A four-way flop of was checked to Mike McDonald who bet 1,225 with only the small blind calling. The came on the turn and now the small blind led out for 2,250 and McDonald made the call as the paired on the river.
The small blind check-called a bet of 4,800 from "Timex" and turned over for two pair but the Canadian had for a better (and rivered) two pair. However the dealer mucked his hands and the floor had to be called so that McDonald's ace-queen could be retrieved from the muck allowing him to scoop the pot.
Ben Lamb bet out from late position to make it 400 preflop. The big blind was the only one willing to pay to see a flop, so both players were awarded a flop. It was here that both players opted to check.
The on the turn brought a bet from the big blind for 800, and a call from Lamb.
The river lead to the big blind checking and Lamb firing out 2,000. Lamb's opponent made the call and was showen for two pair kings and eights. Lamb's opponent summarily mucked.
Kenny Tran was tanking on the river of a board when his opponent bet 11,000 into a 14,000 pot. Tran took full use of his time before eventually opting to muck his face up though his opponent refused to show back.
Action opened immediately when the player under the gun made it 600 to go. The player in the cutoff made the call, as did Matt Brady from the button. The flop came and the player under the gun continued out for 1,000. Both the cutoff and Brady called.
The turn came action checked around. The board paired when the rivered and the player under the gun bet 2,000. The cutoff put in a raise to 6,000 and both Brady and the player under the gun mucked their hands.
A player in middle position raised to 525, the hijack called, and Ashton Griffin who was on the button re-raised to 2,600. The player in the small blind called, the initial raiser folded, and the hijack called making it three-handed heading to the flop.
The flop came and the small blind led out for 4,500. The middle position player folded and Griffin called. The turn was the and the small blind bet 7,500. Griffin then went all in for a total of 12,400 and the small blind tanked for a bit before tossing the extra 4,900 chips in to make the call.
Griffin:
Small Blind:
Griffin found he was way ahead but then the dealer flipped over the river card, the , giving the other player Broadway and sending Griffin to the rail.
When we came to the table, the board read , and Dave "The Devilfish" Ulliott, Andrew Moreno, and another player were involved in the hand. It was checked to Ulliott, who bet out 2,000. Moreno called, and the other player folded, leaving the two heads up to the river. That card was the , and this time, Ulliott bet out 6,000. Moreno once again called, then mucked when Ulliott showed for a flopped full house. Ulliott jumped up to 37,000, while Moreno has dipped below his starting stack.
With the board reading the player in the small blind checked and Justin Bonomo bet 2,500. The small blind took little time in calling and Bonomo flipped over his , but found he had been bested by the small blind's .
We only found our way to the table with the entire board already spread out that made a straight and around 13,500 in the pot. Jason Lester who was in middle position plopped down a stack of what looked to be around 40,000 and the action was now on Nicholas Levi in the cutoff.
Levi tanked for quite some time but eventually called all in for his last 15,000 to put his tournament life at risk. Lester said, “Good call” and turned over for a flopped set that got counterfeited when the straight on board completed on the river. Levi revealed as the players chopped the pot.
Alex Fitzgerald raised in middle position to 525, and got called by David Chiu in the small blind as well as the player in the big blind. The flop came down . Both blinds checked, and Fitzgerald bet out 1,300. Chiu folded, but the big blind decided to raise it up to 3,500 total. Fitzgerald was not deterred, as he came back with a raise of his own, this one to 7,500. The big blind kicked in his cards, and Fitzgerald took down the pot to get back near his starting stack.
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was checked to Mike McDonald who bet 1,225 with only the small blind calling. The 
came on the turn and now the small blind led out for 2,250 and McDonald made the call as the 
paired on the river.
for two pair but the Canadian had 
for a better (and rivered) two pair. However the dealer mucked his hands and the floor had to be called so that McDonald's ace-queen could be retrieved from the muck allowing him to scoop the pot.
flop. It was here that both players opted to check.
on the turn brought a bet from the big blind for 800, and a call from Lamb.
lead to the big blind checking and Lamb firing out 2,000. Lamb's opponent made the call and was showen 
for two pair kings and eights. Lamb's opponent summarily mucked.
and the player under the gun continued out for 1,000. Both the cutoff and Brady called.
and the small blind led out for 4,500. The middle position player folded and Griffin called. The turn was the 
, giving the other player Broadway and sending Griffin to the rail.
, and this time, Ulliott bet out 6,000. Moreno once again called, then mucked when Ulliott showed 
board already spread out that made a straight and around 13,500 in the pot. Jason Lester who was in middle position plopped down a stack of what looked to be around 40,000 and the action was now on Nicholas Levi in the cutoff.
