Action folded to Daniel Idema in the cutoff and he put in a raise to 1,200, which Noah Schwartz called from the cutoff. The flop saw a bet from Idema and a call by Schwartz, which led to the on the turn.
It appeared that Idema then check-called a bet before leading out on the river. "Top set," he said after Schwartz made the call and revealed .
"So sick," Schwartz replied as he rolled over for a smaller set. Despite losing that pot, Schwartz still has more chips than when he started the day; in fact, the stacks between the two men are about even at 35K apiece.
Just before the level went up, we happened upon a hand between Ali Sarkeshik and Chris Bjorin. The former had raised to 600 under the gun while the latter three-bet to 2,250 from the button. Sarkeshik made the call and said, "I check dark," before covering his eyes and putting action on his opponent.
Bjorin then checked behind after seeing the flop, and Sarkeshik again checked dark before the was put out on the turn. This time Bjorin took the opportunity to bet 3,000 and Sarkeshik called, followed by a third check in the dark.
Bjorin checked behind on the river and showed , which bested Sarkeshik's .
We just witnessed a huge pot-limit Omaha pot. It began when Eric Crain raised only to have Jeff Madsen three-bet 3,225. Crain, who started the hand with around 17,000, responded by making it 9,675 and Madsen simply moved all in. Crain didn't seem excited about it, but he made the call nonetheless.
Showdown
Crain:
Madsen:
"Wow, you have me drawing dead," Crain explained. While he wasn't dead, he did need to improve against Madsen's hand. The flop did give him a gut-shot straight draw, but neither the turn nor river would complete it.
"Good game," Crain said before taking the long, lonely walk of loneliness out the door.
We just caught a Limit Hold'em hand in which Chris Moorman won an important pot for his stack. The board read and Moorman checked from the small blind to his opponent who was on the button. The button bet 1,600 and Moorman raised it up for 3,200. The button called.
The river was the and Moorman quickly bet 1,600, which was followed by a call. Moorman turned over , and his opponent mucked with a hint of frustration showing on his face.
Moorman has 13 WSOP cashes so far with his biggest coming in the WSOPE Main Event last year. The British pro finished second for just over a million dollars, and as of today his total live winnings exceed $2.5 million.