A Sucky Flop
Feb 14, '14
Karen Lavin raised to 1,600 from middle position and Mark Lieberman called from her left. The blinds folded and Lavin and Lieberman were heads-up to a flop of 6
4
2. Lavin fired out 2,100 and Lieberman was not to happy about the way the cards fell.
“That flop really sucks,” he said and folded his hand.
Player Tags: Mark Lieberman
Esposito Crippled After Huge Clash
Feb 14, '14
The flop showed 6
Q10 when both Mark Lieberman and Kyle Carey checked to Michael Esposito.
The former October Niner bet 2,100 and that unleashed a ton of action. Lieberman check-raised to 4,500 and Carey, from his immediate left, moved all in for 36,600.
Esposito tanked for a long time and made sure he had both players covered. Eventually he put in the call and this put Lieberman in the tank. After a while Lieberman called for a total of 27,700 and Esposito had a chance at knocking out two players.
Esposito: A4
Lieberman: Q10
Carey: Q
10
Both Lieberman and Carey were all in for their tournament life and all Esposito needed was a spade to take it down. Neither Lieberman or Carey had a spade, increasing Esposito’s chances even more.
The turn brought the 4 and the river the 6 splitting the pot between Lieberman and Carey. Esposito was left behind with just 3,000 chips while Carey profited a little by winning the side pot.
Player Tags: Michael Esposito, Mark Lieberman, Kyle Carey
Mark Lieberman Climbing
Feb 14, '14
Quite a large pot just developed and in the end went to Mark Lieberman.
Michael Ezzaro raised to 500 from middle position and Karen Lavin called from the hijack seat. Lieberman called from the cutoff and Scott Inman followed from the button. Ernest Hou followed from the small blind and Kim Sung followed from the big blind.
The flop was A32 and action checked around to Ezzaro who bet 1,500. Lavin got out of the way, Lieberman called, Inman folded and Hou called. The turn was the J and all three checked. The river was the 5 and Hou and Ezzaro checked. Lieberman fired out 2,000 and Hou and Ezzaro released.
Player Tags: Ernest Hou, Mark Lieberman
Double Up For Ha
Feb 14, '14
Thai Ha was down to just a few thousand chips when he ended up all in for his tournament life against Mark Lieberman.
Ha had around 6,000 chips left and the showdown went as following.
Ha: KK
Lieberman: KJ
The board ran out Q858 and the river did not matter as Lieberman was drawing dead. Lieberman still has around 23,000 chips left after this hand.
Player Tags: Mark Lieberman
St. Vincent Versus Adams
Feb 16, '14
Mark Lieberman opened to 24,000 from under the gun +1, Brad St. Vincent three-bet to 64,000 from the hijack and Justin Adams called. Lieberman got out of the way and the flop was dealt AJ5. St. Vincent check-raised Adams’ 55,000 bet to 155,000 and Adams folded.
“Nice bet,” Adams said.
Player Tags: Justin Adams, Mark Lieberman, Bradley St. Vincent
Justin Adams Doubles Through Mark Lieberman
Feb 16, '14
Justin Adams just doubled through Mark Lieberman.
Adams was all-in for 125,000 from the hijack seat and Lieberman called.
Adams: A9
Lieberman: 66
AKK89
Player Tags: Justin Adams, Mark Lieberman
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 QQ9 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
Lieberman Keeps Winning
Feb 16, '14
The flop showed KJ5 when Mark Lieberman checked to Mike Jarvela who bet 19,000. Lieberman called and on the turn the 9 popped up.
Lieberman checked again on the turn and Jarvela bet 24,000 this time. Lieberman was going anywhere as he put the call in quickly again.
The river brought the 8 and Lieberman checked a third time. Jarvela bet 43,000 and mucked immediately when Lieberman made the call again.
Lieberman did not have to show but did turn over his AJ while raking in the pot. Jarvela was left with 196,000 while Lieberman sits on around 500,000 chips.
Player Tags: Mark Lieberman
Another Double Up For Lieberman
Feb 16, '14
Nick Cyr raised to 11,000 and Mark Lieberman three-bet from his immediate left to 40,000. The action was folded back to Cyr who gave it some thought and made the call.
The flop brought A107 to the table and Cyr checked to Lieberman who moved all in for 103,000.
“Call,” Cyr immediately announced and the cards were turned up.
Cyr: A10
Lieberman: AK
The board ran out 4, 4 and Lieberman doubled up again after being one of the short stacks on the bubble. Cyr was left with a small stack and Lieberman now sits on around 310,000.
Player Tags: Mark Lieberman
Big Double Up For Cunningham
Feb 16, '14
The flop showed QQ7 when Mark Lieberman checked to Bo Cunningham who bet 11,500. Lieberman check-raised to 35,000 and Cunningham tanked for a while before making the call.
On the turn the 4 hit and Lieberman followed through with a 40,000-chip bet. Cunningham went into the tank for quite a while again before making the call again.
The river completed the board with the J and now Lieberman bet 50,000. Cunningham quickly moved all in for just a few thousand chips more, but Lieberman snap-folded giving Cunningham this big pot.
Cunningham showed his QJ proving that he wasn’t messing around and he now sits on around 290,000 chips. Lieberman was left behind with 46,000.
Player Tags: Mark Lieberman
