Leo Boxell raised to 180,000 from the button and Ernst Hermans called from the big blind. These two have been very active with each other the past few hands.
An flop fell in the middle of the table and both players checked. The turn card was the and Hermans fired 240,000. Boxell raised to 640,000 and Hermans folded. Boxell showed and moved up to 2.2 million.
From under the gun, Wayne Carlson limped in and then Leo Boxell limped the button. Aaron Benton raised to 200,000 from the small blind and Ernst Hermans folded in the big blind. The other two called.
The flop came down . Benton led for a cool half million and his two opponents folded. Oftentimes, benton has been showing cards after winning hands without going to a showdown. This time, he showed the . he's up to 5.6 million now.
Ernst Hermans raised to 145,000 from the button and Leo Boxell called out of the big blind. The flop came down . Boxell checked and Hermans fired 185,000. Boxell called and again these two had a sizable pot brewing between them.
The turn card was the and both checked. The river card was the and Boxell led for 275,000. Hermans folded and Boxell won this battle.
Hermans was left with 2.1 million and Boxell up to 2.5 million.
The pulse of the room gets a jolt each time we experience an all-in-and-call situation, but the one we're about to tell you about was very anticlimactic.
Action folded around to Wayne Carlson in the small blind who completed the bet and Leo Boxell checked his option in the big.
Both players checked the flop, which sent the action to the turn -- -- where Carlson checked, Boxell bet 150,000 and Carlson called.
5th Street delivered the and Carlson checked to Boxell who bet 200,000. Carlson then raised to 400,000 and Boxell responded with a reraise of his own, kicking it up another 500,000. Carlson raised right back, pumping another 500,000 into the pot which prompted Boxell to move all in. Carlson snap-called and turned over for the nut straight. Boxell then revealed his own version of the nuts -- and the two chopped the pot.
Aaron Benton raised from under the gun to 240,000 and Leo Boxell called out of the big blind. A flop of was placed on the felt and Boxell checked. Benton fired 350,000 and won the hand. He's now up to 6.0 million. Boxell dropped to 2.0 million.