The board was and Andrew Radel bet all but 7,000 of his chips. Jon "Pearljammer" Turner called. The river was the and the pot sat over 100,000 chips. Radel fired his last 7,000 and Turner just looked deflated. He shook his head and mucked , having missed everything.
Rami Boukai raised from the cutoff, Trai Dang three-bet from the button, then Jimmy Fricke four-bet from the small blind. Eric Crain folded his big blind, Boukai folded, and Dang called.
The flop came . Fricke bet, and Dang called. The turn was the . Fricke again quickly bet, and Dang called. Fricke was already pushing out chips when the river came the . This time Dang raised, Fricke three-bet (with nearly the last of his chips), and Dang called.
Fricke turned over for queens full, and Dang held his cards for a while before finally turning them over face up -- . Fricke pushes up to 240,000, while Dang slips to 105,000.
Jimmy Fricke just scooped in another big pot with the board reading . There was substantial betting between Jimmy Fricke and opponent Trai Dang. At the end, Fricke announced, "Nut-nut." and showed . He is now up to 295,000 chips after beginning the day with only 47,400.
Andrew Radel raised from early position, and it folded around to Adam Friedman in the big blind. After Friedman checked to see what Radel had left (about 30,000), Friedman called.
Both checked the flop. The turn was the . Friedman bet, Radel raised with his last chips, and Friedman unenthusiastically called.
Radel turned over -- he'd flopped the straight. "I'm drawing dead," said Friedman as he turned over . Indeed he was.
Blair Rodman was all in against Layne Flack a few hands ago and chopped to stay alive. Moments later, he was all in again, but this time, only gathered up a quarter of the pot against Andrew Radel and is down to about 15,000 chips.
After betting throughout had created a sizable pot on seventh street, Chris Klodnicki checked to Jimmy Fricke, and Fricke bet. Here's what they had:
Klodnicki (X)(X)(X)
Fricke (X)(X)(X)
Klodnicki stood up, leaned over, and studied Fricke's board. He considered for a full minute, then exhaled, showed one of his down cards -- a seven -- and folded.
Fricke is now up to 335,000, while Klodnicki has 145,000.
Andrew Radel raised from under the gun and then Blair Rodman took his stand from the next position as he called all in for 14,000 total. Action folded around to Adam Friedman in the big blind and he made the call as well.
The flop came down and Friedman check-called a bet from Radel as Rodman sat and awaited his fate. The turn brought the and Friedman led out. Radel raised. "Wow, a cold deck maybe?" mumbled Friedman as he made the call.
The river was the and Friedman check-called a final bet from Radel. Radel showed for the nut low and a flush. Friedman bettered Radel's flush with . Rodman mucked his hand as he could beat neither Radel nor Friedman and was eliminated in 14th place.
Jimmy Fricke completed the bet after a player brought in and then Chris Klodnicki raised. Fricke made the call. On each street after third, Klodnicki drove the betting. Fricke called until sixth street when he mucked showing two pair. Two pair might be good if this was stud, but the game was razz. Klodnicki raked in the pot.
Layne Flack has dragged over one of the unused dealer's chairs from a nearby table to replace the usual seats provided for players. "Twenty times more comfortable," judged Flack.
Just now on the last hand of the Razz round, Adam Friedman, sitting to Flack's right in a relatively less-cushiony chair, received a face card as his door card and had to bring it in. Flack had a deuce up, raised, and claimed the pot.
Friedman was still muttering when the first hand of the Stud round was being delivered. "C'mon dealer," said Flack. "Give this man some low cards." (Not what Friedman wanted, now.)
"You're a funny guy," said Friedman with a grin.
Flack is still sitting pretty with 345,000, while Friedman is currently at a not-entirely-comfortable 165,000,