Andrew Watson three-bet to 3,700 in the small blind after a raise and a call in the cutoff and button, and the opener called to see an flop. Watson bet 3,000 and got called. The turn was a and Watson checked. His opponent bet 6,000 and Watson made it 15,000, nearly all of his stack. The cutoff called and then snap-folded to the final 2,000 on the river.
In the meantime, Layne Flack and TJ Cloutier were having a discussion, with Flack opining that Mike Sexton told the best stories, nominating Bobby Baldwin as well.
"He was the best damn poker player in his day, too," Cloutier declared.
At that same table, Alex Greenblatt and Kane Kalas just took seats next to each other.
We found Mike Wang and Jose Montes in a moderately sized pot on the turn with the board of . Wang check-called 1,800, the turn came and both players checked.
Wang rolled over , having his hand counterfeited by the board and Montes turned up for the best hand - two pair with an ace kicker.
Greg Himmelbrand fired 1,200 on a flop and got a call from Brandon Steven, on his left and on the button. The small blind raised to 3,500, and Himmelbrand quickly mucked. Steven called though, and he called another 3,400 on the turn. Both players checked the river.
"I'm sure you're good," the small blind said, showing the .
Steven turned over the and the small blind indicated that was indeed the winner as his other card was a .
Jake Bazeley check-raised all in from middle position for approximately 9,000 on a flop of . A player on the button who had bet 3,200 quickly called with , but his top set was in some danger as Bazeley held for a combo draw. The turn didn't get Bazeley there, but a river did and he collected a double.
Adam Krach had a bet of 1,450 in front of him in middle position on a flop. John Reading had called on the button, and the big blind shoved all in for 10,800. Larry Wright was agonizing when we got to the table.
"Ya'll will not believe what I'm folding," he declared after whistling. "Keep those to the side, can you do that? Actually, just bury 'em."
Krach called, and Reading quickly mucked.
Krach:
Big blind:
Krach needed a heart, and he found one on the river after a turn.
"That's what happens when you play deuce-three off," he said with a smile after the busted player took his leave.