We arrived as the cards were being turned over to find a player all in and at risk against Andy Robinson on a flop of 
.
Robinson: 
Opponent: 
Robinson led with his flopped set of fours and retained his lead through the turn and river. He was pushed the pot and now has around 92,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
92,000 |
The flop read 
and three players including Brandon Steven were engaged in the hand. There were two checks over to Steven and he fired out a bet of 5,700. The first player called and the second folded, leaving the two heads up to the turn.
The dealer put out the 
on the turn and action checked to Steven for a second time. He bet 12,000, his opponent folded, and Steven picked up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Joseph Cheong has moved to second in chips after picking up a big multiway pot with pocket kings. He currently sits with close to 250,000 in chips and trails only Matthew Lapossie who has approximately 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
||
|
250,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
||
|
130,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
120,000
86,500
|
86,500 |
|
|
||
|
102,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
100,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
100,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
||
|
85,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
|
80,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
75,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
65,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
62,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
||
|
60,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
With a flop of 
, David "ODB" Baker check-raised his opponent's 5,200 chip bet to 10,500. His opponent clicked it back to 15,000 and Baker shrugged and tossed out a stack of orange T5,000 chips to set his opponent all in. His foe made the call and Baker said "I don't like it" as he turned over 
for a pair of jacks with a king kicker. He was behind, however, as his opponent had 
. The turn and river would brick out and Baker would send a total of 36,400 over to his opponent.
Despite the hit, Baker was still sitting comfortably with 85,000 chips after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Joseph Cheong popped it up to 2,700 from the hijack and Kevin O'Donnell flatted from the cutoff. The button and small blind folded and the big blind decided to come along for the party.
The flop came down 
and action checked to Cheong. He continued out for 4,600 and O'Donnell called. The big blind folded, leaving the two heads up to the 
on the turn. Cheong dropped 10,100 past the betting line and O'Donnell stuck around once again.
Fifth street brought the 
to the felt and Cheong thought for a moment before moving out what looked to be 24,700. The bet made O'Donnell shift in his seat as he pondered his action. After about a minute, he came to a decision.
"Alright, amigo," said O'Donnell. "Take it down."
O'Donnell folded, leaving himself with 119,000 while Cheong's stack increased to about 88,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
119,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
|
88,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
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Allen Kessler came to WinStar right off a win and a $170,031 payday at the Foxwoods World Series of Poker Circuit event earlier this week. His good run will have to try to reemerge tomorrow as he has been eliminated from Day 1a after he put the last of his chips in on a 
flop with 
and was up against . The turn was the 
changing nothing and Kessler thought for a moment that he had survived when the river came the 
to give him the straight but it also gave his opponent a flush.
"Best hand I've had in hours," said Kessler as he grabbed his things.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
We get to the table with approximately 60,000 in the middle and the board showing 
. Kevin O'Donnell was first to act and made a bet of 13,200 and was called by the player two spots to his left. The player on the button thought long and hard before tossing his cards with flair to the dealer.
O'Donnell turned over 
for a small flush and said "I woulda been way happier if that river was the 
." The player that called mucked his hand to give O'Donnell the pot as the player across the table said "I knew you were up to something."
O'Donnell grinned and said "I flopped the gutter and backdoor flush draw. That's the nuts." O'Donnell, who has over $1.6 million in lifetime tournament earnings moved his stack to 140,000 with that pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
The board read 
and David "ODB" Baker was heads up with an opponent. Baker fired a bet of 2,800 and his opponent called to see the river.
The dealer produced the 
on the river, putting a pair on the board. Baker flicked out 1,200 - a minimum bet. His opponent called and showed for king high. Baker showed 
for eights and fives and the win. He took down the pot and now has about 88,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
88,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
82,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
64,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
58,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
33,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
||
|
15,500
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
