With a seriously short stack, EPT creator John Duthie was all-in. He had five callers. The flop was . Everyone checked to Maureen Feduniak, who bet 5K. Abe Mosseri was the only player who called. The turn was and both players checked. The river was and Mosseri bet 10K. Feduniak called.
John Duthie:
Maureen Feduniak:
Abe Mosseri:
Mosseri won the side pot, but Duthie won the main pot.
Eric Hershler and Ralph Perry get it all-in pre-flop with Perry turning over , and Hershler jumping out of his seat after laying his on the table. The board comes Jack high, and Hershler is still riding his hot streak from L.A.as he stacks up about 160,000 chips. Perry is crippled with about 7,000 after the hand.
A player opens from the cutoff for 2,000, and John Juanda re-raises from the small blind to 7,000. The player calls the raise, and the flop comes . Juanda leads at the pot for 9,200. His opponent comes over the top with a raise to 35,000. Juanda takes a long time, and moves in for about 20,000 more. The player calls immediately, and shows for the open-ended straight flush draw. Juanda flips over for bottom pair. The comes on the turn, making the straight flush, and securing Juanda's destiny. John Junada has been eliminated from the tournament.
After taking a series of hits over the last two hours, Liz Lieu took a pocket pair of Jacks up against not one but two raisers and two overcards. The bluffs went away on the river and Liz is back over 50K.