Adam Bitker Eliminated in 18th Place ($5,936)
Feb 16, '14
Mike Jarvela raised to 25,000 from late position, two players called and Adam Bitker moved all in from the big blind for 34,000 total.
All three players called and the flop brought K
Q
9
and all three players checked. On the turn the 10 hit and again it was checked around.
On the river the K popped up and Jarvela bet 35,000 and the player to his left called. Jarvela showed JJ and he knocked out Bitker with a straight, as the all-in player showed 38.
Player Tags: Adam Bitker
Brutal Beat Cripples Bitker
Feb 16, '14
Adam Bitker raised preflop and Mark Lieberman called after which all the other players folded.
The flop brought QQ
9 and Bitker bet 21,000, Lieberman called.
On the turn the 6 hit and Bitker bet 58,000, which was quickly raised to 120,000 by Lieberman. Bitker went into the tank for a bit before putting in 200,000 total.
“All in,” Lieberman announced and Bitker called right away creating a pot worth 970,000 chips.
Lieberman: KQ
Bitker: AQ
Lieberman was dead to a king, but the river did indeed bring the K. Bitker, who hadn’t shown any emotion all tournament slammed the table in agony and sighed as he was knocked down to just 34,000 chips.
Player Tags: Adam Bitker, Mark Lieberman
Double Up For Bitker
Feb 16, '14
The board read AJQ77 when Jason Calnan pushed all in having his opponent, Adam Bitker, covered.
Bitker tanked for a while but eventually he made the call. Calnan showed ace-deuce but that was not enough against Bitker’s AK.
Bitker is back up to 395,000 after this hand while Calnan was left behind with just 24,000 chips.
Player Tags: Jason Calnan, Adam Bitker
Adam Bitker Drops Some Pots
Feb 16, '14
New Haven resident Adam Bitker, who has more than $180,000 in live tournament earnings, has been doing well here on Day 2, despite losing a few pots during this level.
Player Tags: Adam Bitker
