Eli Berg was all in for his shrinking stack of around 13,000 and Kitty Kuo was the one to put him at risk. The cards were already turned up and the dealer was ready to go.
Eli Berg: J♥J♠
Kitty Kuo: 8x8x
The board ran out 3♣J♦10♦9♥2♦ and Berg flopped a set of jacks to secure the double.
Action was opened in the cutoff by Kitty Kuo before recent "loose cannon" Lily Newhouse three-bet the button. When the action was back on Kuo she took a moment and then moved all in. Newhouse called and they were off to a full board with the cards on their backs.
Lily Newhouse: 10♦10♣
Kitty Kuo: A♦A♥
The full board ran out 3♥6♣2♠J♦7♣ and Kuo sent Newhouse to the rail.
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As Day 2 of the $1,650 NAPT Main Event was winding down on Thursday night, players were invited to Resorts World’s famed Zouk Nightclub from 8-11 p.m. for free drinks, appetizers, and entertainment. While Snoop Dogg was NOT in the house sippin’ on gin and juice, plenty of notables were in attendance.
Foremost among them was 17-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, who earlier in the afternoon busted the Main Event about a dozen spots shy of the money. Donning his trademark black and gold tracksuit complete with matching Luxon Pay hat, Hellmuth was joined by his sister, Anne, a 33-time Special Olympics gold medalist visiting from Madison, Wisconsin.
Hellmuth stayed busy rubbing elbows with various industry movers and shakers while taking time to snap selfies with fans before ducking out around 10 p.m. to register the $5,300 8-Game tournament late taking place upstairs.
Action was opened in middle position to 1,700 before it folded to Stephen Song in the small blind who called.
The 2♦6♠A♥ flop landed and Song check-called a 1,200 bet from his opponent on their way to a 3♥ turn. The action checked through and the 5♦ rolled off on the river.
Song sat in the tank for about 30-seconds before leading out for 5,000. HIs opponent tanked for a bit but eventually found a fold and Song scooped.
It folded all the way to the small blind who limped and Arden Cho checked her option in the big blind.
Some table talk started between the two players as Cho asked her opponent multiple times if he had actually checked his cards and she got little response.
The 5♦J♦10♦ flop landed and action checked through to a 9♠ turn. The small blind opted to lead this card for 1,000 and Cho quickly called.
The J♥ rolled off on the river and the small blind opted to bet again for a large size of 4,100. Cho tanked for a moment but found a call pretty quickly and was shown the good news.
The small blind tabled 4♠2♣ for a bluff and Cho proudly tabled 10♠2♦ for just a second pair that was good enough to drag the pot.
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