Bill Chen was out of position against a single opponent on a flop. Chen checked called his opponents bet and the turn was the . This time Chen check-raised when his opponent bet and got a call. Chen led the river and showed when his opponent called. That was good enough to win the hand and he has chipped up to 13,000.
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Dutch Boyd has been eliminated. Jennifer Harman and Boyd got it in on a flop. Boyd held for second pair but Harman had him beat with for top pair. The turn and river bricked twice and Boyd hit the rail.
Dutch Boyd raised in the hijack seat, and Justin Bonomo defended his big blind. The flop came down , and Bonomo check-called a bet from Boyd. He check called another bet after the turned, and check-folded to Boyd after the river came the .
Boyd chipped up to 3,100, while Bonomo fell to about 3,000.
Catching the action on the flop, the player first to act bet out. Marco Traniello and a third opponent in position both called. The turn was the and with just 1,000 behind, the first player led out for a big bet worth 400. Traniello called and the third player folded. The river was the and both players checked.
Opponent:
Traniello:
Having avoided the flush draw, Traniello chipped up to 17,000.