Vikaas Sharma Wins Massive Pot
Oct 12, '14
Vikaas Sharma raised to 4,500 from early position and was three-bet to 10,200 by Barry Woods from the cutoff. Sharma called and they saw a flop of 8
66
.
Sharma checked and Woods bet 15,000. Sharma check-raised to 38,000 and Woods went into the tank before three-betting to 60,400. Sharma thought for a few moments and then tossed in a call. The turn was the Q and Sharma checked. Woods threw a few chips forward and announced he was all in. Sharma beat him in the pot.
Woods tabled A
Q, giving him top pair, but Sharma had flopped a full house with 88. The river wast he 2 and then the dealer counted down Sharma’s remaining chips. He was all in on the turn for 92,100, which doubled him up to 330,200. Woods continued his roller coaster of a day and slid to 68,000.
Player Tags: Barry Woods, VIKAAS SHARMA
Vikaas Sharma Doubles Through Dave Banerjee
Oct 12, '14
Dave Banerjee raised to 2,600 under-the-gun and was called by three players before Vikaas Sharma three-bet on the button to 10,200. The blinds folded and Banerjee immediately announced he was all in. Sharma quickly called when action got back to him and the cards were turned on their backs.
Banerjee tabled A
K and was in bad shape against Sharma’s KK. The board ran out 1086106 and Sharma doubled up to 136,000.
Player Tags: Dave Banerjee, VIKAAS SHARMA
All Aboard the Elimination Train
Oct 14, '14
35th. Bart Hanson – $3,515
36th. Sasha Barrese – $3,515
37th. Vikaas Sharma – $3,115
38th. Raouf Malek – $3,115
39th. Morgan Most – $3,115
40th. Aaron Kaiser – $3,115
Player Tags: Bart Hanson, Aaron Kaiser, Morgan Most, Sasha Barrese, VIKAAS SHARMA
Sharma Doubles
Oct 14, '14
Vikaas Sharma moved all-in for 92,000 with A2 and was called by A10.
Despite the domination, Sharma paired his deuce on the 4Q256 board and doubled up to around 200,000.
Player Tags: VIKAAS SHARMA
Illingworth Wins a Big Flip to Double
Oct 14, '14
Danny Illingworth raised from middle position before Vikaas Sharma three-bet to 45,000. Illingworth took a few moments before announcing he was all in. Sharma asked for a count and then went into the tank after he found out that it was a total bet of 227,500.
After a few minutes in the tank, Sharma called and it was a classic race situation for Illingworth’s tournament life.
Sharma tabled AK and was up against Illingworth’s QQ. The board ran out 7763J and Illingworth doubled up to 465,000, while Sharma slid to 170,000.
Player Tags: Danny Illingworth, VIKAAS SHARMA
River Pairs
Oct 14, '14
Garrett Greer raised to 10,000 from middle position and Vikaas Sharma called from the big blind.
The flop came 2910 and both players checked. The turn brought a 6 and Sharma bet 17,000. Greer called and a Q completed the board.
There was another round of checks and Greer mucked when Sharma turned over Q8.
Greer dropped to 125,000 while Sharma was up to 300,000.
Player Tags: Garrett Greer, VIKAAS SHARMA
The Old Raising War
Oct 14, '14
Cord Garcia and Vikaas Sharma just engaged in the familiar pre-flop raising war.
Sharma raised to 11,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Garcia in the cutoff. Garcia three-bet to 28,000 and the blinds released. Sharma four-bet to 90,000 and Garcia though it over for a few moments before releasing his hand.
Player Tags: Cord Garcia, VIKAAS SHARMA
Cramer Comes Out on Top in Battle of Chip Leaders
Oct 14, '14
Tim Cramer and Vikaas Sharma took a flop of Q75. Sharma checked from the big blind and Cramer bet 7,000 on the button. The turn was the 3 and Sharma check-called again after Cramer bet 18,500.
The river was the 9 and Sharma checked for a third time. Cramer tossed out the newly implemented brown, 25,000 denomination chips, for a bet of 50,000. Sharma went into the tank for a minute before pushing his hand into the muck.
Sharma slipped to 267,000 in chips and Cramer chipped up to 267,000.
Player Tags: VIKAAS SHARMA
