We came upon Steve Billirakis' table just now, right as he was making a decision. The board showed , a sizable pot had already developed, and he was looking at having to call 6,000 to continue with the hand.
He made the call, and the river then brought the . This time Billirakis made his opponent make a decision, putting out a bet of 4,000. His opponent called, and Billirakis flipped over for a rivered two pair. His opponent showed his , and Billirakis dragged the pot.
Grant Hinkle opened to 300 from middle position and found two callers to see a flop fall.
Hinkle fired out 500 and managed to chase away one player as the landed on the turn. Hinkle fired out 1,100 only to be raised by his opponent to 2,500.
After some deliberation, Hinkle made the call and checked the on the river.
His opponent checked behind also revealing his for a turned set. However it would be Hinkle's that would see him collect the pot and move to 29,800 in chips.
Poker veteran Lyle Berman was just involved in a pot against the button from the small blind. The board read and Berman check-called 500 before check-folding to 1,200 on the turn. As a result, he has dropped a notch or two to 24,500.
Ross Boatman is also on this table. He'll be looking to emulate his older brother and fellow Hendon Mob member Barny Boatman who yesterday finished the day as one of the chip leaders. Boatman junior currently has around his starting stack.
We arrived to see the gentleman in the big blind checking the river of a board to Frank Kassela in early position, who promptly and confidently bet 4,000. His opponent gave it some brief consideration but eventually folded. Kassela must have taken a small hit or two somewhere along the line, as that pot put him back up to 29,400.
Zach Clark's early-position raise was called by an opponent in the big blind.
The flop came down and it was checked to Clark. He bet bet 325 and his opponent called. The turn was the and the player in the big blind checked. Clark bet 650 this time around, but was faced with a raise to 2,000. Clark made the call, leading to the river card.
His opponent checked and Clark came out firing a bet of 4,475. The player in the big blind called and Clark tabled for a full house, winning the pot and chipping up to about 39,500.
There were a couple limpers preflop when the flop came out . All players checked to the on the turn at which point the big blind bet 200. Jack Ury made the call from middle position and the came on the river.
Both players checked and Ury revealed to take down the hand. As many of you may know, Ury has played the main event each of the past four years and has held the distinction of being the oldest player in the field each year. This year he is 97 years old and still going strong.
Saw a hand just now involving John "The Razor" Phan in which the table had folded around to Phan in the small blind who raised to 525. His opponent in the big blind then promptly shoved all in for his stack of about 30,000.
"Huh?" said Phan with an incredulous look. "Just like that, huh?"
When we arrived at the table the flop was and there were 5,500 chips in the pot. Jeff Shulman fired a 3,000-chip bet from the cutoff seat, and the player on the button smooth called.
The turn card was a and both players checked. The river brought to the felt, and Shulman check-folded to a 3,000-chip bet from his opponent.
On the board of , one player fired 800 into official spokesperson for Foxwoods poker room Bernard Lee. After a moment in the tank, Lee called the bet and the river completed the board with the . Lee's opponent fired 1,600. Lee tanked for another minute and then tossed in the call. His opponent tabled the and Lee mucked down to 27,200.
, a sizable pot had already developed, and he was looking at having to call 6,000 to continue with the hand.
. This time Billirakis made his opponent make a decision, putting out a bet of 4,000. His opponent called, and Billirakis flipped over 
for a rivered two pair. His opponent showed his 
, and Billirakis dragged the pot.![[user80015]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
flop fall.
landed on the turn. Hinkle fired out 1,100 only to be raised by his opponent to 2,500.
for a turned set. However it would be Hinkle's 
that would see him collect the pot and move to 29,800 in chips.
turn. As a result, he has dropped a notch or two to 24,500.
board to Frank Kassela in early position, who promptly and confidently bet 4,000. His opponent gave it some brief consideration but eventually folded. Kassela must have taken a small hit or two somewhere along the line, as that pot put him back up to 29,400.
and it was checked to Clark. He bet bet 325 and his opponent called. The turn was the 
and the player in the big blind checked. Clark bet 650 this time around, but was faced with a raise to 2,000. Clark made the call, leading to the 
for a full house, winning the pot and chipping up to about 39,500.
begrudgingly.
on the turn at which point the big blind bet 200. Jack Ury made the call from middle position and the 
and both players checked. The river brought 
and Lee mucked down to 27,200.