting with a raise to 42,000 only to see James Dempsey three-bet to 186,000. The action folds back to Pescatori and he moves all in and Dempsey makes the call.<\/p>\n

Pescatori:
\nDempsey: <\/p>\n

Flop: \u2013 Dempsey pairs his jack but it is not enough.<\/p>\n

Turn: \u2013 Boom! Dempsey takes the lead and is going to be the chip leader here.<\/p>\n

River: \u2013 Dempsey doubles up with two pairs, cracking Pescatori’s queen.<\/p>\n

14:42<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dempsey Pays Off Tony G<\/strong><\/p>\n

James Dempsey raises to 30,000 and Tony G flat-calls and it is heads up to the . Tony G checks to Dempsey, who has made a pair of sevens with his checks behind. Our turn card is the and Tony G, holding , checks then calls when Dempsey takes a 40,000 stab at the pot.<\/p>\n

The river is the , oh my! Tony G hits a very unlikely set and he quickly bets 35,000. Dempsey, who now has two pair, thinks for a minute before calling but he does not look happy about it and even less so when he is shown a set of sixes.<\/p>\n

14:35<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blinds Up<\/strong><\/p>\n

The blinds are now 7,000\/15,000 and that is bad news for the shorter stacks.<\/p>\n

14:27<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dempsey Lays Down Best Hand<\/strong><\/p>\n

James Dempsey raises to 28,000 with and to his direct left is Matt Giannetti and the WPT Malta Champion three-bets to 80,000 with just and after thinking about what action he should take for over 90 seconds, Dempsey folds.<\/p>\n

14:21<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luke Schwartz Eliminated in 6th Place<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Luke Schwartz puts his last 8,000 into the middle with and is called by Jennifer Tilly who holds .<\/p>\n

The final board runs out and with that the highly entertaining Schwartz has been eliminated from the tournament entirely. Good game sir.<\/p>\n

14:11<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pescatori Prices Out Tony G<\/strong><\/p>\n

Max Pescatori raises from under the gun with and Tony G defends in the big blind with . The flop is checked by Tony G, Pescatori bets 25,000 and Tony G calls.<\/p>\n

The turn is the and Tony G checks again. Pescatori makes it 75,000 to play and Tony G reluctantly mucks, once again Pescatori has priced his opponent out of the pot.<\/p>\n

14:06<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tilly Doubles Up Through James Dempsey<\/strong><\/p>\n

James Dempsey raises to 27,000 with and then calls when Jennifer Tilly moves all in for 53,000 with .<\/p>\n

Flop: <\/p>\n

Turn: <\/p>\n

River: <\/p>\n

Tilly doubles up and is up to 111,000 chips, or 11 big blinds and she certainly is not out of this heat yet.<\/p>\n

14:04<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tilly Shoves<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jennifer Tilly moves her four big blinds into the middle of the felt with but cannot find any customers and she picks up the blinds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wanted to get out of here. I want to go see my family,\u201d she says laughing.<\/p>\n

13:58<\/strong><\/p>\n

Giannetti Is All In!<\/p>\n

Matt Giannetti raises to 20,000 with and after Jennifer Tilly folds Tony G calls with his and Max Pescatori comes along for the ride with . A flop reading [55] is checked by all three players but when the hits the turn, Pescatori bets 70,000 into his opponents. Giannetti is reaching for chips and he’s gone all in for 285,000 chips! Tony G snap-folds but Pescatori is pondering a call here.<\/p>\n

He rubs his beard and says \u201cI fold,\u201d and flicks his cards towards the dealer.<\/p>\n

13:54<\/strong><\/p>\n

Preflop Poker<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first three hands have seen Max Pescatori raise and take the blinds, Luke Schwartz do the same and then Tony G picking up the blinds with a raise. A cagey restart.<\/p>\n

13:46<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chip Counts<\/strong><\/p>\n