David Brown bet 2,400 on a flop and was called by Greg Wilson. He kept coming with 5,000 on the turn and was again called. On the river, Brown upped the stakes considerably to 15,000. Wilson folded this time.
Players are on a 10-minute break, and green T25 chips are being raced off by the tournament staff.
Dale Sudduth got all in with before the flop, putting a shorter stack who held at risk. An flop looked solid from Sudduth's opponent's point of view, but a turn gave Sudduth a straight, meaning only a spade would kill his hand. A black card arrived, but it was the .
At another table, Eric Crain said he won a race with by hitting a queen on the river against a player holding .
Greg Wilson called a bet of 2,000 from an opponent in a heads-up pot on a flop of . After unknown turn action, the and had arrived on fourth and fifth streets, and Wilson's opponent shoved all in for about 15,000. Wilson snap-called, turning over for a full house.
"Which part of that board did you like?" Eric Crain asked him.
Kou Vang just busted a shorter-stacked player when the two got all in on a flop of . Vang was way behind with against , but a turn gave him the two pair he needed. The river preserved Vang's lead, and the newly sponsored Minnesotan is nearing 100,000.
We found Eric Crain splashing in enough chips to call the all in of Roger Kamuf, who had shoved for about 23,000 on a board of .
Crain:
Kamuf:
Crain no doubt hoped he had some outs beyond his flush draw, but both his gutshot and his pair were useless against Kamuf's straight. The didn't fill Crain's flush draw on the river.