Jeff Madsen was heads up and looking at a board of when his opponent checked. Madsen bet 1,600 and his opponent raised to 5,000. Madsen slid out matching chips to call.
The river was the and Madsen's opponent spent half a minute in thought before checking. Madsen then spent nearly as long thinking as well, but eventually checked behind.
Madsen:
Opponent:
Madsen's red ace-five and his opponent's black ace-five chopped the pot with their matching straights.
When the first player to act preflop limped, Charles-Alexandre Sylvestre raised to 1,000 and got calls from the player on the button, the big blind, and the under-the-gun limper.
The dealer turned over and action checked to Sylvestre. He continued for 2,000 and only the preflop limper made the call.
The turn was the and both players checked, bringing out the on the river. Sylvestre quickly mucked when his opponent threw in a blue 5,000 chip for a bet.
Will Failla has joined the action recently and was just involved in a hand where he raised preflop to 500. The player in the big blind called and the dealer slid out an all-paint flop of .
The player in the blind checked, then called Failla's bet of 500. The dealer burned and turned the . It checked to Failla again and he continued for a bet of 800, which was called.
The river was the and Failla fired again when it checked to him. He made it 1,500 and his opponent quickly folded.
We found Charles-Alexandre Sylvestre with a stack and he was heads-up looking at a board of . His opponent bet 2,500 and Sylvestre counted out raising chips, tossing in 7,400.
After a few moments thought, his opponent threw in a blue chip to call and showed for two pairs. Sylvestre let go of his hand without showing.
Jonathan Duhamel opened the action with a raise to 400 and was called by the player in the big blind, bringing a flop of .
After it checked to him, Duhamel continued for 600 and his opponent called, going to a turn of . Both players checked to a river of and it checked through again.
When Duhamel saw his opponent turn over , he took another look at his cards before sliding them forward face down.
We saw that Sam Chartier has bought a starting stack and just found himself looking at a flop of in the big blind with only the player in the small blind holding cards.
Chartier's opponent led out for 400 and Chartier called to bring out the turn of . When action checked to Chartier, he threw in two pink 500 chips and his opponent quickly folded.
Mike Watson and Jeff Madsen are also a couple of later arrivals who have taken seats recently.
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when his opponent checked. Madsen bet 1,600 and his opponent raised to 5,000. Madsen slid out matching chips to call.
and Madsen's opponent spent half a minute in thought before checking. Madsen then spent nearly as long thinking as well, but eventually checked behind.
and action checked to Sylvestre. He continued for 2,000 and only the preflop limper made the call.
and both players checked, bringing out the 
on the river. Sylvestre quickly mucked when his opponent threw in a blue 5,000 chip for a bet.
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and Failla fired again when it checked to him. He made it 1,500 and his opponent quickly folded.
for two pairs. Sylvestre let go of his hand without showing.
. Both players checked to a river of 
and it checked through again.
, he took another look at his cards before sliding them forward face down.
in the big blind with only the player in the small blind holding cards.
. When action checked to Chartier, he threw in two pink 500 chips and his opponent quickly folded.