Andrew Barber raised all in from under the gun for 73,500. Action folded Ray Martin in the small blind and he made the call. "How bad is it?" asked Barber before watching Martin table the . "Oh my god, it's so bad. It's so bad," Barber said after seeing Martin's hand and turning over his own, dominated . "I'm the bubble king," said Barber. "Time to bubble like a champ. This is such a huge hand for me, it's like a 10k bubble," he finished before the dealer began to run the board.
The flop came down " and Barber picked up a pair of queens to take the lead. He gasped and couldn't believe what had just happened to him.
The turn brought the and the river the to keep Barber in front from the flop on and double him up.
"That's so huge. That's like 10k equity for me," said Barber. However much "equity" it may be, Barber's now gotten up to about 150,000 in chips.
Action folded to Kevin Fleming in middle position and he moved all in for 36,000. Leroy Patitz made the call from the big blind and tabled the . He was ahead of the for Fleming.
The flop came down to give Fleming the lead even though he was dominated. The turn was the and the river the . Fleming doubled back to about 76,000 and staved an elimination just a few spots off the money.
George Saca opened to 15,000 from middle position, and Dusty Leary three-bet him to 40,000 next door. Saca made a quick call, and the two men went off to a heads-up flop.
It brought and a check from both players, and the turn was where the action picked up. Saca led out with 63,000, close to half his remaining stack. Leary quickly announced an all in, and Saca instantly called to put himself at risk. It was a bit of a cooler:
Saca:
Leary:
Both men had flopped their sets, but Leary's trip aces had Saca drawing to one out for his survival. The river was close but no cigar, and Saca wished his table luck before heading out into the casino.
Grant Hillman check-called a bet of 15,000 on the flop of against Dusty Leary. The turn brought the and both players checked. The river completed the board with the and Hillman checked again. Leary fired 25,000 and Hillman called.
Hillman tabled the for a cunterfeited pair, but an ace-high kicker on the river with the two pair on board. Leary mucked and lost the pot.
Leary dropped back to 325,000 while Hillman moved up to 230,000.
Jeff Lennon had the button and raised to 13,000. He was called by Leroy Patitz in the big blind and he two of them saw the flop come down . Both players checked and the double paired the board on the turn. Patitz checked and Lennon fired 18,000. Patitz raised to 38,000 and Lennon thought for a bit before making the call.
After the completed the board on the river, Patitz moved all in right away for 56,000. Lennon tanked and tanked. He eventually made the call and watched as Patitz tabled the rags-to-riches . Lennon checked his hand again and then mucked.
Lennon was knocked down to 55,000 while Patitz moved up to about 230,000.
We're five spots off the money and the players have realized that they're ever so close to cashing. Play has tightened up a bit since the break and we've only lost one player, Loren Cloninger. Play has been a lot slower that the first few levels.
Michael Traylor was kind enough to give us the lowdown on another huge pot he won to put his stack at 287,000 before the break. Traylor called a preflop raise of 12,00 with the . One other player called and the flop came down . The original raiser bet 20,000 on the flop and Traylor just called. He was the only caller and the turn brought the . Traylor called another 20,000-chip bet on the turn and the river landed with a , giving Traylor the straight. His opponent moved all in and Traylor called. His opponent just had for a pair of queens and Traylor's king-high straight was good.
. "Oh my god, it's so bad. It's so bad," Barber said after seeing Martin's hand and turning over his own, dominated 
. "I'm the bubble king," said Barber. "Time to bubble like a champ. This is such a huge hand for me, it's like a 10k bubble," he finished before the dealer began to run the board.
and Barber picked up a pair of queens to take the lead. He gasped and couldn't believe what had just happened to him.
and the river the 
to keep Barber in front from the flop on and double him up.
for Fleming.
to give Fleming the lead even though he was dominated. The turn was the 
and the river the 
. Fleming doubled back to about 76,000 and staved an elimination just a few spots off the money.![[user66118]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
turn was where the action picked up. Saca led out with 63,000, close to half his remaining stack. Leary quickly announced an all in, and Saca instantly called to put himself at risk. It was a bit of a cooler:
river was close but no cigar, and Saca wished his table luck before heading out into the casino.
against Dusty Leary. The turn brought the 
and both players checked. The river completed the board with the 
. Both players checked and the 
. Lennon checked his hand again and then mucked.
. One other player called and the flop came down 
. The original raiser bet 20,000 on the flop and Traylor just called. He was the only caller and the turn brought the 
, giving Traylor the straight. His opponent moved all in and Traylor called. His opponent just had 
for a pair of queens and Traylor's king-high straight was good.