A Couple Hands from Table 12

Hand #1:

Action was limped preflop five ways to a flop of , where the small blind bet 400 and was called by the big blind, Cedric Jones in middle position, and the player in the hijack. The final player in the hand was in the cutoff and folded.

The turn came and all four players checked. The river fell and the small blind bet 800. The big blind called, as did Jones before the hijack folded.

The small blind tabled for a full house, eights full of nines. The big blind showed a no-good for a lower full house, and Jones tabled to also show a full house, eights full of nines to earn the chop.

Hand #2:

On the following hand, Jones opened to 300 from early position and was called by Brian Maxwell in middle position. Action then folded around to the cutoff, who called, as did the player on the button , who had chopped the previous hand with Jones. The small blind became the fifth player to enter the pot before the big blind got out of the way, taking action five ways to the streets.

The flop fell and action checked to the player on the button, who bet 500. Of the four players remaining, only Maxwell called to take action heads up to the turn . Maxwell check-called another bet of 600 from his opponent. The river came and both players checked to take the hand to showdown.