The small blind limped into the pot first in, and Tommy Hang knocked the table for a free flop from the big.
The flop came out , and the small blind check-called a bet from Hang.
On the turn, the small blind led out into the pot with a bet, Hang raised, and his opponent called the extra bet.
The river saw another leading bet from the small blind, and Hang flat-called this time. His opponent turned up for the running straight, drawing a puzzled look from Hang. He mucked, dropping his stack back to about 32,000.
As retold to us by Al Barbieri, Jean-Robert Bellande has busted from this evenings event. Bellande was said to have took the lead in the hand from the get-go, and his opponent check-called him down on every street of a board.
When it became time to show and tell the hand, Bellande showed pocket jacks, and his opponent the for rivered trips.
Bellande was over heard saying "Every time someone plays like an idiot, I get f***ing f***ed."
Andre Akkari (button) made it two bets preflop, and Daniel Negreanu made it three from the small blind. Akkari called, and the two saw a flop.
Negreanu bet, and Akkari called. The turn was the , and once again Negreanu bet, getting a call from Akkari. The river was the and Negreanu checked, Akkari bet, and Negreanu made the call. Akkari flipped over the for the rivered flush, and Negreanu mucked.
A few hands later Negreanu was all in on the turn with on a board, and was up against the of his opponent. The river was no help to Negreanu, and he has been eliminated from the limit hold'em festivities.
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier raised from the button, and the big blind called to see the dealer put on the flop. The big blind check-called a bet on that flop, and another one on the turn to bring us to the raggy river. ElkY bet again, and his opponent snap-called one final time.
Of course, ElkY turned over for the trip fives, good enough to earn him the pot and push his stack up to 31,500.
A player in middle position raised to open the pot, and Teddy Monroe three-bet from late position to get himself heads up going to the flop.
It came , and Mr. Middle Position checked. Teddy Monroe bet, he raised, Monroe reraised, and the middle-position player called.
The turn brought the , and Monroe's final bet put him all in, and he was quickly put to the test for his tournament life. The filled out the board.
Monroe tabled for the overpair, but it was no good. His opponent showed up , and pocket aces are enough to send Iceman back to his freezer. He's all smiles, though.
George Lind called a button raise from the big blind, and he and his opponent saw a flop. Lind check-raised his opponent, and got a call allowing the dealer to drop the on the turn. Lind, once again led out, getting another call leading to a river card. Lind bet again, and was qucikly called by his opponent who didn't even need to showdown a hand as Lind insta-mucked his hand, surrendering the pot.
It's been an up-and-down day for Mike Leah, and the recent trend is, unfortunately, down.
In the last pot, Leah opened under the gun, and the player next to him three-bet it right back. Leah called, and the two men took a heads-up flop of . Leah check-called a bet there, and another one on the turn. The filled out the board, and both players check-checked to see a showdown.
Leah tabled a marginal , and he was done in by the , reducing his stack to about 8,900.
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, and the small blind check-called a bet from Hang.
turn, the small blind led out into the pot with a bet, Hang raised, and his opponent called the extra bet.
saw another leading bet from the small blind, and Hang flat-called this time. His opponent turned up 
for the running straight, drawing a puzzled look from Hang. He mucked, dropping his stack back to about 32,000.
for rivered trips.
flop.
and Negreanu checked, Akkari bet, and Negreanu made the call. Akkari flipped over the 
for the rivered flush, and Negreanu mucked.
on a 
board, and was up against the 
of his opponent. The river was no help to Negreanu, and he has been eliminated from the limit hold'em festivities.
on the flop. The big blind check-called a bet on that flop, and another one on the 
river. ElkY bet again, and his opponent snap-called one final time.
, and Mr. Middle Position checked. Teddy Monroe bet, he raised, Monroe reraised, and the middle-position player called.
, and Monroe's final bet put him all in, and he was quickly put to the test for his tournament life. The 
filled out the board.
flop. Lind check-raised his opponent, and got a call allowing the dealer to drop the 
on the turn. Lind, once again led out, getting another call leading to a 
river card. Lind bet again, and was qucikly called by his opponent who didn't even need to showdown a hand as Lind insta-mucked his hand, surrendering the pot.
, reducing his stack to about 8,900.