Lee Thomas Climbs The Ranks
Apr 28, '18
Lee Thomas is at 318,000 after accumulating 35,000 chips by knocking out an opponent. Thomas’ opponent moved all in with A
K
, and Thomas made the call with KQ. Thomas needed some help, and it definitely came in the form of a Q63
flop. Thomas was then way out in front. The 3
on the turn and the 8 on the river were safe for Thomas and he raked in the pot.
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Lee Thomas Doubles
Apr 29, '18
Corey Lipke raised to 90,000 from under the gun and Lee Thomas moved all in for 805,000. Lipke called with pocket queens, but they were behind Thomas and his pocket kings.
The board fell clean for Thomas, and he doubled up to a huge stack. Lipke was left with just three big blinds.
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Lee Thomas Up To About 1.3M
Apr 29, '18
Lee Thomas and Dennis Johnson just got involved in a pot worth about 1.3 million in chips. Thomas had queens against Johnson’s jacks. The board ran out 107535, giving the massive pot to Thomas. Johnson was down to 300,000.
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Lee Thomas Eliminated In Third Place ($34,050)
Apr 30, '18
Phil Pompper bet 650,000 from the small blind, and Lee Thomas went all in for 2.8m from the big blind. Phil called. Thomas had A7, while Phil had 88.
The board ran out 1094KJ. Lee was down to just 335,000.
Just a couple of hands later, Thomas was all in with 95, and Pompper called him with J10. The board KK722 offered no help to Thomas and he was gone in third.
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Chip Counts At The Break
Apr 30, '18
Lee Thomas – 3,920,000
Greg Paryani – 2,000,000
Ben Diebold – 2,285,000
Phil Pompper – 1,125,000
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Ben Diebold Doubles Through Lee Thomas
Apr 30, '18
Ben Diebold moved all in for 680k on the button with J10 and Lee Thomas called with pocket eights from the big blind. Everyone else folded.
The board ran out A42J7, giving Diebold the double up to 1.4m. Thomas was down to 875k.
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Lee Thomas Doubles Through Brandon Caputo
Apr 30, '18
Lee Thomas went all in for 735,000 with 1010 on the button, and Brandon Caputo, who opened UTG, was faced with a 620,000 chip call. He eventually called and tabled AJ. It was a race.
The board ran out 86387, giving lee the double up to 1.6 million. Caputo was down to 705,000.
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