Gus Hansen limped in from the button, and Jake Cody took a free flop. It came . Cody checked, and Hansen flicked out 20,000. Cody studied for a bit, then bumped it up to 59,000 on a check-raise. Hansen folded instantly.
"It's not lookin' pretty," Hansen said after the hand, repeating himself once more as he trailed off to silence.
The Great Dane limped in on the button for 20,000 and Cody came along to see a flop of . The Brit checked/called a bet of 20,000 by Hansen and the turn fell .
After another check by Cody, Hansen fired 62,000 at his young opponent and Cody called once more. The river fell and both players checked. Cody tabled the and scooped the pot with two pair, eliciting yet another raucous cheer from the Brits in attendance.
On a flop, Jake Cody check-called a bet of 20,000 from Hansen.
The turn came the to put trips on board, and Cody knocked the table again. Hansen checked it back, and the river came the . Cody's fans are still chanting in full throat, by the way, for the duration of this hand. Both men checked the river, and both men showed an ace to chop the pot.
Gus Hansen continued his strategy of limping on the button and Cody knocked the table, bringing a flop of . Cody checked and Hansen fired 20,000 into the middle, which Cody called.
The turn card was the and Cody checked once more, prompting a bet of 66,000 from the Great Dane. The pressure moved Cody off of his hand and Hansen dragged a few more chips in his direction.
After raising to 36,000 on his button, Cody faced a three-bet to 96,000 by the Great Dane. As the British contingent in the arena audience voiced their disapproval, Cody threw his hand away and Hansen collected the pot.
Gus Hansen limped his button, and Jake Cody took a free flop.
The dealer spread out , and Cody led out with 22,000. Hansen quickly raised to 62,000, and Cody seemed to want to, but he could not call. He double-checked his cards and slid them into the muck.
After yet another preflop limp-in from the button by Hansen, Cody elected to raise to 49,000 and Hansen came along. The flop came and the Brit led out for 64,000, which was enough to prompt a fold by Hansen.
The players appear to be feeling each other out in the early stages of this heads-up duel.