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The holidays are near and it was “Christmas in Vegas” for Garrett Adelstein who crushed the competition in the first episode of “Leave it to Seiver” week on Poker After Dark. The ‘G-Man’ was involved from the start and never took his foot off the pedal on his way to a massive win.
The episode’s namesake, Scott Seiver, battled with some of the game’s best including Matt Berkey and Ben Lamb as the game streamed for the world to see on PokerGO. All players started the $200/$400 game with at least $100,000 in front of them and in the first orbit of the night, Berkey and Lamb tangled.
Usually, there’s a feeling out period on Poker After Dark but given the preexisting dynamic between the two players, they were not afraid to go to war right from the start.
Early & often. @BenbaLamb and @berkey11 waste no ?? getting the #PokerAfterDark action started.
Watch LIVE: https://t.co/TeDeb5Xmhxpic.twitter.com/WokzfRGCFD
— PokerGO (@PokerGO) November 20, 2017
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The hand for Lamb propelled him early in the session and he maintained an active level of play for the full game
Berkey, on the other hand, was caught up in another major hand later on versus Adelstein. As if the biggest cooler in poker couldn’t get any more chilling, Adelstein and Berkey competed in a pot that had Adelstein soaring and Berkey on the bench after getting the worst runout possible for his hand.
Aces, kings, and an ice cold runout build a $400K pot when @GarrettAdelstei & @berkey11 collide on #PokerAfterDarkhttps://t.co/TeDeb5Xmhxpic.twitter.com/UJKXucHZip
— PokerGO (@PokerGO) November 21, 2017
Berkey would later depart the game, with Allan Hu taking his seat and mixing it up during the last couple of hours of the night.
Moving a few sets over from the Super High Roller Cash Game set was Bob Bright, who regaled the table with stories of Las Vegas past and showed that he can compete with the younger generation.
Adelstein wasn’t the only player in the lineup to make his Poker After Dark debut as Chris ‘The Captain’ Kruk occupied the one seat. Fellow newcomer Jacky Wang sat on Kruk’s left and even though he did not get involved in many major hands, made waves with his aggressive fashion selections.
It looked like someone was finally going to get the better of Adelstein as Lamb flopped a higher pair against the ‘G-Man.’ The turn was kind for Adelstein, though, and Lamb made perhaps the fold of the night as Adelstein added more ammo to his caravan of chips.
The run good continues for @GarrettAdelstei. G-Man’s stack keeps growing and #PokerAfterDark keeps going on PokerGO! https://t.co/TeDeb5Xmhxpic.twitter.com/fn10N4cW86
— PokerGO (@PokerGO) November 21, 2017
By the time the dust settled, Adelstein was the big winner of the night and left the table with over $700,000.
Tomorrow is a new night on Poker After Dark and there may be a new player ready to take the crown from Adelstein when the second edition of “Leave it to Seiver” weeks kicks off at 6 PM ET. The same lineup is scheduled to appear but be sure to stay tuned to PokerCentral.com for any updates.
If you missed any of tonight’s action or can’t wait to see what happens tomorrow, sign up for PokerGO now and get seven days free.
The folks at PokerGO have provided more entertaining poker action to fill the first part of the short Thanksgiving week with two days' worth of high-stakes cash games at the ARIA Resort & Casino.
The shows were dubbed 'Leave it to Seiver,' another entry in the new Poker After Dark series. The first night saw the game's namesake, Scott Seiver, joined by Matt Berkey, Ben Lamb, Garrett Adelstein, Bob Bright, Jacky Wang, Allan Hu, and Christopher Kruk, most of whom were there for the second night as well.
With a $100,000 minimum buy-in, the game began with $200/$400 blinds (and the usual occasional straddles) before upping to $300/$600, and there was plenty of action and big pots from the very start.
A little over an hour into play on Monday, Matt Berkey found himself involved in a huge hand versus Garrett Adelstein.
Following an Adelstein straddle, Berkey had been dealt , but Adelstein had picked up . Preflop action saw Berkey flat-calling a five-bet by Adelstein, then Berkey flopped a set when the first three community cards came .
Alas for Berkey, after both players checked that flop the turn brought the , prompting commentator Brent Hanks to say 'This is as cold as it gets!' Take a look:
Aces, kings, and an ice cold runout build a $400K pot when @GarrettAdelstei & @berkey11 collide on #PokerAfterDark… https://t.co/sWNsb5Nzna
— PokerGO (@PokerGO)About an hour later, Berkey was involved in another intriguing hand with Christopher Kruk. The blinds were $300/$600 for this one, with Berkey and Kruk both starting the hand with around $90K.
Having been dealt , Kruk opened for $1,500 from under the gun. After Bob Bright called from the hijack seat, Berkey looked down at and called from the button, making the pot $6,100.
The three players saw the flop come , and Berkey checked. With top two pair Kruk led for $2,100, scattering Bright. Berkey had the nut-flush draw and a gutshot to Broadway and called.
The turn was the . Berkey checked again and watched Kruk make a big overbet of $12,300 — more than the size of the $10,300 pot. Berkey thought a short while before making the call.
With the pot up to $34,900, the river brought the , meaning Berkey had missed his draws and Kruk had improved to a full house. Kruk sat quietly for close to a minute, then announced he was all in for the $77,000 he had behind — just about $3K more than what Berkey had left.
Berkey smiled right away, and began to talk.
'I'm pretty sure you're bluffing, but I don't think I can call,' he said before settling into further contemplation.
'I just wish I had a pair,' he continued a little later, describing the situation as 'brutal.'
'If I only had a pair, I would have called already,' he added, still grinning.
In his commentary, Hanks pointed out how 'this would be the definition of a hero call.' Indeed, with only king-high Berkey was in a position where he could only possibly beat a bluff.
Berkey himself had missed a couple of draws, and was no doubt thinking over the possibility that Kruk could have also been going for one of the possible straight or flush draws and had likewise missed with that board-pairing river card.
Hanks went on to explain how Kruk's overbets on both the turn and river made him seem especially polarized, either having the 'stone nuts' or an 'airball.'
After more than four minutes in the tank, Berkey did come up with the 'hero call,' and Kruk tabled his hand to show him the bad news. 'Good hand,' said Berkey who decided to call it a night at that point.
Kruk would tweet a little later, suggesting to his followers one of the possible hands Berkey could have put him on:
Money aside I'm glad berkey wasn't good w/ K high against a hand like T8s. Is probably never be able to go on YouTu… https://t.co/gk36pJzsyy
— Christopher Kruk (@KrukPoker)Berkey would return last night, as did Kruk who enjoyed more success Tuesday night. Both nights, totaling nearly 11 hours' worth of action, can be seen along with all of the other archived action on PokerGO.
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