Chris Cooke Finishes Off Calvin Anderson
Apr 18, '14
We picked up the action on a flop of 7
4
2
with Calvin Anderson in the small blind and Chris Cooke on the button. There were a flurry of raises that led to Anderson getting all in for his last 9,200.
Cooke is in great shape to knock out last year’s Sole Survivor winner with his QQ against Anderson’s K2
. The turn is the 3 and the river is the 8 to send Anderson to the rail as Cooke chips up to 132,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Calvin Anderson
Chris Cooke Set Over Sets Calvin Anderson
Apr 18, '14
Chris Cooke checked from the hijack on a flop of Q95 and Calvin Anderson bet 3,200 from the cutoff. Cooke check-raised to 8,100 and Cooke took a few seconds before calling. The turn is the K and Cooke checks. Anderson thinks for almost a minute before checking back.
Cooke checks again when the 2 falls on the river. Anderson takes about a minute and then bets 13,000. Cooke goes into the tank and eventually finds a call.
Anderson tables 55, giving him a set of fives, but Cooke showed him KK, giving him a set of kings and the pot. Anderson slipped to 13,850 at the end of the hand.
Player Tags: Chris Cooke, Calvin Anderson
Anderson Mucks to a Full House
Apr 18, '14
Calvin Anderson raises to 400 from the hijack and is called by Diarmuid Ryan in the small blind and Paul Monaghan in the big blind. The flop is AA4 and both blinds check to Anderson, who bets 650. Ryan check-calls, Monahan folds, and they are heads-up to the K turn card.
Ryan checks and Anderson continues to fire, this time 2,250. Ryan check-calls again and they watch the A peel off on the river. Both players quickly checked and Ryan tables KQ, good for full house and Anderson mucks his hand.
Ryan chips up to 45,400 while Anderson slides to 16,500 in chips.
Player Tags: Diarmuid Ryan, Calvin Anderson
Andersen Uses Aggression
Apr 18, '14
On a flop of A74, Calvin Anderson checks from the small blind and Tim Hartman bets 350. Andreas Gann calls on the button and Anderson check-calls as well.
the turn is the 8 and Anderson leads out for 1,025. Hartman goes into the tank for a few moments before mucking his hand and Gann quickly folds. Anderson takes the pot and is up over 36,000 in the early stages of the tournament.
Player Tags: Calvin Anderson
Who Is Here?
Apr 18, '14
A quick walk through the room has revealed several notable names in the field. Among them:
Defending Irish Open champion Ian Simpson, 2012 Irish Open winner Kevin Vandersmissen, the voice of poker Jesse May, World Series of Poker bracelet winner and main even final table Donnacha O’Dea, online superstar Calvin Anderson, World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris Season III main event winner Surinder Sunar and famous Irish pros Andy Black and Padraig Parkinson.
Player Tags: Donnacha O'Dea, Padraig Parkinson, Andy Black, Calvin Anderson, Kevin Vandersmissen, Ian Simpson
