Terrence Chan three bet 6,000 preflop against an older gentleman who ended up four-betting all in for 62,100. Chan was clearly perplexed about the large bet, stood, and took off his jacket. As he was doing so, the old man began texting on his cellular telephone; however, the dealer quickly informed him that he was not allowed to do such a thing.
"I'm sorry," said the old man. "Thanks for telling me." About this time, Chan decided to fold and showed . Not one to resist, the old man showed his hand as well . . . .
Preflop action resulted in two players -- Lee Markholt (small blind) and Eugene Katchalov (button) -- seeing a flop come . Markholt checked, Katchalov bet 4,200, and Markholt called. The turn was the , and Markholt checked once more. This time Katchalov shoved all in for about 17,000, and Markholt quickly called.
Katchalov showed for a set of queens, but that turned card had burned him as Markholt tabled for a straight. The river was the , and Katchalov is out. Meanwhile, Markholt has about 90,000 now.
With 3,000 in the pot and a board reading , the player in the big blind bet 1,550 only to have Huck Seed raise to 6,400. The big blind called and both players proceeded to check the river.
The big blind showed for missed straight and flush draws, which was no good against the .
Barry Greenstein raised under the gun and received a call from the player in the big blind, who proceeded to check-call bets of 2,300 and 5,000 on the flop and turn. When the hit the river, the big blind led out for 15,000 and Greenstein called off for around 9,000.
The big blind showed for rivered chips, which was enough to send Greenstein to the rail.
We picked up this one on the turn with the board showing . Shannon Shorr pushed out a bet of 3,800, and Martin Kabrhel called behind. The river brought the . This time Shorr checked, and Kabrhel bet 7,575. Shorr called the bet, and when Kabrhel turned over for aces and nines, Shorr mucked.
Shorr is down to 13,000 now, while Kabrhel is up to 50,000.
An under-the-gun player, who we'll call "UTG," raised to 1,525 and Team PokerStars Pro (France) Bertrand Grospellier, who we'll call "ElkY," made the call from the small blind. It was heads up to the flop, which ElkY checked. UTG bet 1,800, ElkY called, and both players checked the turn.
When the hit the river, ElkY lead out for 3,200, UTG raised to 30,000, and the Frenchman folded. Many may recall Grospellier as rising to fame in Europe, largely on the European Poker Tour (EPT). To learn more about the EPT, check out www.europeanpokertour.com or go ahead and visit PokerStars.