Nathan Bjerno Poker Tournament Updates

Nathan Bjerno Doubles Up

Oct 17, '19

Nathan Bjerno was in the big blind and heads-up with a player in the hijack. On the turn, with a board of AK7[[suit:diamond]10[[suit:spades]], Bjerno checked and his opponent bet 15,000. Bjerno check-raised all in for 19,000 and his opponent shrugged and called.

Bjerno showed A7, and was in the lead with two pair against his opponent’s AQ.

Bjerno needed to fade a king, queen, or 10 to double up, and did with the 6 coming on the river.

Nathan Bjerno – 80,000

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Nathan Bjerno Eliminated By Chris Klodnicki

Oct 20, '19

Chris Klodnicki raised from under the gun and was called by a player in middle position. Nathan Bjerno moved all in from the hijack for 295,000 and action folded back around to Klodnicki, who called.

The player in middle position got out of the way and the cards were tabled. Klodnicki was in bad shape with his JJ against Bjerno’s KK.

The flop was 997, keeping Bjerno in the lead, but the J came on the turn to vault Klodnicki into first place. Bjerno needed a king on the river, but the 5 on the river sent the pot to Klodnicki, extended his massive chip lead and eliminated Bjerno in 31st place for $3,030.

Chris Klodnicki – 2,180,000
Nathan Bjerno – Eliminated

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Nathan Bjerno Doubles Up

Oct 17, '19

Nathan Bjerno was in the big blind and heads-up with a player in the hijack. On the turn, with a board of AK7[[suit:diamond]10[[suit:spades]], Bjerno checked and his opponent bet 15,000. Bjerno check-raised all in for 19,000 and his opponent shrugged and called.

Bjerno showed A7, and was in the lead with two pair against his opponent’s AQ.

Bjerno needed to fade a king, queen, or 10 to double up, and did with the 6 coming on the river.

Nathan Bjerno – 80,000

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Nathan Bjerno Eliminated By Chris Klodnicki

Oct 20, '19

Chris Klodnicki raised from under the gun and was called by a player in middle position. Nathan Bjerno moved all in from the hijack for 295,000 and action folded back around to Klodnicki, who called.

The player in middle position got out of the way and the cards were tabled. Klodnicki was in bad shape with his JJ against Bjerno’s KK.

The flop was 997, keeping Bjerno in the lead, but the J came on the turn to vault Klodnicki into first place. Bjerno needed a king on the river, but the 5 on the river sent the pot to Klodnicki, extended his massive chip lead and eliminated Bjerno in 31st place for $3,030.

Chris Klodnicki – 2,180,000
Nathan Bjerno – Eliminated

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Bjerno Over Chauderson

Oct 11, '15

Paul Chauderson and Nathan Bjerno looked down at a board of 556A. Chauderson was first to act and he fired out a bet of 6,000. Bjerno called and the K completed the board on fifth street.

Chauderson slowed with a check and this allowed Bjerno to drop out a bet of 7,200. Chauderson called, tabling QQ. Bjerno had that beat, however, with AQ for a pair of aces.

Nathan Bjerno – 120,000
Paul Chauderson – 38,000

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Nathan Bjerno Joins the Field

Oct 11, '15

Just before the registration period ended, Nathan Bjerno joined the field.

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Nathan Bjerno Wins Without Showdown

Oct 13, '15

The player in middle position raised to 15,000 and found three callers in Nathan Bjerno in the cutoff, the button, and Bobby Suer in the big blind.

Following a flop of Q107 every player checked. After the 8 fell on the turn action checked to Bjerno and he bet 20,000. The button called, Suer folded and middle position called.

The river was the 7 and action checked to Bjerno again. He bet 30,000 and the two other players folded.

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Nathan Bjerno Eliminated in 10th Place ($7,275)

Oct 14, '15

Duey Duong opened to 125,000 from under the gun and it folded around to Nathan Bjerno who three-bet all in for 1,210,000 from middle position. Action trickled back to Duong who instantly called.

