Shamus
Things don't work out here, there's always Razz
"If I bust here I can play the Razz."
So said Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler to his tablemate J.J. Liu, just before the following hand took place.
The table folded around to Kessler in the hijack seat who raised to 5,300. Danny Wong, sitting to Kessler's left, then reraised to 12,800. It folded back to Kessler who didn't hesitate to announce he was all in for about 32,000 more. Wong, head bobbing as he listened to his iPod, took a couple of minutes to consider what to do.
"Two nines?" asked Wong. Finally he let it go, preserving his stack of 78,000. Kessler has 47,000 now, and may or may not be taking a seat in that Razz event that began about 45 minutes ago.
On a flop of , the big blind moved all-in for 22,000 into the 35,000 pot and John Duthie made the call. Duthie's held up against the big blind's pocket jacks and he moved up to 202,000 in chips.
David Paredes opened for 5,000 from early position, and it folded around to the small blind from where Alex Keating reraised the pot. The big blind got out Paredes re-potted, and Keating called with the last of his stack.
Paredes
Keating
The flop came , keeping Keating in the lead. The turn was the and river the , and Keating moves to 56,000. Paredes still has 84,000.
WIth the board reading on the turn, Bill Jordanou checked to Martin Kabrhel, who bet 68,000. Jordanou tanked for several minute before calling all-in for 44,000.
Jordanou
Kabrhel
The river was the and Jordanou (along with his gold foil-and-black Ed Hardy getup) was eliminated. Kabrhel is up to 315,000.
Andrew Lichtenberger was just now all in for his last 46,000 with against Sandra Naujoks. Naujoks had Lichtenberger slightly outchipped. She also had the better hand with .
The community cards came out , and Lichtenberger is out. Naujoks is up around 100,000 at the moment.
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, the big blind moved all-in for 22,000 into the 35,000 pot and John Duthie made the call. Duthie's 
held up against the big blind's pocket jacks and he moved up to 202,000 in chips.
, keeping Keating in the lead. The turn was the 
and river the 
, and Keating moves to 56,000. Paredes still has 84,000.
on the turn, Bill Jordanou checked to Martin Kabrhel, who bet 68,000. Jordanou tanked for several minute before calling all-in for 44,000.
and Jordanou (along with his gold foil-and-black Ed Hardy getup) was eliminated. Kabrhel is up to 315,000.
against Sandra Naujoks. Naujoks had Lichtenberger slightly outchipped. She also had the better hand with 
.
, and Lichtenberger is out. Naujoks is up around 100,000 at the moment.
and Jetten doubled up to 297,000 with his set of queens. Jamshidi is down to 184,000.