On the flop, Allen Cunningham was one of three players involved and last to act. The first player checked, and the second player fired a bet of 4,200. Cunningham put in a raise to 8,500, and the first player folded. The bettor also gave it up, and Cunningham picked up the pot to move to 45,000 in chips.
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From middle position, Mike Carson raised to 3,200. Grzegorz Derhowshi potted from the cutoff followed by Esfandiari moving all in from the small blind. Carson got out of the way and Derhowshi with had Esfandiari dominated with . The board came eliminating Esfandiari and giving Derhowshi a healthy stack.
Robert Corcione wasn't asking he was telling us, "Anyone got more than me!" He is by far the overwhelming chip leader and he's not afraid to let people know it.
Alex Bilokur was found having to pay his opponents all in when his opponent flopped three nines. He is down to 1,000 in chips which is equivalent to barely more than 1 big blind.
He will have to try the whole blind and a chair routine to grind back up
Adam Geyer raised from early position to 2,400 and was called by Eric Crain from middle position. Jason Mercier took the opportunity to reraise from the small blind to 5,500 with both Geyer and Crain came along.
Mercier led for 6,800 on a flop with Geyer folding and Crain making the call.
Mercier checked the turn and Crain announced "pot". Mercier went all in and Crain made a quick call.
Mercier:
Crain:
The river did not help Crain and Mercier took a sizable pot.
Jason Mercier opened from early position to 1,600, and action folded to Yorane Kerignard in the big blind. He three-bet to 3,800, and Mercier made the call to take a flop. The flop came down , and Kerignard led for 4,100. Mercier checked his hand and then tossed it into the muck.
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flop, Allen Cunningham was one of three players involved and last to act. The first player checked, and the second player fired a bet of 4,200. Cunningham put in a raise to 8,500, and the first player folded. The bettor also gave it up, and Cunningham picked up the pot to move to 45,000 in chips.
had Esfandiari dominated with 
. The board came 
eliminating Esfandiari and giving Derhowshi a healthy stack.
flop with Geyer folding and Crain making the call.
turn and Crain announced "pot". Mercier went all in and Crain made a quick call.
river did not help Crain and Mercier took a sizable pot.
, and Kerignard led for 4,100. Mercier checked his hand and then tossed it into the muck.