{"id":27555,"date":"2013-03-21T20:29:54","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T19:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=27555"},"modified":"2019-10-31T12:54:33","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T12:54:33","slug":"shakerchi-still-leads-but-tony-g-steps-up-the-pace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/shakerchi-still-leads-but-tony-g-steps-up-the-pace.html","title":{"rendered":"Shakerchi still leads, but Tony G steps up the pace"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chip Counts<\/h3>\n

Level 5 has ended and it is Talal Shakerchi is still in front. Igor Kurganov has mounted a charge up the leader board and currently finds himself in second place. Tony G is third. The blinds going into Level 6 are 8,000\/16,000 with a running ante of 2,000.<\/p>\n

The players chip stacks are as below. The +\/- figure in brackets is their profit\/loss since the end of the last level and the big blind figure is how many they have for the current level.<\/p>\n

Talal Shakerchi \u2013 606,000 (-87,000) 37.8 big blinds
\nIgor Kurganov \u2013 479,000 (+11,000) 30 big blinds
\nTony G \u2013 449,000 (+268,000) 28 big blinds
\nDan Shak \u2013366,000 (+25,000) 23 big blinds
\nTobias Reinkemeier \u2013 256,000 (-168,000) 16 big blinds
\nJason Mercier \u2013 244,000 (-49,000) 15 big blinds<\/p>\n

Good level for<\/h3>\n

Tony G<\/strong> – After doubling up with seven-deuce against the pocket eights of Tobias Reinkemeier there was no question who this level was good for.<\/p>\n

Bad level for<\/h3>\n

Tobias Reinkemeier<\/strong> – See \u201cgood level for\u201d to see why Tobias is having a bad time at the felt!<\/p>\n

Hand of the level <\/h3>\n

Tony G comes down with \u201cthe Hammer\u201d on Tobias Reinkemeier.<\/p>\n

Reinkemeier opened the betting with his pocket eights and after Talal Shakerchi got out of the way, Tony G three-bet all in for 203,000 with the mighty, or not-so-mighty as the case may be, .<\/p>\n

The flop saw Tony G pick up a flush draw but the turn was no hlp to him. The river was though, because it improved Tony G to a hand-winning flush!<\/p>\n

View from the booth <\/h3>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t get into pots with him. Just value bet your good hands if you do, don\u2019t bluff him. That\u2019s a good strategy. Check some medium strength hands and let him bluff at you because he loves to play.\u201d \u2013 Phil Laak about Talal Shakerchi<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish I\u2019d said all in a little more today.\u201d \u2013 Jennifer Tilly reflects on her play in today\u2019s heat.<\/p>\n

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Chip Counts Level 5 has ended and it is Talal Shakerchi is still in front. Igor Kurganov has mounted a charge up the leader board and currently finds himself in second place. Tony G is third. The blinds going into Level 6 are 8,000\/16,000 with a running ante of 2,000. The players chip stacks are<\/p>\n

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