A player in the small blind bet 3,500 with the board reading , and Steve Anderson made the call in middle position. A blank arrived on the river, and both players checked.
"Queen-high," Anderson announced, tossing into the middle. The small blind silently mucked his hand.
"Knew it was good the whole time," Anderson said with a laugh as he dragged the sizable pot.
Shawn Schoreck's good luck seems to have carried over from Louisiana.
Shawn Schoreck checked from under the gun and watched an opponent bet 600 on an flop. Schoreck raised to 1,700, and his opponent made the call. Schoreck kept firing on the turn, coming out with 2,500 this time, and his opponent called once more. Both players checked the river, and Schoreck's two pair bested the for top pair held by his opponent.
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John Simon fired 9,000 on the river on a board of where two flush draws both missed on the river, and his lone opponent quickly folded.
The very next hand, Simon called a raise to 225 before betting 1,050 on the flop. One player called from the big blind, and we didn't catch the turn action after the fell, which was followed by a river. The big blind bet 5,600, and Simon called. His opponent turned over .
"I've gotcha," Simon said, tabling for a better kicker to go with aces up. Simon already has more than double the starting stack.
David Baldwin bet 650 out of the big blind against a lone opponent on the button with the board reading . The button announced a raise, and he tossed in 1,725. Baldwin came back with 3,150 total, and the button made the call. After a fell on the river, Baldwin quickly bet 4,500, and his opponent folded after taking a deep breath.
Gary Herstein fired 1,650, all of his chips besides his two gray T5,000 chips, after a player in the hijack checked to him on a board of . Herstein's opponent called, and the river was a . Herstein bet 2,500 when checked to, and his opponent shook his head and folded.
, and Steve Anderson made the call in middle position. A blank 
arrived on the river, and both players checked.
into the middle. The small blind silently mucked his hand.
turn, coming out with 2,500 this time, and his opponent called once more. Both players checked the 
river, and Schoreck's 
two pair bested the 
for top pair held by his opponent.
where two flush draws both missed on the river, and his lone opponent quickly folded.
flop. One player called from the big blind, and we didn't catch the turn action after the 
fell, which was followed by a 
river. The big blind bet 5,600, and Simon called. His opponent turned over 
.
for a better kicker to go with aces up. Simon already has more than double the starting stack.
. The button announced a raise, and he tossed in 1,725. Baldwin came back with 3,150 total, and the button made the call. After a 
. Herstein bet 2,500 when checked to, and his opponent shook his head and folded.
