A massive three-way all-in pot just did some major damage to the leaderboard here at Seneca Niagara.
Richard Arnone hit the second nut flush with on a flop. Chip leader Bruce Pace flopped a set of threes and John Joslyn held giving him the nut flush draw.
Everybody's money went in the middle and although the turn kept Arnone in the lead, the river ensured Joslyn would triple up and unseat Pace on the top of the leaderboard.
Two-time WSOPC ring winner Travell Thomas has been quiet most of the day here, but just chipped up and started talking.
After one player limped before him, Thomas bumped it to 4,000 before the flop. The big blind and the limper called going three-handed to a flop. It checked to Thomas who made it 5,600.
"No bluff, I swear to God," he said.
Only the big blind called and both players checked the turn and river.
The big blind showed , but Thomas had him beat with .
"I told you I wasn't bluffing," he said, raking in the chips.
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Sharman Olshan didn't appear fazed by a 6,000 bet by her opponent heads-up on a flop. She simply called and checked when the turn was revealed.
Her opponent checked as well and the dealer burned and turned over the river. Olshan checked once again, but when her opponent fired out another 6,000-chip bet, she insta-called with .
Olshan's opponent could only show and she dragged another pot to climb up the leaderboard a little further.
After jumping out to an early chip lead, Bruce Pace gave a bunch back.
However, it appears he has righted the ship once again winning a sizable pot moments ago. It started with a 3,000-open from under the gun that saw one caller. Pace defended his big blind, then bet 10,000 on the flop.
The player under the gun fired back, pushing all-in for around 40,000 more and after the third player in the hand folded, Pace was left with a decision. He eventually made the call with and was right, as his oppenent held .
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on a 
flop. Chip leader Bruce Pace flopped a set of threes and John Joslyn held 
giving him the nut flush draw.
turn kept Arnone in the lead, the 
river ensured Joslyn would triple up and unseat Pace on the top of the leaderboard.
flop. It checked to Thomas who made it 5,600.
turn and 
river.
, but Thomas had him beat with 
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flop. She simply called and checked when the 
turn was revealed.
river. Olshan checked once again, but when her opponent fired out another 6,000-chip bet, she insta-called with 
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and she dragged another pot to climb up the leaderboard a little further.
and was right, as his oppenent held 
.