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A player in the cutoff limped, as did the button and the small blind, and action was on the short-stacked Matt Stout in the big blind. He moved all in for 7,075. After some hemming and hawing, all three men folded.
"What was that? King-jack? Yeah, that's the hand you wanna go home with," prodded one player.
On the very next hand, Kyle Bowker opened the betting with a middle-position raise to 1,700. Action came around to Stout in the small blind, and he moved all in once again, this time for 9,475. Without too much delay, Bowker made the call, putting Stout on the brink.
Showdown:
Bowker:
Stout:
In an ironic follow-up to the prior hand, both men turned over king-jack. Stout quipped, "I like mine better; I have two flush draws."
The board ran out , and the two men chopped it up. Stout seems ready for a double-or-nothing shot.
donpeters
The board was on the turn and both Bill Gazes and his opponent checked. The river brought the and Gazes checked again. His opponent opted for a bet of 4,500 into a pot of around 6,000.
Gazes studied his opponent for a few minutes. "You might be bluffing with the best hand," he said.
After a minute or so longer, Gazes tossed in the call. His opponent turned up for ace high. Gazes then turned over for ace high, but with a slightly better kicking in the jack.
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Brent Roberts raised to 1,500 in middle position and Matt Brady defended his big blind. "Time to donate to Brent Roberts," he said. The flop came and both players checked. The hit the turn and both players checked once again. The river was the and Brady bet 2,025. Roberts called and Brady showed for the royal flush!
Brady ups his stack to 29,000 while Roberts takes a small hit down to 15,600.
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Nick Frangos - Eliminated
Nick Frangos opened the betting in early position with a raise to 2,000. Next to act was Billy Gazes, and he reraised to 6,000, nearly all of Frangos' remaining stack. The rest went in preflop, and the two pros were heads up for Nick's tournament life.
Showdown:
Frangos:
Gazes:
The board ran out sour for Frangos. Failing to improve his hand, he has taken the long walk towards the door. Gazes, meanwhile, is on the up and up, having chipped his way to 49,000 courtesy of Frangos.
Things are not getting any easier for Table 37 though. One pro has moved out, but another one has moved in; Rhett Butler now inhabits the seat formerly owned by Frangos.
donpeters
Not every pot has to be a big one. The little pots are often the ones people overlook, but they do a great job of helping to build a stack.
In one hand, Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy called a raise on the button from a player in middle position. Andrew Barta called out of the small blind as well. After the flop came down , action checked to Josephy and he fired out 2,800 to take down the pot.
In another hand a couple of tables over, Alex Bolotin bet a flop of after David Inselberg and Ted Ely checked to him. Both players called and the turn came the . Once again, both players checked to Bolotin and this time he fired 8,000. Both players folded, giving Bolotin the pot.
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Lee Childs has climbed back to about 25,000 after getting it in with against on a board. The turn and river came to eliminate Childs' opponent.
donpeters
Ted Ely
Ted Ely hasn't had a big chip stack for most of the day. In fact, he's never really been above his starting stack... until now.
Just recently, Ely has doubled up twice. First, he got all in preflop holding against an opponent's in blind versus blind action. Then, he played aces in such a fashion that netted him another double up.
After this quick rush of hands, Ely is back up to a nice, playable stack of 41,000.
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The board read and the bet was 2,500 to Jeff Papola. He took his time before raising it up to 6,500. One opponent folded, but the original bettor called and the river was the . It was then checked to Papola, who quietly announced he was all in. Into the tank went his opponent, eventually making the call and tabling . Papola, though, flipped up for the nuts and eliminated his opponent.
donpeters
Chris Klodnicki
After a raise from early position to 1,200, Alex Nepomnyaschiy called in middle position and Chris Klodnicki called on the button. The three players saw the flop come down .
The preflop raiser made it 2,650 to go. "Can you move your hand please?" asked Nepomnyaschiy, but then folded soon after by flinging his cards across the table. Klodnicki then announced a raise and made it 8,500 total.
A few moments went by before the first player then moved all in, having Klodnicki slightly covered by a couple thousand chips. "I should've just called," said Klodnicki pertaining to the first bet. He then made the call.
Showdown:
Klodnicki:
Opponent:
Although Klodnicki wasn't happy to see his opponent's hand, he still had outs. The turn brought the and just like that, Klodnicki took the lead with a flush.
After the river , Klodnicki had sealed the victory and netted himself a double up. He was all in for 26,625 total and now has over 50,000 chips.
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, and the two men chopped it up. Stout seems ready for a double-or-nothing shot.
on the turn and both Bill Gazes and his opponent checked. The river brought the 
and Gazes checked again. His opponent opted for a bet of 4,500 into a pot of around 6,000.
for ace high. Gazes then turned over 
for ace high, but with a slightly better kicking in the jack.
for the royal flush!
, action checked to Josephy and he fired out 2,800 to take down the pot.
on a 
against an opponent's 
in blind versus blind action. Then, he played aces in such a fashion that netted him another double up.
and the bet was 2,500 to Jeff Papola. He took his time before raising it up to 6,500. One opponent folded, but the original bettor called and the river was the 
.
and just like that, Klodnicki took the lead with a flush.