Jimmy Satch has just made a great call for his remaining 37000 chips, With a board of , Satch bet out 15000, only to have Fricke make it 55000, Satch sat in silence for an eternity to call and show , Fricke reluctantly showed his , Satch screamed "ship it", The river brought the and Satch had won a monster. He now has over 85000 in front of him.
Patrik Antonius cannot be stopped. He can only be contained. Antonius busted two players in the same hand. He had J-J and was up against 9-9 and 7-7. His Jacks held up and he's now over 225K.
Over dinner with Tony Hachem, Australian tennis superstar Mark Philipoussis was over heard on the phone saying "I feel more depressed than when I busted out of Wimbledon". He now says that he is "a Poker player who plays Tennis for a hobby."
On the flop of , Carlos Mortensen bet out 2K, he was called by Frank Alampi. The turn was , Mortensen checked and Alampi checked. The river was. Mortensen bet 2575, Alampi raised to put Mortensen all in for another 4K. Mortensen called with . Alampi had and the 2000 WSOP Champion headed to the rail. Mortensen tilted off his chips.
Patrik Antonius had 8-8 and flopped a set. His opponent tried to bluff at the pot with A-4o by going all-in on the flop. He got busted as Antonius regained the chiplead.
Mortensen holding and an unknown card on a board reading in a 25K pot was put to a decision for his remaing 8K. He said "I know Ive got the best hand", but after long deliberation didn't call his opponent and mucked. He opponent flashed , Mortensen did not react well, stay tuned to see how long he lasts!
With top pair but into a doubled paired board, Jimmy Fricke makes the flop/turn/river calls; he won't be pushed off the pot and his top pair stands up. he's up to 95K.