Jimmy Tran was all in for 66,200 before the flop, and he found calling action from a player across the table from him. It was pair vs. pair as the cards were turned up:
Tran:
Opponent:
There wasn't much to sweat on the board that ran . Aces full notch a double up for Tran, and he's back to 138,400 as the night winds to a close.
Alex Jacob has kept quiet for most of the day, letting his hair do the talking. He let his chips carry the conversation in this one.
Jacob bet 10,000 into a sizable pot on an flop, and his opponent in late position called. The river was the , and Jacob sat silently for a moment before mouthing "all in." The dealer repeated it, and the other player looked stricken and tossed his cards at the muck. Jacob moved up to 160,000 with the hand.
A player raised to 8,000 and Tony Korfman reraised to 20,000. After a call, the flop came down . Korfman bet 18,000 only to have his opponent move all in for 138,600. Korfman made the call and turned over , which was far ahead of the other player's .
That all changed when the hit the turn, leaving Korfman drawing to one of the two remaining kings. Unfortunately for him, the river was the . Korfman has dropped all the way down to 66,000.
Whilst others are flailing, JP Kelly is beginning to pick up pace and finish the day with a bang. A quick glance down at his stack (OK, I admit, I asked), unveiled a 350,000 stack.
Meanwhile, neighbor and fellow countryman Barny Boatman just hasn't got going today, his stack dipping down to around the 80,000 mark.
Frank Kassela has been on a bit of a downward trend over the last level or two but he's just turned things around a little in the right direction after winning a recent pot.
Kassela opened with a raise from the button to 5,500 with just the big blind making the call. The flop landed and both player checked. The turn was the and again it was check, check. The river was the and for a third time the big blind checked to Kassela who finally tossed out a bet of 10,000. The big blind made the call.
"Two pair..." declared Kassela as he opened . His opponent flashed . Kassela is back up to 150,000.
2010 bracelet winner Sigurd Eskeland was all in and at risk preflop moments ago. He was racing with against an opponent's .
The flop was quite fortuitous, and Eskeland was able to dodge a ten on both the turn (} and the river (). Eskeland is alive and well, sitting with 175,000 chips.
A pot between Tony Korfman in the cutoff and a player in the big blind was raised preflop to build a pot of about 12,000.
The flop came and the hijack bet 6,000 with Korfman calling. When the came on the turn the hijack bet 20,000 and called a raise to 45,000 from Korfman.
The river was the and the player in the hijack check-called a bet of 60,000 from Korfman who said "good hand" and mucked his cards even before the hijack showed for a straight.
A player in early position raised it up to 7,200 and Dan Harrington defended his big blind. The flop was , and Harrington called a bet of 12,300 before checking down the turn. On the river, however, Harrington took the lead, firing out a bet of 18,000. His opponent called, only to be shown a triumphant for the rivered trips.
It's been a few years since Harrington made an impact in the Rio, but don't count him out - he's on 180,000.