Derek Bowers Gets There
May 10, '19
We arrived to find a board of K
7
5J
and the player in the big blind checked. Derek Bowers bet 11,000 and the big blind called.
The river brought the Q and the big blind checked again. Bowers fired out 28,000. The big blind thought it over for a while before making the call.
Bowers rolled over the A10 for a rivered Broadway straight. the big blind mucked and Bowers took down the sizable pot, increasing his stack to 174,000.
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Jose De La Cruz Scores A Huge Double Through Derek Bowers
May 10, '19
Jose De La Cruz was on the button and got into a preflop battle with Derek Bowers. The two ended up raising enough to get all of De La Cruz’s 88,200 into the middle.
De La Cruz showed QQ
and was in great shape against Bowers’ 1010.
The board ran out K85J2 and De La Cruz doubled up through one of the chip leaders, becoming one in the process.
Jose De La Cruz – 181,400
Derek Bowers – 91,000
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Derek Bowers Pulling Away From The Pack
May 10, '19
Derek Bowers raised from middle position and the player to his direct left moved all in for about 24,000. Action folded back around to Bowers, who quickly called.
Bowers showed AA and was in fantastic shape against his opponent’s AK.
The board ran out 64359. Bowers wins the pot and eliminates a player. He moves into the chip lead with the pot.
“He only plays aces,” joked another player.
“I’ve been running pretty good today,” said Bowers.
Derek Bowers – 173,500
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Derek Bowers' Aces Hold Up
May 10, '19
On the turn with a board of 1077J, the player in the big blind bet 2,000 and Derek Bowers called from middle position.
With about 10,000 in the pot, the river was the Q. The big blind bet 2,000 and Bowers called.
The big blind showed Q10, good for two pair, but Bowers tabled AA and won the pot with a bigger two pair.
Derek Bowers – 33,000
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Derek Bowers Eliminated In 21st ($3,367)
May 12, '19
Derek Bowers has been knocked out of this event in 21st place ($3,367).
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Mark Wiser's Aces Cracked (36th Place - $2,011)
May 12, '19
Mark Wiser got his last five blinds in preflop with the AA. Derek Bowers called in the big blind with K5.
The board ran out J57K2 and Bowers made two pair to crack Wiser’s aces and send him to the rail in 36th place ($2,011).
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Derek Bowers raised to 700 preflop under the gun, and Jaymie Virtusio called from the big blind before the flop was dealt K
With a flop of Q
We arrived with the player on the button having moved all-in for 36,600 and received a call from Derek Bowers in the big blind and another player in middle position.