Blair Hinkle Picks Up Some More
Aug 04, '13
Mohammad Abedi-Arani opened to 33,000 from the button and Blair Hinkle called from the big blind. The flop came 8
7
5
and Hinkle bet 27,000. Abedi-Arani called and the 3 fell on the turn. Hinkle fired out 90,000 and Abedi-Arani folded to give Hinkle the pot.
Player Tags: Blair Hinkle, Mohammad Abedi Arani
Mo Arani Wins CPPT Choctaw Main Event ($220,626) -- Allan Farber Eliminated in Second Place ($136,011)
Aug 05, '13
CPPT Choctaw Champion Mo Arani
On the final hand of the night Allan Farber raised to 260,000 and Mo Arani called. The flop was dealt 6
5
2
and Farber fired out 300,000 after Mo checked. Mo then called and the turn fell 6
.
Mo checked, Farber bet 1 million, Mo check-raised to 2 million, and Farber reraised all in. Mo called to cover Farber and the two final players revealed their cards one last time. Farber held AJ but Mo was on top with 76
for turned trip sixes. The river sealed things up with the 4 and Farber was eliminated in second place, good for $136,011.
That made Mo the latest CPPT champion and he took home the CPPT Choctaw main event championship bracelet and top prize worth $220,626. That concludes our coverage from the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma.
The next stop on the Card Player Poker Tour takes us to the bestbet Jacksonville in September. You can catch live updates from the $1,500 main event from September 6-9.
Player Tags: Mohammad Abedi Arani, Allan Farber
Mo Arani Doubles Up
Aug 05, '13
Mo Arani
Mo Arani raised to 260,000 preflop and Allan Farber called. Both players checked the Q
6
6
flop and the 8
followed on the turn. Mo bet 275,000 and Farber called. The river delivered the 7
and Farber led out this time for 650,000. Mo raised all in for 2,160,000 and Farber called.
Farber held 54 for straight but Mo had him beat with pocket sevens for a full house. Mo doubled up to survive with just over 6 million. Farber still held over 8 million and the chip stacks were right back to where they started heads up.
Player Tags: Mohammad Abedi Arani, Allan Farber
Heads-Up Chip Counts on the Break
Aug 05, '13
Choctaw Chips
The final two players are taking a 15-minute break before the start of the heads-up final. Here are the stacks they will come back to when cards get back in the air.
Allan Farber: 8,600,000
Mohammed Abedi-Arani: 6,100,000
Player Tags: Mohammad Abedi Arani, Allan Farber
Lou Barlow Doubles Up Through Mo Arani
Aug 05, '13
Lou Barlow bet 350,000 on a board reading A873 and Mo Arani reraised to 1,625,000. Barlow called all in and they flipped over their cards.
Mo: Q4
Barlow: AJ
River: K
Barlow won the hand to double up and he and Mo held just over 4 million after the hand.
Player Tags: Mohammad Abedi Arani
Bruce Guin Eliminated in Fourth Place ($74,734)
Aug 05, '13
Bruce Guin
Bruce Guin moved all in preflop for just under 800,000 from the button and Mohammed Abedi-Arani called on the small blind. The two players then tabled their hands.
Mo: 44
Guin: 22
Board: A53K10
Guin was eliminated in fourth place and he will take home $74,734 in prize money. Mo grew his chip lead to 6.5 million after the hand.
Player Tags: Mohammad Abedi Arani, Bruce Guin
Bill Donnelly Eliminated in Eighth Place ($26,243)
Aug 05, '13
Bill Donnelly
Mohammad Abedi-Arani raised under the gun preflop and Bill Donnelly called on the small blind. The flop was dealt J
6
5
and Donnelly checked. Mo made a continuation bet and Donnelly check-raised to 500,000. Mo called and the 4
followed on the turn. Donnelly shoved all in for 1.73 million. Mo tanked and eventually called with A
J
. Donnelly held K
10
, and after the 2
hit on the river Donnelly was eliminated in eighth place and he will take home $26,243 in prize money. Mo grew his stack to a chip-leading 5 million after the hand.
Player Tags: Bill Donnelly, Mohammad Abedi Arani
Mohammad Abedi-Arani Doubles Up Through Allan Farber
Aug 05, '13
The board read J9847 when Allan Farber raised from the big blind and Mohammad Abedi-Arani reraised all in for 790,000 more on the cutoff. Farber tanked but eventually called. Mo flipped over KQ for the flush, which was enough to top the K10 Farber held for a straight. Mo doubled up past 1.5 million and Farber was down to 750,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Mohammad Abedi Arani, Allan Farber
7
7
Michael Warwick checked from the big blind. Michael Werz bet 1,000 from under the gun +1 and Mohammad Arani folded from the cutoff. Warwick called and the two saw the 6
for a rivered full house and Warwick mucked his hand.
