Jim McCrink moved all in from the cutoff for 350,000 only to have Ilari Sahamies three-bet all in on the button. The isolation worked as both blinds folded, and the Fin had McCrink dominated.
Showdown
McCrink
Sahamies
The flop wasn't anything special, though it did make a chop possible if running hearts fell. The turn took away that possibility and left McCrink in need of an eight on the river to stay alive. With his wife watching from the rail, the dealer burned and put out the !
McCrink hit his two outter to stay alive and double to 873,000.
Action folded to JC Alvarado in the small blind and he completed the bet. Mike "Timex" McDonald checked his option in the big blind and the dealer produced the on the flop. After Alvarado checked, McDonald bet 48,000. Alvarado folded and McDonald won the pot.
With 177,000 in the pot and a flop of , Erik Seidel checked from the big blind and JC Alvarado did the same from the button. The turn saw Seidel lead out for 75,000, and then call a raise to 210,000 from Alvarado.
Both players returned to checking on the river, prompting Seidel to show . It was good as Alvarado tabled .
From under the gun, Dan Smith raised to 85,000 on the first hand of the new level. Action folded all the way over to Mike Watson in the big blind and he tossed in the call to see the flop. Watson checked and Smith bet 75,000. Watson gave it up and Smith won the pot.
From under the gun, Ilari Sahamies raised to 100,000. Action folded to Mike McDonald in the hijack seat and he reraised to 210,000. Play moved back to Sahamies and he wasted little time in moving all in for 850,000. McDonald folded and Sahamies won the pot.
From the hijack seat, Erik Seidel raised to 90,000. Ilari Sahamies made the call from the big blind and the flop was . Sahamies checked and Seidel bet 125,000. Sahamies put in a check-raise to 305,000 and Seidel folded.
Ilari Sahamies raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and received a call from Mike McDonald in the big blind. Both players proceeded to check the flop, bringing about the turn. McDonald took the initiative and bet 166,000, and after a few moments, Sahamies made the call.
When the peeled off on the river, McDonald put together a bet of 266,000 and casually tossed them out. Sahamies contemplated what to do, and eventually put in a call. McDonald didn't want to show, but did table the , which was no good against Sahamies' .