After a player opened for 6,100 and another called on the button, David Diaz three-bet to 18,400 from the small blind. Zachary Korik then four-bet to 45,600 from the big, the original raiser and button folded, and Diaz moved all in for right around 80,000. Korik made a quick call and discovered he was in bad shape.
Diaz:
Korik:
Korik's best chance at eliminating his tough opponent was to catch an ace, but that didn't happen on the flop. The turn meant Diaz just needed to dodge an ace on the river, but as you can tell from the title of this post, that didn't happen as the spiked.
Diaz looked devastated as he made his way to the payout desk in 48th place while Korik added to his already massive stack.
David Diaz opened for 4,800 from middle position and Nick Guagenti called from the button. The blinds both folded and then the two checked the flop. When the appeared on the turn, Diaz check-called a bet of 6,000 and then checked the river.
Guagenti took the opportunity to bet 16,000, and Diaz tanked for three minutes before releasing his hand.
Matt Jarvis, who finished eighth in the 2010 WSOP Main Event for $1,045,743, received a big double just before his table broke.
It happened when a preflop raising war resulted in him getting his stack of 129,600 all in holding the against the of his opponent. The flop was no help to Jarvis, but the turn was. The completed the board on the river and Jarvis was shipped the juicy double.
After a player opened for 6,000 under the gun, Phil Hellmuth called from the small blind and the two saw a flop of . Hellmuth bet 8,000 and his opponent called. Hellmuth then bet 13,000 and 17,000 on the turn and river respectively, both of which his opponent called with the . Hellmuth rolled over the for a better two pair and the win.
Olivier Busquet began the day above average in chips but then dipped into the danger zone. He kept his composure though and has worked his way back up to a big stack. Find out how he did it in the latest PokerNews Impromptu.