We found recent bracelet winner Nick Schulman and a short-stacked opponent looking down at a board of .
With over 20,000 in the pot, Schulman's opponent checked and Shulman fired a bet of 9,500. Schulman's opponent tanked for over a minute before finally tossing in the calling chips.
"You got it," said Schulman, who threw away his hand. His opponent showed for a pair of aces and took down the pot.
Steve Yea's stack has been steadily moving south during the last couple of levels, losing another small pot after the dinner break. The hand in question started when a player opened the hijack to 2,600. Yea then three-bet to 6,700 from the button. With the rest of the table out of the way and a call from the player who opened, it was on to the flop. Both players checked here and then also checked the turn.
On the river, Yea's opponent checked and after just a few moments, Yea fired out 11,200. A call would see Yea almost sigh as he flicked over . His opponent's was strong enough to rake in the pot and Yea took another hit to his stack.
Bardah opened from middle position and got two callers, one from the button and one from the big blind. The flop came , and Bardah continued with a bet of 2,900. The button called, and the big blind tossed his cards away, leaving the table to join others streaming out of the Amazon.
The turn then brought the and Bardah checked. His opponent fired a bet of 6,400, and Bardah responded with a big check-raise to 20,000 which his opponent called.
The river brought a third spade and another check from Bardah, and his opponent took the opportunity to bet enough to put Bardah all in for his last 33,000 should he call. Bardah tanked, then finally made the call. "Ace high," said his opponent, who'd tried to represent the flush. Bardah tabled for a wheel and big double-up before dinner.
Lynn Gilmartin caught Ronnie in the hallway one his way out to talk about the hand. He is one happy man on dinner!
We caught the action on the turn, with the board reading . Ziv Bachar was heads up on the button, and his opponent bet out 11,000. Bachar called, and the river brought the . Bachar's opponent fired out 15,300, with 30,500 behind. Barchar thought for about 20 seconds before grabbing enough orange T5,000 chips to put his opponent all in.
His opponent was immediately distressed by the bet, and asked him if he had a jack. Bachar remind silent, and his opponent tanked for about two minutes before Bachar called the clock. About halfway through the clock, his opponent folded, and Bachar tabled . His opponent slammed his hand on the table, and said that he folded a ten.
Over on Josh Arieh's table there was a board showing and well over 10,000 already in the pot. It was on Arieh to act first and he checked it over to his one opponent. The player bet 8,00 and after much deliberation, Arieh made the call.
A on the river would see Arieh again check and this time Arieh would check behind. Here is how the cards looked at showdown.
Arieh:
Opponent:
Arieh's jacks were enough to scoop up the pot as he now sits with a very healthy stack of more than 150,000.
The flop read and Allen Kessler bet out 2,500. Kessler's opponent sat on Kessler's direct left and raised to 6,500. Kessler then three-bet and his opponent four-bet all in. Kessler made the call and because he was shorter in chips he was the one at risk. Cards were flipped over and it was Kessler who was well ahead.
Kessler:
Opponent:
Both players had flopped sets, but it was Kessler's that was the best. As long as a nine didn't fall Kessler would double up. The on the turn opened the board to some potential split pot opportunities, but the on the river washed those dreams away. Kessler now sits around 67,500.