On a flop of , J.C. Alvarado check-raised all in against Sherkhan Farnood. Alvarado flipped over while Farnood tabled for a set. The turn was the and the river was . Farnood's full house scooped a monster pot worth close to 195K.
Mike Sexton raised to 3,200 and was re-raised 18K. Sexton called. The flop was 9-9-2 and Sexton got the rest of his money (about 18K) into the pot with A-A-Q-7. He was up against A-10-7-6 and Q-Q-6-5. The turn was a J and the river was a 9 which gave Sexton a full house. He tripled up to 170K.
"Mike, you tried to tell them what you had," said David Williams.
Burt Boutin flopped quad Queens in a six-way pot and did not get any action. The flop was checked around, as was the turn. On the river, Boutin bet out and everyone folded.
On a flop of , Juanda got all his money in the pot with against an opponent with . The turn was the , giving his opponent the straight. But the on the river gave Juanda his flush. Juanda's stack increased to 235K.
With K-9-8-7, Rafi Amit flopped a straight on a board of . His opponent moved all in when the fell on the turn. Amit called with just a straight. That was a ballsy call considering that any flush would have him beat. His opponent had just A-A-x-x and Amit won the pot when a blank fell on the river. It takes a lot of heart to play poker, especially Pot-Limit Omaha.
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