Sevvy SteenmanSevvy Steenman of England opens from UTG for 300 and gets called by three players.
The flop is 3♥ 2♠ 4♠ as Taku in the SB checks. A player in the BB takes the betting leads for 500 and is quickly raised by Steenman to 2,000. Taku and the player in the BB call. The turn is the 3♣ and the Englishman unloads 4,000. No one can make the call.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
SS Sevvy Steenman | 23,400(234 BB) |
After a limp from a player in UTG, Sevvy Steenman raises from the D and gets called by Vietnam’s Huu Minh Tri in the SB. The UTG player also calls.
The flop is 5♦ T♦ 3♠ as Huu checks. It is checked to Steenman who CBets for 700 and gets called by Huu. The other player folds. The turn is the 8♣ and once again, the Vietnamese player checks. Steenman bets 1,700 and still gets the call from Huu. The river is the 2♦ and this time, Huu leads out for 4,000. The Englishman opts to fold.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
HM Huu Minh Tri Pham | 31,300(313 BB) |
SS Sevvy Steenman | 27,000(270 BB) |
Huu Minh Tri
Sevvy SteenmanEngland’s Sevvy Steenman raises from UTG to 600 and gets a defense from Stephen Bergenholtz from the United States in the BB.
The flop is Q♦ 8♦ 8♣ as Bergneholtz checks. Steenman fires 800 and the American heads for the hills.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SS Sevvy Steenman | 31,300(313 BB) | 29 |
SB Stephen Bergenholtz | 29,700(297 BB) |