Action folded around to Joe Kuether in the small blind and he moved Jeff Fielder all in. Fielder took a peek at his cards and immediately called.
Kuether:
Fielder:
The flop came down , which gave Kuether some extra outs. The turn limited them to just his inside straight draw though and he missed it with the river.
It seems like Joe Kuether is going to use up each one of his nine lives tonight, as he has just doubled up again just after the break. Action folded to him in the cutoff, and he open shoved for 645,000. Action moved to Sean Getzwiller, who peaked at his cards, thought for five seconds, and called without even asking for a count. Ian Mack was in the big blind and immediately had a pained look on his face when he saw his cards. Mack clearly had a hand that he didn't want to let go, but he ultimately folded the face up. Getzwiller said, "Well I didn't want to see that," as Getzwiller and Kuether tabled their cards.
Kuether:
Getzwiller:
Getzwiller was in the lead, but Kuether caught up when the flop came out . The hit the turn, which gave Kuether a stronger two pair. Getzwiller could still win with an ace on the river, but he didn't get it as it came the . Kuether doubled to 1.3 million, while Getzwiller is right at three million.
From middle position, Jeff Fielder opened the pot with a raise to 200,000. He was called by Ian Mack in the cutoff and Dutch Boyd in the big blind.
The flop was and all three players checked. The turn brought another check from Boyd while Fielder fired out 240,000. Only Mack called. The river was the and both players quickly checked.
"Just a six," said Fielder and Mack turned over to scoop the pot.
Joe Kuether fought admirably back from three big blinds just a couple of hours ago, but his string of miracles has come to an end. Dutch Boyd raised to 200,000 in early position and Kuether shoved all in next to act. It folded to Sean Getzwiller in the small blind and he thought for about 10 seconds before shoving all in over the top. Ian Mack folded in the big blind and Boyd quickly got out of the way. The cards were flipped, and Getzwiller was in great shape.
Getzwiller:
Kuether:
Of course, there had to be a sweat as the flop came out . The turn brought plently of "Oohs" and "Aahs" from the rail, as it was paint, but it was the . The river brought the and Getzwiller scooped the pot, eliminating the elusive Kuether.
Sean Getzwiller raised second to act to 210,000. Action folded around to Dutch Boyd in the big blind and he moved all in for his last 800,000 or so. Getzwiller called immediately to put Boyd at risk.
Getzwiller:
Boyd:
The flop was , which left Boyd in bad shape. The turn meant he had to hit a jack on the river but was unable to when it fell the .
Getzwiller now has almost half of the chips in play.
Action started with Bill Criego raising to 200,000. Kevin Calenzo was next to act and he shoved all in for 1.2 million. Jeff Fielder was in the small blind and he reshoved all in for 1.5 million! Sean Getzwiller quickly got out of the way and it was back to Criego. He tanked for about 90 seconds, during which he found out that he had both players covered.
Finally, he said, "Well I have to call"!
The three players flipped up their cards and Criego was in great shape to take down a massive pot.
Criego:
Calenzo:
Fielder:
If Criego could dodge an ace or a nine, he would send us to three-handed play, as well as giving him the chip lead. He did so on the flop, coming . However, Calenzo spiked the on the turn, rocketing him into the lead. Criego would need a king or a ten to win the pot, while Fielder was still looking for a nine. The river brought the and Calenzo tripled up, while Fielder was sent to the rail.
Bill Criego three-bet his very first hand after losing with pocket kings and was able to take it down. He showed .
Two hands later, he was in the big blind facing an opening raise to 180,000 from Kevin Calenzo, who had been first to act. Criego opted to reraise to 280,000 before Calenzo moved all in.
That's when things got... different.
While Criego thought about his decision. He and Calenzo happened to be drinking water at the same time so they tapped bottles and took a swig. Sean Getzwiller and Ian Mack must have felt left out because it wasn't two seconds later that all four remaining players did a "cheers" over the table.
"Wow, that was g**," Calenzo commented.
All jokes aside, it has been a very friendly table today from start to finish. People have been consistently showing hands, laughing during pots and talking to each other in between hands or when not involved in a pot. For right now, Calenzo seems to be playing table captain and that won't likely change after this hand.
Criego eventually did make the call and was displeased to see Calenzo table . Criego held and was in a lot of trouble. The board ran out and Criego was sent to the rail.
Kevin Calenzo folded his button and Sean Getzwiller raised to 180,000 from the small blind. Ian Mack made the call in the big blind and they went heads up to the flop, which came . Getzwiller led out for 260,000 and Mack made the call.
The turn brought the and Getzwiller checked. Mack must have liked Getzwiller's flop bet, because this time, he was the one betting 260,000. Getzwiller made the call and the river came the . Getzwiller checked and Mack grabbed a stack of T25,000 chips and stuck it in the middle — a bet of 500,000. Getzwiller took a quick peak at his cards and slid them into the muck, giving the pot to Mack.
Players are now taking a 10-minute break. We will be posting counts momentarily.
, which gave Kuether some extra outs. The 
turn limited them to just his inside straight draw though and he missed it with the 
river.
face up. Getzwiller said, "Well I didn't want to see that," as Getzwiller and Kuether tabled their cards.
hit the turn, which gave Kuether a stronger two pair. Getzwiller could still win with an ace on the river, but he didn't get it as it came the 
. Kuether doubled to 1.3 million, while Getzwiller is right at three million.
and all three players checked. The turn 
brought another check from Boyd while Fielder fired out 240,000. Only Mack called. The river was the 
and both players quickly checked.
to scoop the pot.
. The river brought the 
and Getzwiller scooped the pot, eliminating the elusive Kuether.
turn meant he had to hit a jack on the river but was unable to when it fell the 
.
. However, Calenzo spiked the 
and Calenzo tripled up, while Fielder was sent to the rail.
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