Although a number of players are jumping into the 200,000 range, Praz Bansi isn't waiting for them to catch up. In this latest hand, Bansi raised from middle position and faced an all-in re-raise from the small blind. The big blind folded and Bansi made the call.
Bansi:
Small blind:
Bansi didn't relinquish his lead on the hand with the board dropping .
Winning the hand shot Bansi's chip count to 370,000
This hand was kicked off when a player in middle position raised the stakes to 10,000 preflop. Stephen Foutty re-raised to 27,000 on the button, and John Sidoni responded by shoving his stack of about 145,000 all in. The original raiser folded and Foutty was left thinking about what to do. Sidoni tried to help Foutty make a decision by saying "Probably think I have nothing huh?" Regardless of his reasons for doing so, Foutty did indeed make the call.
Sidoni:
Foutty:
Sidoni was well ahead and stayed that way through a board of .
When all was said and done, Sidoni had 315,000 chips and one last piece of advice for Foutty, who was left with 105,000. "Just follow your instinct and fold the damn hand," he said.
Elliot Smith's final hand started off with his min-raise to 8,000 from middle position. Chris Moorman was in the cutoff and re-raised to 22,000. This sent Smith tanking, leading another player to call the clock on him. When it came time to make a decision, he did so by shoving all in and was snap-called by Moorman.
Smith:
Moorman:
Smith was unable to catch a break when the cards came and said, "Ahhh, why did I do that?" before walking to collect his earnings.
When we arrived on the scene, action was going down on the turn. With a board reading , Timothy Adams bet out 30,500 chips and had a caller, Louis Lau.
The river was a and Adams bet out 54,600. Lau eventually folded and has now 200,000 chips.
A player in middle position opened the pot and Chris Moorman three-bet him. Vincent Jacques went all in for about 70,000 more and got called by Chris Moorman.
Vincent Jacques:
Chris Moorman:
Board:
Jacques is now up to 230,000 and Moorman just slipped down to 65,000.