After the bubble burst all you hear in the room is dealers yelling "Payout" on any one of the many tables that are being played in the Amazon Room. We decided to count how many times a dealer yells Payout since the bubble. We counted 34 in a matter of 10 minutes. The payouts will be coming fast and now everyone is focused on jumping the pay ladder or making a run for it all.
While there's been a lot of wild and crazy action since the money bubble burst, one exception to that trend is Faraz Jaka. We caught up with Jaka as he played a couple hands cautiously. In the first, we came to the table on the flop, with a board of and about 7,000 in the pot. Jaka checked from the big blind position, and his opponent also checked. Both players also checked the turn and river as the board ran out . His opponent announced "Eight" and turned over for a rivered pair, and Jaka mucked his cards.
In the very next hand, action folded to Jaka in the small blind, and he raised to 3,100. The big blind called, and the two players saw a flop of . Jaka checked, his opponent bet out for 2700, and Jaka folded. He is now down to about 33000 in chips.
We caught up with Faraz Jaka as he was making a 4,300 call from his opponent on the flop of . The turn came the and Jaka made a call again from his opponent of 7,000. The river came the and this time Jaka's opponent bet 22,000. Jaka released and he was not happy with his dwindling chips stacks. He is down to 20,000
We caught up with Dennis Phillips, who placed 3rd at the 2008 WSOP Main Event, during a hand with an unknown opponent. Phillips opened for 3500 from middle position, and the other player came along for a flop of . Continuing with his aggressive line, Phillips fired another bet of 4,800, but he could not shed the stubborn opponent.
The turn card brought the to the table, and both players opted to knuckle the felt.
When the arrived on the river, Phillips slowed down once more, checking to his opponent who responded with 7,500 value bet that was too enticing for Phillips to pass up. When the player revealed for a full house on the river, Phillps voiced his displeasure briefly, before adjusting his attitude and offering a sincere "nice hand" to his fortunate opponent.
Kelly and his opponent were on the turn of a board reading when Kelly made a bet of 15,000. His opponent re-raised all in for 65,300. Kelly snap called.
Kelly:
Opponent:
Kelly had turned a straight. The river was a meaningless . Kelly bust his opponent and he is now up to 217,000.
We noticed a player eagerly shove his short stack into the middle, and Jim Burns respond in kind with a call. Burns held and was racing against the held by his opponent.
Flop:
Burns took the lead with top pair on the flop, and his opponent was left hoping for a miraculous ten to save his tournament life.
Turn:
No ten arrived on the turn, but the club added backdoor flush outs to the vulnerable player's list of lifelines.
River:
Despite his urgent calls of "club, club" Burns' opponent blanked the river, and he was sent to the payout desk to collect his winnings.
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and about 7,000 in the pot. Jaka checked from the big blind position, and his opponent also checked. Both players also checked the turn and river as the board ran out 
. His opponent announced "Eight" and turned over 
for a rivered pair, and Jaka mucked his cards.
. Jaka checked, his opponent bet out for 2700, and Jaka folded. He is now down to about 33000 in chips.
. The turn came the 
. Continuing with his aggressive line, Phillips fired another bet of 4,800, but he could not shed the stubborn opponent.
to the table, and both players opted to knuckle the felt.
arrived on the river, Phillips slowed down once more, checking to his opponent who responded with 7,500 value bet that was too enticing for Phillips to pass up. When the player revealed 
for a full house on the river, Phillps voiced his displeasure briefly, before adjusting his attitude and offering a sincere "nice hand" to his fortunate opponent.
. Kelly bust his opponent and he is now up to 217,000.
