A player pushed all in after a flop of , and Bruce "Hammer" Swart shoved over the top of that. A player behind them quickly folded.
Swart:
Opponent:
Swart's set was well in front, and he needed to dodge a diamond. The final two cards came and , no help to the all-in player, and the "Hammer" dragged the pot.
A player in the cutoff opened for 900, and the button called. Steven Hasley jammed for 8,625 in the small blind, and the opener shoved over that, forcing the button to fold.
Cutoff:
Hasley:
Nothing higher than a seven hit the board, enabling Hasley to double up.
Ami Sharma bet 4,000 after two players checked to him on a flop of . Dan Loizzo, in the big blind, was the only caller. Both players checked the , and a finished out the board. Loizzo barreled out with 10,000, and Sharma made the call. Loizzo showed for the nut straight, and Sharma twirled his cards to the muck.
A player raised to 800 under the gun, and Jason Stroh made it 2,425 on the button. The first player came back with 5,175 more, and Stroh contemplated for a bit before putting his opponent all in for about 20,000 more. The under-the-gun player called.
Under the gun:
Stroh:
Stroh had a dominating hand with queens, and his opponent was dead by the turn on the runout.
David Baldwin fired 1,050 into a couple of opponents after a flop. James Hunt was the only caller, and the two watch a turn. Baldwin check-called 3,500 this time, and a completed the community. Baldwin checked again, and Hunt slipped his remaining 6,325 into the middle. Baldwin tanked for a couple of minutes before a clock was called, and about halfway through the clock he made the call.
"I've got a king," Hunt said, turning over . Baldwin mucked his hand.
Four players checked to Dan Loizzo after a flop, and he fired 6,000, about the size of the pot. Ron Kruk, under the gun, moved all in for 9,500 more, and everyone else folded. Loizzo made the call.
Loizzo:
Kruk:
Loizzo's aces were in the lead, but his opponent had plenty of outs with a flush draw and a gutter. The turn was a brick, but the river made Kruk a straight.
We didn't see the first few actions, but we found Tim Rose calling a bet of 11,600 preflop from an under-the-gun Paul Bianchi. Bianchi then moved all in dark.
The dealer spread a flop of , and Rose made the call right away.
Rose:
Bianchi:
"Oh!" Rose exclaimed as the dealer burned and turned the , leaving Rose with just two outs. A river wasn't one of them, and he told Bianchi "nice hand" as he exited the table.