Four-time WSOP bracelet winner David Chiu was just now short-stacked and looking for a good spot to get back some chips. Looks like he found one.
After some preflop action, Chiu and two other players saw a flop come . The first to act bet 1,400, Chi called, then the third raised to 6,000. The original bettor called the raise, then Chiu reraised all in for 4,625 more. The late position player reshoved all in over the top of that, forcing out the original bettor.
Chiu's opponent showed for the overpair, but Chiu rolled over for a set of ducks. The turn was the and river the , and a once down Chiu bounces all of the way back to 29,000.
We picked up the action on the river with the board reading . There was about 5,500 in the pot and the player in the hijack bet 3,000. Sorel Mizzi made the call from the cutoff only to muck after seeing his opponent's . Mizzi is down to just 5,100.
Jason Mercier has bounced all of the way up to more than 70,000 thanks to a big hand just now.
Mercier opened with a raise to 475 and got two callers in the blinds. The flop came . The player in the small blind bet 4,000, forcing a fold from the BB. Mercier then raised to 10,000, and his opponent called.
The turn was a . Mercier's opponent bet out 17,000, leaving himself just 6,000 behind. Mercier shoved over the top, and his opponent called with his remaining chips.
Mercier showed for the flopped set. His opponent showed for a turned straight and a flush draw.
But the river brought the , giving Mercier the full house and the huge pot.
With the board reading , WSOP bracelet winner Dario Alioto called a bet of 1,500 (along with one other) and checked down the turn before leading out for 4,500 on the river. Both players folded allowing Alioto to jump back up to 18,000 after an disappointing opening two levels.
There was 3,500 in the pot with a board reading when Jonathan Little checked from the small blind and the button bet 1,600. Little called as the hit the river.
Both players checked and Little said, "I think you got me." The button showed for a pair of aces. Little showed two small clubs for a missed flush draw. Good thing for him another club didn't hit. Little is down to 25,500.
The player who came up with the idea of getting everyone to wear Snuggies at Table 63 has just been eliminated from the tournament. As a show of camaraderie he left his Snuggie behind for the next player to take his seat. Another player at the table took his number and promised to return it somehow by the end of the day.
John Phan was just now back in action. As John Phan will do.
With 1,200 in the middle and the board showing , Chris "Jesus" Ferguson bet 700 and Phan made the call behind him. The turn was the . This time Ferguson checked, Phan bet 1,100, and Ferguson called.
The river brought the . Ferguson checked again, and Phan checked as well. Ferguson showed , and Phan mucked.
On a flop, UTG led for 1,200, the hijack called, and Andreas Hoivold raised to 5,025 with just 5,950 behind. The initial aggressor folded, and, albeit after a long tortured dwell, the caller followed suit rather than dipping into his 70,000 stack. Hoivold showed the .
Audley Harrison is an incredibly imposing figure at the poker table. Even sitting down, his sheer mass is obvious - clear head and shoulders taller than anyone else at the table, including the dealer in his high chair, he is a true giant.
The same cannot be said of his stack - he's been nursing a rather short one for some time now. However, just now he made a slight recovery, although he remains below the 10,000 mark.
Harrison and one other player limped in early position before a player a few seats down made it 1,000 to go. Harrison was the only caller, and the two of them saw a flop.
Harrison checked the flop and then called the 1,200 continuation bet from his opponent. Both players checked the turn, and come the river Harrison bet out 2,000. His opponent folded, and Harrison made a bit of a recovery to a still rather short 9,500.
A player in early position raised to 450 and got three callers. The cutoff seat called and the two blinds called. Freddy Deeb was the player in the big blind.
The four players took a flop of and the first two players checked to the preflop raiser. He fired 800 and the cutoff seat called. The small blind folded. Deeb made the call, leaving three players to the turn.
Fourth street produced the and all three players checked to see the fall on the river. Deeb checked, the preflop raiser checked and then the cutoff bet 1,500. Deeb was the only called.
Deeb held the and his opponent the . Deeb's flush won him the pot and pushed his stack to 35,000 in chips.
. The first to act bet 1,400, Chi called, then the third raised to 6,000. The original bettor called the raise, then Chiu reraised all in for 4,625 more. The late position player reshoved all in over the top of that, forcing out the original bettor.
for the overpair, but Chiu rolled over 
for a set of ducks. The turn was the 
and river the 
, and a once down Chiu bounces all of the way back to 29,000.
. There was about 5,500 in the pot and the player in the hijack bet 3,000. Sorel Mizzi made the call from the cutoff only to muck after seeing his opponent's 
. Mizzi is down to just 5,100.
. The player in the small blind bet 4,000, forcing a fold from the BB. Mercier then raised to 10,000, and his opponent called.
. Mercier's opponent bet out 17,000, leaving himself just 6,000 behind. Mercier shoved over the top, and his opponent called with his remaining chips.
for a turned straight and a flush draw.![[user4144]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
, WSOP bracelet winner Dario Alioto called a bet of 1,500 (along with one other) and checked down the 
river. Both players folded allowing Alioto to jump back up to 18,000 after an disappointing opening two levels.
hit the river.
for a pair of aces. Little showed two small clubs for a missed flush draw. Good thing for him another club didn't hit. Little is down to 25,500.
flop, UTG led for 1,200, the hijack called, and Andreas Hoivold raised to 5,025 with just 5,950 behind. The initial aggressor folded, and, albeit after a long tortured dwell, the caller followed suit rather than dipping into his 70,000 stack. Hoivold showed the 
.
flop and then called the 1,200 continuation bet from his opponent. Both players checked the 
turn, and come the 
