Four players saw a flop for 400 chips apiece, and it came out . Action checked to Micah Raskin in the cutoff, and he put out a small bet of 500. The small blind promptly check-raised to 1,100, and Raskin came right back over the top to 3,500. The other two players had ducked out by now, but the small blind tanked and called.
That brought them to the turn , and the small blind checked. When Raskin bet 6,000, though, he check-raised all in to put Raskin to the decision for his last ~14,000 chips. Raskin asked, "Do you have a set?" as he called, and indeed his opponent did. He tabled to leave Raskin and his drawing dead to the river.
With the flop of in the middle, Matt Affleck checked and the next player bet 700. David "ODB" Baker raised to 1,850 and Affleck folded. The other player also folded, allowing Baker to chip up to 38,000 in chips.
With 5,825 chips in the middle, the board read . John "Johnny World" Hennigan checked to his opponent and he bet 3,525. Hennigan check-raised all in for 26,025. HIs opponent tanked and tanked, but eventually gave it up and Hennigan scooped the pot.
Under the gun, Jason Alexander opened to 325, and the player next door three-bet to 1,000 even. There was an overcaller in the middle, and Alexander matched the bet to see a three-handed flop.
It came , and Alexander led out into the pot with 1,800 chips. His neighbor called while the monkey in the middle ducked out of the way, and it was heads up to the turn. Alexander checked this time, then called a bet of 4,000. On the river, both players checked to see a showdown.
Alexander opened up his first, but he's dropped to about 26,200 as his opponent showed up the winning .
With around 5,000 in the pot and a board reading , the player in Seat 8 checked and Barry Greenstein bet 2,500. Seat 8 looked as if he might raise but settled on a call. When the peeled off on the turn, Seat 8 checked and Greenstein fired out 5,175. Seat 8 put together some chips, looked over at Greenstein's stack, and then folded. The modest win brought Greenstein back up to around 29,200.
We were diligently typing the action here in media row when Kathy Liebert walked by. Usually that means only one thing, elimination. "I'm out," Liebert said. "I had one pair and they had a straight." Liebert attempted to hold a straight face but soon let a smile creep across her face. "No, don't print that," she laughed. Indeed, a quick look at her seat reveals she still has plenty of chips left and must have been taking an impromptu break.
Jerry Yang checked the flop to his opponent. The player checked behind. After the hit the turn, Yang checked and the player bet 725. Yang made the call.
The river completed the board with the and Yang checked again. His opponent bet 2,200 and Yang thought for a it before calling. His opponent showed two pair with the and Yang mucked.
The 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event champion is now down to 14,000 in chips.
From early-middle position, Scott Clements raised to 400. Joe DeNiro made the call from the next seat, the hijack called and the small blind called. The flop came down and action was checked by the small blind. Clements checked and then DeNiro checked before the button fired 850. Everyone folded and the button own the pot.
David "ODB" Baker bet 725 on the river with the board reading . His opponent in the hand was Matt Affleck and he was sitting in the tank for a bit. Eventually, Affleck called and Baker tabled the for just king high. Affleck showed the for the winner and moved back to 28,000 in chips. Baker dropped to 33,000 in chips.
Action folded around to the player on the button and he raised to 350. The small blind made the call and action was on Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler in the big blind. He decided to put in a three-bet to 1,175, which was met with a four-bet to 3,200 from the button. The small blind wisely got out of the way as Kessler put together some chips and five-bet to 8,175.
The button thought for about a minute before collecting the rest of his chips and committing them to the pot. "I think we might have the same hand," Kessler said as he made the call. The button flipped while Kessler turned over . "I hope I don't go out on this hand," Kessler commented. Luckily for him, the board ran out and he sent his opponent to the rail. Kessler is up to right around 60,000.
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. Action checked to Micah Raskin in the cutoff, and he put out a small bet of 500. The small blind promptly check-raised to 1,100, and Raskin came right back over the top to 3,500. The other two players had ducked out by now, but the small blind tanked and called.
to leave Raskin and his 
drawing dead to the 
river.
in the middle, Matt Affleck checked and the next player bet 700. David "ODB" Baker raised to 1,850 and Affleck folded. The other player also folded, allowing Baker to chip up to 38,000 in chips.
, and Alexander led out into the pot with 1,800 chips. His neighbor called while the monkey in the middle ducked out of the way, and it was heads up to the 
first, but he's dropped to about 26,200 as his opponent showed up the winning 
.
, the player in Seat 8 checked and Barry Greenstein bet 2,500. Seat 8 looked as if he might raise but settled on a call. When the 
peeled off on the turn, Seat 8 checked and Greenstein fired out 5,175. Seat 8 put together some chips, looked over at Greenstein's stack, and then folded. The modest win brought Greenstein back up to around 29,200.
hit the turn, Yang checked and the player bet 725. Yang made the call.
and Yang checked again. His opponent bet 2,200 and Yang thought for a it before calling. His opponent showed two pair with the 
and action was checked by the small blind. Clements checked and then DeNiro checked before the button fired 850. Everyone folded and the button own the pot.
for the winner and moved back to 28,000 in chips. Baker dropped to 33,000 in chips.
and he sent his opponent to the rail. Kessler is up to right around 60,000.