Marco Palacios raised to 28,000 under the gun only to have Bob Talbot move all in for around 99,000 in the cutoff. The blind got out of the way and Palacios made the call:
Palacios:
Talbot:
The flop changed little, other than Talbot now needing a queen instead of a jack. The turn was no help to him and neither was the on the river. Palacios took down the pot, increasing his stack to 340,000, while Talbot was sent on an extended dinner break.
On a flop of , Jesse White bet 16,000, Matthew Lawrence called, and Maurice Hawkins raised to 53,000. White made the call while Lawrence opted to get out of the way. Both players then checked the on the turn, which was followed by the on the river. White led out for 50,000 and Hawkins made the call.
Hawkins:
White:
White had hit his flush on the turn to pull ahead of Hawkins' two pair. After the hand, Hawkins was down to 170,000 while White was up to 760,000.
Action folded to Stephen Kats on the button and he moved all in for 140,000 holding the . Not surprisingly, Kurt Jewell woke up with a hand, , in the big blind and made the call.
The flop gave Kats a flush draw and a renewed hope. The dealer burned and turned the , which was not what Kats needed. In order to stay alive, he needed a jack or heart on the river. Instead, it was the and Kats ran out of lives. Meanwhile, Jewell continued his heater to chip up to 1.14 million.
Christopher Adams raised to 45,000 from middle position only to have Kurt Jewell move all in from the small blind. Adams called off for about 250,000 and the cards were turned on their backs:
Adams:
Jewell:
Jewell's good luck continued as the board ran out and he took down the massive pot, increasing his stack to 970,000. On the flip side, Adams was eliminated from the Main Event.
The action has really picked up as of late and both the payout desk and your's truly have been busy. In a recent hand Greg Wood was all in preflop holding and up against the of Brian Burney.
With only one over, Wood was in bad shape. The flop delivered no help and neither did the turn. It was down to the river for wood, who needed a king. The dealer burned and put out the . Wood's day came to an end while Burney chipped up to 465,000.
This time the all-in race involved Allen Kron, who held , and Jim Dowen, who was ahead with . Kron's tournament life was at stake and he was looking to dodge an ace or queen on the flop. Unfortunately for him, the flop fell and gave Dowen the lead. The on the turn was no help to Kron and neither was the on the river. Kron made the lonely walk to the payout desk while Dowen increased his stack to 295,000.
Action folded to Kurt Jewell in the small blind and he put in a raise to 20,000. Richard Gum was in the big blind and responded with an all-in reraise to 200,000, which Jewell called:
Gum:
Jewell:
Gum couldn't get lucky as the board blanked. He was eliminated while Jewell increased his stack to 740,000.
David Leonard was all in holding against the of Allen Kron. Leonard needed some help but couldn't catch as the board ran out . Kron took down the pot, increasing his stack to about 160,000, while Leonard was sent to the rail.
flop changed little, other than Talbot now needing a queen instead of a jack. The 
turn was no help to him and neither was the 
on the river. Palacios took down the pot, increasing his stack to 340,000, while Talbot was sent on an extended dinner break.
, Jesse White bet 16,000, Matthew Lawrence called, and Maurice Hawkins raised to 53,000. White made the call while Lawrence opted to get out of the way. Both players then checked the 
. Not surprisingly, Kurt Jewell woke up with a hand, 
, in the big blind and made the call.
flop gave Kats a flush draw and a renewed hope. The dealer burned and turned the 
, which was not what Kats needed. In order to stay alive, he needed a jack or heart on the river. Instead, it was the 
and Kats ran out of lives. Meanwhile, Jewell continued his heater to chip up to 1.14 million.
and he took down the massive pot, increasing his stack to 970,000. On the flip side, Adams was eliminated from the Main Event.
of Brian Burney.
. Wood's day came to an end while Burney chipped up to 465,000.
on the turn was no help to Kron and neither was the 