Duong: AK
Bjerno: JJ

The flop came out 7TA, pairing Duong’s ace and giving him the lead in the hand. Suddenly, Bjerno was in need of help in order to stay alive and dodge becoming the 10th place finisher. Unfortunately for Bjerno, he failed to improve with the K on the turn or the 6 on the river.

Bjerno’s elimination means that each of the remaining nine players help to comprise the official final table. Play has been paused for a moment to set up the live stream and get official chip counts.

Nathan Bjerno – Eliminated

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John Monnette Triples Again

Oct 14, '15

John Monnette moved all-in for 250,000 from under the gun and Brent Hart called from his left. Action folded around to Nathan Bjerno in the big blind and he move all-in for roughly 900,000 to isolate. Hart opted out of the hand and the cards were tabled.

Monnette: J9
Bjerno: AK

Monnette tripled after a board of 754A8

Monnette now sits with 760,000.

Player Tags: John Monnette,   Nathan Bjerno,   Brent Hart

Bjerno Over Chauderson

Oct 11, '15

Paul Chauderson and Nathan Bjerno looked down at a board of 556A. Chauderson was first to act and he fired out a bet of 6,000. Bjerno called and the K completed the board on fifth street.

Chauderson slowed with a check and this allowed Bjerno to drop out a bet of 7,200. Chauderson called, tabling QQ. Bjerno had that beat, however, with AQ for a pair of aces.

Nathan Bjerno – 120,000
Paul Chauderson – 38,000

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Nathan Bjerno Joins the Field

Oct 11, '15

Just before the registration period ended, Nathan Bjerno joined the field.

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Nathan Bjerno Wins Without Showdown

Oct 13, '15

The player in middle position raised to 15,000 and found three callers in Nathan Bjerno in the cutoff, the button, and Bobby Suer in the big blind.

Following a flop of Q107 every player checked. After the 8 fell on the turn action checked to Bjerno and he bet 20,000. The button called, Suer folded and middle position called.

The river was the 7 and action checked to Bjerno again. He bet 30,000 and the two other players folded.

Player Tags: Bobby Suer,   Nathan Bjerno

Nathan Bjerno Eliminated in 10th Place ($7,275)

Oct 14, '15

Duey Duong opened to 125,000 from under the gun and it folded around to Nathan Bjerno who three-bet all in for 1,210,000 from middle position. Action trickled back to Duong who instantly called.

Duong: AK
Bjerno: JJ

The flop came out 7TA, pairing Duong’s ace and giving him the lead in the hand. Suddenly, Bjerno was in need of help in order to stay alive and dodge becoming the 10th place finisher. Unfortunately for Bjerno, he failed to improve with the K on the turn or the 6 on the river.

Bjerno’s elimination means that each of the remaining nine players help to comprise the official final table. Play has been paused for a moment to set up the live stream and get official chip counts.

Nathan Bjerno – Eliminated

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John Monnette Triples Again

Oct 14, '15

John Monnette moved all-in for 250,000 from under the gun and Brent Hart called from his left. Action folded around to Nathan Bjerno in the big blind and he move all-in for roughly 900,000 to isolate. Hart opted out of the hand and the cards were tabled.

Monnette: J9
Bjerno: AK

Monnette tripled after a board of 754A8

Monnette now sits with 760,000.

Player Tags: John Monnette,   Nathan Bjerno,   Brent Hart

Bjerno Over Chauderson

Oct 11, '15

Paul Chauderson and Nathan Bjerno looked down at a board of 556A. Chauderson was first to act and he fired out a bet of 6,000. Bjerno called and the K completed the board on fifth street.

Chauderson slowed with a check and this allowed Bjerno to drop out a bet of 7,200. Chauderson called, tabling QQ. Bjerno had that beat, however, with AQ for a pair of aces.

