Jesse Martin raised under the gun, and Brian Meinders in the big blind was the only caller. Meinders checked when the flop came , then called when Martin bet. He check-called again on the turn and the river.
We caught the action on a flop when Mike Leah checked from middle position and Brian Meinders, who was seated to his direct left, put out a bet. Lead made the call and then checked for a second time when the dealer burned and turned the .
While perusing the tournament area early on, we spotted a bracelet winner from last year, Brian Meinders, seated among the field. Meinders should be one to watch throughout this event as his single bracelet is in Limit Hold'em.
Liv Boeree opened for 125 from the cutoff and got two callers; the button and Brian Meinders in the big blind. on the flop and after a check from Meinders, Boeree bet out 250. Both her opponents made the call and the appeared on the turn.
David "ODB" Baker raised to 36,000 from under the gun, and it folded over to Jonathan Schoder on the button who reraised to 84,000. It then folded to Brian Meinders in the big blind who pushed all in for about 200,000.
It folded around to Brian Meinders on the button who raised to 17,000, and when the action got to Antonio Esfandiari in the big blind he declared he was all in.
We caught up just as players were getting all in, however, Brian Meinders had raised another player all-in on a board. Meinders' opponent called off his remaining stack, which was approximately 100,000.
We caught up after the hand was just ending on a completed board. Brian Meinders was scooping a sizable pot and had pocket queens in front of him for a queens-full of treys.
We don't know exactly how the betting went before the flop, but we know it ended with Brian Meinders making it 10,000 from the small blind and the cutoff making the call.
We just watched Brian Meinders rake in a handy little pot over at his table. By the time we arrived, there was a flop out on the felt and Meinders and two opponents were each committing 10,500.
Brian Meinders has already had a successful summer, managing to take down his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet in Event 25: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout. Meinders has had a good start here on Day 2 of the Main Event.
Vincent Gironda began today as our chip leader, and during the early going he's already added a few more to his first-place stack.
It's getting late. After a long day of poker, players are getting tired. And some a little testy. Just now we came upon a three-way hand involving a short-stacked player who was all in, Brian Meinders, and John Monnette. Monnette — a.
"Is that a World Series bracelet?" Daniel Negreanu was asking Brian Meinders the question. Meinders is currently sitting across from Negreanu at a table in the Red section.
Defeat three tables and win a World Series of Poker bracelet. It sounds like an easy task in theory, but 365 people would disagree with you.
Brian Meinders raised preflop and a short-stacked Darin Thomas called. The flop was and Thomas checked. Meinders bet and Thomas raised, and after a series of raises the two got it all in.
Darin Thomas' stack has been constantly up and down the last few minutes, firstly bleeding chips over a couple of hands. Eventually he was down to just 75,000. He then got his stack in preflop holding and was up against Brian Meinders' .
With the flop of Brian Meinders bet and Darin Thomas called. The turned and Meinders bet once again. Thomas raised and Meinders flicked out a call. The river was the and Meinders bet once more.
Aggression is picking up here at this heads up match. Immediately after doubling up Darin Thomas four-bet his hand preflop and was called. The flop was and Thomas continued out. Brian Meinders raised and Thomas called.
Darin Thomas just got the remainder of his stack in preflop when he and Brian Meinders put in just shy of seven bets (betting is uncapped when heads-up).
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