Jim Meehan and an unknown female opponent were all in preflop and were called by a third player. Meehan held , the female opponent held , and the third player held .
A player limped from under the gun before Louis Araiza made it 1,200 to go from the hijack position. The button, both blinds, and the UTG player all called as a big pot was brewing.
The flop came and the action checked to the UTG who lead out for 1,500. Araiza bumped it up to 4,500 and only the UTG called, leaving himself about 800 behind.
The turn was the and Araiza moved all in. The UTG thought for a few moments before saving his last 800 in chips for a better spot.
Tony Ma was in the small blind and raised to 1,150. The big blind called. On a flop of , Ma checked and his opponent went all in. Ma tanked for a while before finally making the call. Ma tabled and his opponent showed . The turn of the gave Ma's opponent a straight draw, but all of that was irrelevant when the hit the river to give Ma the full house.
As your get older, sometime memory is the first to go. There is a gentleman wandering around the tournament area who has apparently lost his seat. The tournament floor staff is busy trying to figure out where he sits. Losing your car keys is one thing, but losing your seat in a world championship event is quite another.
Tom McEvoy will be enjoying his break after doubling up with pocket queens against the of his opponent. All the chips were in the middle preflop with the board running out .
Two players were all in preflop. One held and another . The board came to give the players a chop. The player holding thought that he had lost and left immediately. Realizing that the player was in error, Marsha Waggoner got up out of her seat and grabbed a floorman to try and get the player back. The floorman got on the mic and said, "The player at Blue 4, you need to come back. You still have chips."
The player who thought he had been eliminated came back very surprised and everyone at the table applauded as he arrived.