On the flop, the opponent checks and J.C. Tran bets 2,600. The opponent calls. On the turn, the opponent checks again and Tran bets 4,500. The opponent calls. On the river, the opponent checks again. Tran bets 12,000. The opponent thinks for a minute and says, "Good bet," folding. Tran has 76,300.
Holding , Thomas Wahlroos was quite pleased with the flop.
Flop:
Wahlroos was all in and up against his opponent's . Already the favorite to win the hand, things got even better when the turn brought the . Wahlroos doubled up and is now up to 21,000.
Under the gun, preflop, a player calls, and Bill Gazes raises all in to 2,800 in early position. A middle position player reraises to 10,000 and nobody else calls, so he takes some back. Gazes has and the other player has . Gazes is out.
On the flop, the opponent raises and Jamie Gold calls. On the turn, the opponent moves in blind and Gold calls. The opponent has 8-4 and Gold has A-4 and the river is the eight. Gold is down to 88,000.
Picking it up on the turn, the opponent bets 1,000 and Hellmuth calls. On the river, Hellmuth bets 1,600. The opponent studies him. "Are you trying to get me off my hand?"
Hellmuth: "No, I think you have me beat, though. I think you have A-J." The opponent just calls, indeed with A-J and the straight. Hellmuth has 13,000.