A Few Hands From Around the Room

On a flop with about 3,500 in the pot and three players in the hand, the player on the button bet 2,000 after action checked to him. Both players called. The turn came and all three players checked. The river came and the first player checked from under the gun. Kevin Bartholomew then bet 6,600 from directly to his left. The player in the button called quickly, and then after some time the third player called as well.

Bartholomew showed and both players mucked. He now has 46,000 in front of him.

On an adjacent table, action was joined after two players were all in, with Lydia Waltonbaugh showing versus her opponent's . The board ran out and her aces held, knocking out her opponent and bringing her stack up to 41,000.