Aaron Mermelstein raised to 3,600 in middle position and was called by the player in the big blind.
The flop came down and it was checked to Mermelstein. He bet 6,100, only to see his opponent shove for 38,000. A quick call from Mermelstein revealed for a flopped flush, now way ahead of his opponent's . The turn kept Mermelstein ahead, but the fell on the river and made an ace-high flush for Mermelstein's opponent.
Bobby Ferdinand raised to 4,000 and Adam Junglen reraised to 11,500. Action folded back to Ferdinand and he moved all in for 53,600. Junglen made the call.
Junglen:
Ferdinand:
The board ran out and Junglen's tens held to give him the pot, send Ferdinand to the rail and increase his stack to 208,000.
John D'Agostino and Alfonso Cammarota were mixed up in a big pot when we walked up to the table.
D'Agostino had bet 11,000 on a flop, and Cammarota shoved for 59,500. The call came quickly, and Cammarota's was ahead. He had to sweat though, as D'Agostino tabled for the big draw.
The turn was safe for Cammarota, and he faded another scary red card on the river. The was safe too, though, and that's a big double for Cammarota. He's up to about 135,000 now, twice the chips of D'Agostino as the two men essentially trade stacks.
Ronnie Bardah opened with a raise to 3,200 and Jeff Papola three-bet to 8,000. Mike Sica moved all in for about 20,000 and Bardah folded. Papola made the call.
Papola:
Sica:
Earlier, Sica's went down to Papola's and this time Papola came from behind again. The board ran out and Papola finished off Sica to move to 194,000 in chips.
With about 32,000 in the pot and the board reading , Victor Ramdin was faced with a decision after his opponent in the hand moved all in for 31,800. After about two minutes Ramdin called, immediately hearing good news.
"Good call, I only have a seven," said his opponent. Ramdin tabled and upped his stacked to about 180,000.
The next hand, Ramdin opened from middle position and Derek Lerner went all in for 13,900 on the button. Action folded back to Ramdin and he admitted he hadn't looked at his cards, but called blind anyway. He showed and was well behind Lerner's , failing to catch up when the board ran out .
Action folded to Ludovic Lachance on the button and he raised to 3,200. Jeff Papola reraised from the big blind to 10,000. Lachance came back with another raise and made it 22,500 to go. Papola moved all in and Lachance quickly mucked.
Ronnie Bardah raised from the hijack seat to 3,500. Jeff Papola called from the small blind and Dennis Petronack called from the big blind.
The flop came down and action checked around. The turn brought the and Papola led for 5,200. Petronack folded and Bardah called.
The river completed the board with the and Papola bet again, this time making it 10,600. Bardah called quickly. Papola tabled the and Bardah the . Bardah's two pair was the winning hand and he scooped the pot.
A player in middle position opened to 3,200, and Victor Ramdin three-bet him to 8,600 on the button. The initial raiser considered for a moment before four-betting to 22,000 straight, and Ramdin immediately made the call to see the flop.
It brought and a check from the aggressor, and Ramdin took his cue to bet 25,000 at the pot. His opponent eventually called, and the landed on the river. When the first player checked a second time, Ramdin announced an all in for just over 100,000. His opponent had just about the same stack size, and he thought it over for about five minutes before surrendering with a frown.
"Wow!" Ramdin got giddy. "That's my first bluff all day." He exposed his , but his other card will remain a mystery as the Team PokerStars Pro stacks that pot to move over the 200,000-chip mark.
When we walked up to the table, There was a flop on board and about 22,000 chips in the pot. The player on the button had 8,500 chips out in front of him, and George Lind III had 20,000 out in front of him. We're not sure if it was check-raise or bet-raise from Lind, but either way, his opponent shoved on him to put him to the decision for his remaining stack of about 40,000. After some time, Lind III plunked his stack into the pot to put himself at risk.
The button turned over , and Lind III said, "I should have called." That's easy to say when your opponent flops a straight, and the of Lind III was in awful shape. "I'm stubborn, Lind III added as the dealer sealed his fate with the turn . The river was meaningless, and the member of Team PokerStars Online has been biked.