Carlos Mortensen has just been eliminated. After a great start he found himself very short and pushed with jack-six. He found a caller in the big blind with king-ten that stood up to knock out the Spaniard
Gary Benson raised from under the gun and an opponent called from the button. The flop came and Benson led out. His opponent raised and Benson reraised. His opponent called.
The turn came the and Benson bet again. His opponent went all in for a total of 575 and Benson made the cheap call.
Benson:
Opponent:
The river was the and Benson successfully eliminated his opponent and moved up to 3,400.
Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri raised in early position and an opponent moved all in for only 575 total. Barbieri made the easy call and held . His opponent held .
The flop came down and paired Barbieri's five. The turn came the and the river the , giving Barbieri's opponent a pair of sevens, but it also gave Barbieri a spade flush.
Elliot Smith and Andy Bloch had gotten tangled up in several pots before the pro finally succumbed.
In their final duel, Smith opened for a raise, and the two men capped the preflop betting. The dealer dealt out for the first three community cards. Bloch went all in for his last little 50 chips, and flipped over . He was behind all the way though; Smith tabled and had him drawing slim. The turn and river bricked out for Bloch, and he made his exit.