William Givens caught an opponent trying to bluff him.
William Givens, in the big blind, fired 16,000 on a flop of . His opponent check-raised to 51,000. Givens came back with 116,000. His opponent shoved all in for about 200,000, standing up. Givens made the call after about 30 seconds.
Givens:
Small blind:
Givens was miles ahead, and his opponent needed runner-runner. One of the worst cards for Givens arrived on the turn: , giving the small blind a combo draw. A fell on the river, though, and Givens has one of the biggest stacks in the room.
Chris Edwards in Event #17 at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Chris Edwards just got all in with against an opponent with on a board of . He spiked a on the river to finish his short-stacked opponent off, and he's now sitting on a stack of 502,300. That may be the top stack in the room.
Dennis Phillips fired 16,000 after an opponent checked to him with the board reading . The player called, then came out betting with 22,000 on the river. Phillips made the call.
"I missed," the player said, showing . Phillips rolled over for top pair and took the pot.
A short stack shipped it when action folded to him on the button, and James Routos woke up with in the big blind. He called, and he was against . The board came , giving Routos an elimination.
Dennis Phillips opened for 7,000 from the hijack, and Roque Azpurua moved in for 37,700 from the small blind. Phillips thought for a bit before making the call.
"Please tell me you have ace-king," he said. Azpurua shook his head, turning over . "Well then let me take my chips back," Phillips joked, showing .
. His opponent check-raised to 51,000. Givens came back with 116,000. His opponent shoved all in for about 200,000, standing up. Givens made the call after about 30 seconds.
, giving the small blind a combo draw. A 
fell on the river, though, and Givens has one of the biggest stacks in the room.
against an opponent with 
. Childs tossed in enough to call.
for fourth pair, and he dragged the medium-sized pot.
. The player called, then came out betting with 22,000 on the 
river. Phillips made the call.
for top pair and took the pot.
. "Well then let me take my chips back," Phillips joked, showing 
.