Three players put in 4,500 each preflop, and an flop hit, leading to three checks. Gerald Heckathorn fired 10,000 on the turn, and the player in the cutoff, who had put in the three-bet, tanked a few minutes before putting his 11,000 stack in. Heckathorn called with , and he was fading three outs against . The river bricked off with the .
Peixin Liu, the defending champion of Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury, just busted out.
On a flop of , he got it in from the small blind for 9,150 and was called by his opponent on the button.
Liu:
Opponent:
Bottom two pair was way in front, and Liu seemed poised to double up as the hit, but a river gave his opponent a straight. Liu got out of his chair and put on his jacket, expressing his amazement at the beat before heading for the exit.
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John Morgan lost the last 6,000 in his stack with gainst a player with and head to reenter.
At another table, Jason Seitz came out with about 10,000 over an opponent's bet of 2,100, leaving himself with just a few thousand behind on the flop. Seitz's opponent called after a lengthy tank, and Seitz pushed in his last 3,550 on the turn. His opponent called, and Seitz showed he was on the draw with . His opponent had and was fading spades, aces and queens. The was just the ticket for Seitz, filling his flush.
Mark Sandness got his last 9,225 in on a board of , having turned a gutter with . Ken Rosheisen, who had top pair on the flop with , was forced to send Sandness the chips.
flop hit, leading to three checks. Gerald Heckathorn fired 10,000 on the 
turn, and the player in the cutoff, who had put in the three-bet, tanked a few minutes before putting his 11,000 stack in. Heckathorn called with 
, and he was fading three outs against 
. The river bricked off with the 
.
, he got it in from the small blind for 9,150 and was called by his opponent on the button. 
hit, but a 
river gave his opponent a straight. Liu got out of his chair and put on his jacket, expressing his amazement at the beat before heading for the exit.
gainst a player with 
and head to reenter.
flop. Seitz's opponent called after a lengthy tank, and Seitz pushed in his last 3,550 on the 
turn. His opponent called, and Seitz showed he was on the draw with 
. His opponent had 
and was fading spades, aces and queens. The 
was just the ticket for Seitz, filling his flush.
. Ken Rosheisen, who had top pair on the flop with 
flop, and his opponent made the call with 
, just as good for his opponent, who had 