Fernando Halac Poker Tournament Updates

Fernando Halac Gets A Laugh From The Table At Matt Bretzfield's Expense

Aug 26, '18

Matt Bretzfield raised to 60,000 and Fernando Halac moved all in from the blinds for 620,000.

Bretzfield counted out the chips to call, but was clearly torn over the decision. After a couple minutes in the tank, he mucked A-Q face up.

“Ooh,” said Halac. “You don’t want to see my hand.”

Some players snickered at the needle, and then Halac turned over the Q.

“Oh so it’s the same hand,” asked Bretzfield.

“Yes, same hand,” replied Halac, as he flipped the other card to reveal the 9. The table erupted into laughter, and Halac chipped up to about 700,000.

Player Tags: Fernando Halac

Fernando Halac Scores Double Knockout

Aug 26, '18

AJ Gambino raised to 18,000 and was called by Fernando Halac. Michael Merisier moved all in on the short stack, and Tom Gity reraised all in for more behind him.

Gambino thought it over for a bit before folding, and Halac quickly announced all in, having both players covered. Bother Merisier and Gity showed A-K, which really hurt their chances against Halac and his pocket queens.

The board fell 108498 and Halac won a monster pot to chip up to 1,050,000.

Player Tags: Fernando Halac,   Michael Merisier,   Tom Gity

Fernando Halac Busts Hunter Cichy

Aug 26, '18

On a board reading Q-6-4-5, Hunter Cichy was put to a decision for his tournament life by Fernando Halac.

Cichy thought it over for a bit before putting in the rest of his short stack with 7-6 for a pair and an open-ended straight draw. Halac, however, held a set of fours.

The river was a king, and Cichy was eliminated. Halac is now up to 390,000.

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Fernando Halac Eliminated In Sixth Place ($12,122)

Aug 27, '18

Fernando Halac moved all in from middle position for 580,000 and Gautam Lillaney called all in for 575,000 from the small blind.

Halac showed pocket nines, and Lillaney showed AK for a race situation. The board ran out A74410 and Lillaney doubled up. Halac was left with just one chip, and was eliminated shortly afterwards, earning $12,122.

Player Tags: Fernando Halac,   Gautam Lillaney

Fernando Halac Gets A Laugh From The Table At Matt Bretzfield's Expense

Aug 26, '18

Matt Bretzfield raised to 60,000 and Fernando Halac moved all in from the blinds for 620,000.

Bretzfield counted out the chips to call, but was clearly torn over the decision. After a couple minutes in the tank, he mucked A-Q face up.

“Ooh,” said Halac. “You don’t want to see my hand.”

Some players snickered at the needle, and then Halac turned over the Q.

“Oh so it’s the same hand,” asked Bretzfield.

“Yes, same hand,” replied Halac, as he flipped the other card to reveal the 9. The table erupted into laughter, and Halac chipped up to about 700,000.

Player Tags: Fernando Halac

Fernando Halac Scores Double Knockout

Aug 26, '18

AJ Gambino raised to 18,000 and was called by Fernando Halac. Michael Merisier moved all in on the short stack, and Tom Gity reraised all in for more behind him.

Gambino thought it over for a bit before folding, and Halac quickly announced all in, having both players covered. Bother Merisier and Gity showed A-K, which really hurt their chances against Halac and his pocket queens.

The board fell 108498 and Halac won a monster pot to chip up to 1,050,000.

Player Tags: Fernando Halac,   Michael Merisier,   Tom Gity

Fernando Halac Busts Hunter Cichy

Aug 26, '18

On a board reading Q-6-4-5, Hunter Cichy was put to a decision for his tournament life by Fernando Halac.

Cichy thought it over for a bit before putting in the rest of his short stack with 7-6 for a pair and an open-ended straight draw. Halac, however, held a set of fours.

The river was a king, and Cichy was eliminated. Halac is now up to 390,000.

Player Tags: Fernando Halac

Fernando Halac Eliminated In Sixth Place ($12,122)

Aug 27, '18

Fernando Halac moved all in from middle position for 580,000 and Gautam Lillaney called all in for 575,000 from the small blind.

Halac showed pocket nines, and Lillaney showed AK for a race situation. The board ran out A74410 and Lillaney doubled up. Halac was left with just one chip, and was eliminated shortly afterwards, earning $12,122.

Player Tags: Fernando Halac,   Gautam Lillaney

Level 27 Update: Fernando Halac Out 9th, Jack Ernset Ward Out 8th, James Miller Out 7th, Michel Bouskila Out 6th

Jun 16, '13

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 4,407

Average Chip Count: 2,644,200

Chip Counts:

Seat 3: Kenneth Lind – 6,800,000
Seat 5: Randolph Spain – 3,550,000
Seat 7: Barry Bashist – 1,200,000
Seat 8: John Holley – 1,900,000
Seat 9: Dana Ott – 2,100,000

Players Eliminated:

9th: Fernando Halac – $52,474
8th: Jack Ernest Ward – $68,180
7th: James Miller – $89,281
6th: Michel Bouskila – $117,799

Live Updates:

Fernando Halac Eliminated in Ninth Place ($52,474)

Kenneth Lind raised preflop to 105,000 and Jack Ward called. Fernando Halac also called and the flop fell KQ4. Lind bet 335,000 and Ward folded. Halac reraised all in with 85 and Lind called with Q10. The turn and river fell 1010 and Lind won the hand with a full house to increase his chip lead to 5.5 million. Halac was eliminated in ninth place.

Jack Ernest Ward Eliminated in Eighth Place ($68,180)

Kenneth Lind raised to 115,000 preflop and Jack Ward reraised all in for 670,000. Lind called with pocket tens and Ward was behind with pocket threes. The board ran out Q-9-7-2-7 and Lind’s hand held to win the pot and grow his stack to 6.5 million. Ward was eliminated in eighth place.

James Miller Eliminated in Seventh Place ($89,281)

Randolph Spain raised to 125,000 preflop and James Miller reraised all in for 650,000. Spain called with AK and Miller held A10. The board was dealt 97358 and Spain won the hand to grow his stack to 3.5 million. Miller was eliminated in seventh place.

Michel Bouskila Eliminated in Sixth Place ($117,709)

Kenneth Lind raised to 180,000 preflop and Michel Bouskila reraised to 475,000. Lind then four-bet all-in with pocket queens and Bouskila called all in holding A-Q. The board ran out K-10-5-6-6 and Lind won yet another pot to grow his stack to 6.8 million. Bouskila was eliminated in sixth place a short time before the dinner break.

Player Tags: Jack Ward,   Fernando Halac,   Michel Bouskila,   James Miller