Nathan Bjerno – 120,000
Paul Chauderson – 38,000

Player Tags: Paul Chauderson,   Nathan Bjerno

Nathan Bjerno Joins the Field

Oct 11, '15

Just before the registration period ended, Nathan Bjerno joined the field.

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Nathan Bjerno Wins Without Showdown

Oct 13, '15

The player in middle position raised to 15,000 and found three callers in Nathan Bjerno in the cutoff, the button, and Bobby Suer in the big blind.

Following a flop of Q107 every player checked. After the 8 fell on the turn action checked to Bjerno and he bet 20,000. The button called, Suer folded and middle position called.

The river was the 7 and action checked to Bjerno again. He bet 30,000 and the two other players folded.

Player Tags: Bobby Suer,   Nathan Bjerno

Nathan Bjerno Eliminated in 10th Place ($7,275)

Oct 14, '15

Duey Duong opened to 125,000 from under the gun and it folded around to Nathan Bjerno who three-bet all in for 1,210,000 from middle position. Action trickled back to Duong who instantly called.

Duong: AK
Bjerno: JJ

The flop came out 7TA, pairing Duong’s ace and giving him the lead in the hand. Suddenly, Bjerno was in need of help in order to stay alive and dodge becoming the 10th place finisher. Unfortunately for Bjerno, he failed to improve with the K on the turn or the 6 on the river.

Bjerno’s elimination means that each of the remaining nine players help to comprise the official final table. Play has been paused for a moment to set up the live stream and get official chip counts.

Nathan Bjerno – Eliminated

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John Monnette Triples Again

Oct 14, '15

John Monnette moved all-in for 250,000 from under the gun and Brent Hart called from his left. Action folded around to Nathan Bjerno in the big blind and he move all-in for roughly 900,000 to isolate. Hart opted out of the hand and the cards were tabled.

Monnette: J9
Bjerno: AK

Monnette tripled after a board of 754A8

Monnette now sits with 760,000.

Player Tags: John Monnette,   Nathan Bjerno,   Brent Hart

Vaca Makes A Big Call Against Bjerno

Oct 14, '14

With a board of 822J Nathan Bjerno fired out a pile of chips big enough to put his lone opponent Mike Vaca all-in. After plenty of thought Vaca made the call for his last 47,100 with the 99.

Bjerno had the A7 for a flush draw and one over card, but could not hit any of his outs on the river. The 6 secured the pot for Vaca, who increased his stack to over 140,000 after dragging the sizable pile of chips.

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Nathan Bjerno Doubles Up

Oct 13, '14

Nathan Bjerno got his last 19,200 into the middle from the small blind after a player in early position limped in. The limper called and the cards were tabled.

Bjerno tabled JJ and was in great shape to double up against his opponent’s 22. The board ran out 10959Q and Bjerno doubled up to 41,400.

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Bjerno Gets Jammed On

Oct 13, '14

On a flop of J92, Nathan Bjerno was facing a bet of 2,000 from the player in the small blind. Bjerno called and the turn was the 9 and the small blind led out for 4,000. Bjerno took a few seconds before reaching for his chips and raising to 10,500. The small blind immediately moved all in for roughly 45,000.

Bjerno quickly folds his hand and drops to 41,000 in chips.

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Two Hands With Nathan Bjerno

Aug 02, '13

Nathan Bjerno easily took two pots in a row from his table mates.

First, Bjerno raised to 300 from middle position, the small blind called and Kunal Patel called out of the big blind. The dealer fanned A107 and both blinds checked. Bjerno bet 600 and the small blind and Patel let go of their hands.

On the very next hand, Bjerno raised to 300 from the Under the Gun+1 and the button called. The flop fell K65 and both players checked to the A on the turn. The button checked again and Bjerno bet 600. The button folded and Bjerno took down a second pot.

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Four Players Bust on the Bubble!

