Marcel Luske, a member of PokerStars Team Netherlands, tried his best to pick up a pot with air, but sometimes players just refuse to fold. His opponent bet at an flop, and Luske called. When his opponent checked the on the turn, the Flying Dutchman bet. The player called, then checked again when the peeled off on the river. Luske took the invitation to bet one more time, but when his opponent called, all he could show was . The other guy's could beat queen-high, and Luske sank back to starting stack. But stay tuned. The pro will probably use the shown bluff to his advantage in another hand.
Matt Matros raised a flop, and both of his opponent in the big blind called. The big blind bet then checked the on the turn, and stuck in a raise when Matros bet. Fine with him. Matt three bet, and the player called all in with . Matros was looking good with . The all-player was drawing dead as Matros took over the chip lead with 21,700.
Fresh from winning the first Limit Hold'em tournament of the Series, Matros would love to pull a Greg Mueller or a Terrence Chan and take down two limit events this year.
There was already 5,000 in the pot when the flop came out . Sorel Mizzi checked from the small blind, and the next player to act bet. Another guy called, and Mizzi stuck in a raise. The original bettor called and the third player folded. Mizzi checked raised a second time after the on the turn. His opponent paid to see the on the river, then paid off one more bet. Mizzi showed for top set on his way up to 11,700.
Erik Cajelais opened in early position and was re-raised by a player on the button. Cajelais called and then check-called when the flop fell .
Cajelais check-called the on the turn as well, and then check-raised after the rivered. His opponent called but mucked when Cajelais tabled for a rivered flush.
Dan Heimiller bet at a board from the big blind, and his under-the-gun opponent called. Heimiller bet again after the river brought the , and his opponent raised. Dan paused for a moment before calling with . Raggy though it was, his flush was good enough to win the pot and move him up to 12,000.
With the board reading , a player checked to Los Angeles Lakers Owner Jerry Buss.
Buss put out a bet and his opponent called. Buss rolled over for queens and eights and his opponent mucked. With that pot the man who runs the Lake Show is sitting with 5,000 chips.