Scott Ball Doubles Up With Full House
Feb 16, '24
With a flop of K
92, it checked to Scott Ball in the hijack and he bet 36,000. The player in the small blind called and the lojack folded. The 9
paired the board and the small blind checked. Ball checked behind and the 7 completed the board.
The small blind checked and Ball moved all-in for 162,000. The small blind called with J
J for a flush, but Ball showed 22 for deuces full of nines. He surged to 545,000 after the hand, while the small blind was left with just 35,000.
Player Tags: Scott Ball
Anselmo Villareal vs. Scott Ball
Feb 16, '24
With a flop of J104, Anselmo Villareal bet 65,000. Scott Ball called and the 7 hit the turn.
Villareal bet 77,000. Ball called and the 4 paired the board. Villareal checked and Ball checked behind. Villareal revealed the AJ for jacks and fours with an ace kicker and Ball mucked to slide to 250,000.
Villareal now sits with 670,000 for the largest stack in the field.
Player Tags: Anselmo Villarreal, Scott Ball
Top Stacks Emerge
Feb 16, '24
As play winds down on day 1b in the Card Player Poker Tour main event at Venetian, a group of chip leaders have emerged to pace the field as they march down to the final 19 players.
Scott Ball holds a slight lead over his challengers with 420,000, but Harpreet Padda is close behind with a stack of 390,000. Other contenders near the top include Michael Kahn with 326,000, Harvey Alegado holding 298,000, Chance Walker (255,000), and familiar face Aaron Massey (227,000).
Player Tags: Chance Walker, Aaron Massey, Scott Ball, Michael Khan, Harpreet Padda, Harvey Alegado
Esther Kim Doubles Through Scott Ball
Feb 16, '24
Esther Kim was all in with pocket kings in the hole from late position, and Scott Ball had her covered holding QJ on the hijack.
The final board read A108
Q6, and Kim doubled up to survive with 126,000. Ball was still cruising as the chip leader in the tournament after the hand with 451,000.
Esther Kim – 126,000 (31 bb)
Scott Ball – 451,000 (112 bb)
Player Tags: Esther Kim, Scott Ball
Scott Ball Wins Preflop Clash
Feb 16, '24
The player in the hijack raised to 1,600. Scott Ball three-bet to 4,800 from the button. It folded around to the initial raiser, who made it 11,500 to go. Ball thought it over before cutting into his tall stack of 5,000 chips. He placed down a stack that looked to total around 70,000. The hijack quickly folded and Ball took down the pot to grow his stack to 170,000.
Player Tags: Scott Ball
Scott Ball Eliminated In 17th Place ($6,490)
Feb 18, '24
There was over 200,000 in the pot with the flop reading 1094 when Scott Ball got all in for a little more than the pot with Q10 in the hole.
Ankush Mandavia called to cover him holding AK, and the turn and river were dealt 2A. Ball was eliminated in 17th place, good for $6,490, and Mandavia stacked up 1.38 million after collecting the pot.
Ankush Mandavia – 1,380,000 (34 bb)
Scott Ball – Eliminated in 17th Place ($6,490)
Player Tags: Ankush Mandavia, Scott Ball
Jeremy Becker Hero Calls With Ace High
Feb 18, '24
We arrived to find a final board of Q6324. Scott Ball bet 375,000 into an already healthy pot. After some thought, Jeremy Becker alled with A9.
Ball rolled over the A7 and the pot was sent to Becker, who chipped up to 1,700,000. Ball slid to 600,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Scott Ball, Jeremy Becker