Aug 04, '13

Three players have busted on the money bubble and here is how each of them fell:

Tim Cable was all in and short stacked with 85 against the A8 of Rob Salaburu. The board fell J962A and Cable was eliminated. He then had to remain seated, hoping for someone else to bust in order to chop some prize money.

In his final hand Jerry Lorett raised to 16,000 preflop and Mohammad Abedi-Arani reraised to 34,000. Lorett moved all in for 115,000 with A-J and Abedi called with Q-J. The board ran out J-8-2-Q-brick and Lorett was eliminated.

Nathan Bjerno got the last of his chips into the middle with the board reading 1066J. He held 10-9 but Donald Thurman had 6-4 for trip sixes and that was it for Bjerno.

Jackson White moved all in under the gun with AQ and Jose Galindo called from middle position with pocket kings. The board fell A547K and a fourth player fell on the bubble.

The four players chopped up the prize money for 81st, 80th, and 79th place, so each of them will take home $2,060.25 in prize money.

Player Tags: Jerry Lorett,   Nathan Bjerno,   Tim Cable,   Jackson White

Two Hands With Nathan Bjerno

Aug 02, '13

Nathan Bjerno easily took two pots in a row from his table mates.

First, Bjerno raised to 300 from middle position, the small blind called and Kunal Patel called out of the big blind. The dealer fanned A107 and both blinds checked. Bjerno bet 600 and the small blind and Patel let go of their hands.

On the very next hand, Bjerno raised to 300 from the Under the Gun+1 and the button called. The flop fell K65 and both players checked to the A on the turn. The button checked again and Bjerno bet 600. The button folded and Bjerno took down a second pot.

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Four Players Bust on the Bubble!

Aug 04, '13

Three players have busted on the money bubble and here is how each of them fell:

Tim Cable was all in and short stacked with 85 against the A8 of Rob Salaburu. The board fell J962A and Cable was eliminated. He then had to remain seated, hoping for someone else to bust in order to chop some prize money.

In his final hand Jerry Lorett raised to 16,000 preflop and Mohammad Abedi-Arani reraised to 34,000. Lorett moved all in for 115,000 with A-J and Abedi called with Q-J. The board ran out J-8-2-Q-brick and Lorett was eliminated.

Nathan Bjerno got the last of his chips into the middle with the board reading 1066J. He held 10-9 but Donald Thurman had 6-4 for trip sixes and that was it for Bjerno.

Jackson White moved all in under the gun with AQ and Jose Galindo called from middle position with pocket kings. The board fell A547K and a fourth player fell on the bubble.

The four players chopped up the prize money for 81st, 80th, and 79th place, so each of them will take home $2,060.25 in prize money.

Player Tags: Jerry Lorett,   Nathan Bjerno,   Tim Cable,   Jackson White

Meet Your Chip Leader

May 25, '13

The current chip leader is Nathan Bjerno, with 210,000.

Bjerno is a 25-year-old professional poker player from Corona, California.

He has over $190,000 in live tournament earnings, with the bulk of that coming in 2012 at the California State Poker Championship and the WSOP Circuit at the Bike.

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A Look At The Day 1A Survivors

May 25, '13

As Day 1B gets underway, let’s take a quick look at who made it through from day 1A. The chip leader was Kevin Lee, followed by Natahan Bjerno, Kirill Kruglov and Evgeni Turevski.

Here’s a look at the overnight chip counts:

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Meet Your Chip Leader

May 25, '13

The current chip leader is Nathan Bjerno, with 210,000.

Bjerno is a 25-year-old professional poker player from Corona, California.

He has over $190,000 in live tournament earnings, with the bulk of that coming in 2012 at the California State Poker Championship and the WSOP Circuit at the Bike.

Player Tags: Nathan Bjerno

A Look At The Day 1A Survivors

May 25, '13

As Day 1B gets underway, let’s take a quick look at who made it through from day 1A. The chip leader was Kevin Lee, followed by Natahan Bjerno, Kirill Kruglov and Evgeni Turevski.

Here’s a look at the overnight chip counts:

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