This was was a bit interesting in that Caroline Hermesh shouldn't have doubled, but she did. She started the hand with the showing and had to bring-in. She asked what the amount was, but the tournament director thought she had asked what the completion amount was. He told her it was 6,000 and she completed the bet. Action folded to David Williams and he just called with the up. When this happened, the tournament director announced that Williams made the call and Williams looked a little puzzled, clearly thinking he was completing the bet as he didn't see Hermesh come in for the complete amount.
Due to being short, Hermesh bet her last chips on fourth and fifth. She bet 6,000 on fourth and then bet all in on fifth for her final 4,000. Williams called both times.
Williams was ahead on fifth when the money went in with a pair of queens, but Hermesh hit a Broadway straight on sixth street to leave Williams drawing dead and officially earn her the double up.
As she was pulling in the pot, Hermesh mentioned that she had originally asked for the bring-in amount and not the completion amount. There was a misunderstanding, but in this case it allowed Hermesh to play her hand differently and double up through Williams.
Scott Abrams brought it in with the showing, and the action folded to Caroline Hermesh, who completed with the . Abrams shrugged, and tossed in enough chips to move all in. Hermesh quickly called. Abrams tabled , and Hermesh showed for a pair of sixes.
The boards ran out like this:
Abrams:
Hermesh:
Hermesh's sixes were good, and Abrams was eliminated in ninth place.
David Williams brought it in with the showing, and Caroline Hermesh completed. Andy Bloch quickly raised, Williams released, and Hermesh called.
Hermesh led out on fourth, and Bloch called. Hermesh slowed down on fifth, checking to Bloch, who immediately fired. Hermesh tanked for over a minute before moving all in, and Bloch called.
Hermesh: () /
Bloch: () /
On sixth street, Hermesh spiked the , making a better pair. The bricked for Bloch. Seventh street was dealt face-down, and Bloch immediately flipped over , giving him two-pair. Hermesh needed to pair up or make trip aces, but she didn't. The was a brick, and Hermesh was eliminated from the tournament.
Lee Goldman completed the bet on third and Stephen Su raised. Action got back to Goldman and he called. Both players then checked fourth street before Goldman led with a bet on fifth. Su raised and Goldman folded.
David Williams completed the bet on third and Lee Goldman called. Stephen Su also called and then Barry Greenstein raised. Williams, Goldman and Su all called.
On fourth street, Goldman picked up a pair of tens and that meant he had the option to be the big-bet amount. He choose just to bet the small one of 8,000 and Su folded. Greenstein put in a raise and because Goldman had a pair of tens showing, Greenstein was able to raise to 24,000. Williams folded and then Goldman tanked for a bit. He eventually called.
Goldman check-called fifth and both players checked on sixth. On seventh street, Goldman bet out and Greenstein called.
"You win," said Goldman, which meant that he was only able to play the two pair he had on board with tens and sevens. Greenstein showed the , having started with aces in the hole, and won the pot.
Lee Goldman brought it in with the , Vinh completed, and Williams raised. Only Vinh called. Williams proceeded to lead out on every single street, and Vinh called him down on fourth, fifth, and sixth. On seventh, Williams bet blind, and Vinh went deep into the tank. At one point he stood up to examine Williams' cards more closely, and Williams pushed his board forward to help Vinh, who was leaning over the table.
"What do you have?" WIlliams asked, hiding a smile.
Vinh eventually nodded, then mucked his hand. Williams smiled again, sent his three down cards into the muck, and raked in the pot.
Stephen Su brought it in with the showing, Huu Vinh completed with the , and David Williams raised with the . Lee Goldman put in another raise with the , and the action folded back to Williams who called.
Williams check-called a bet on fourth street, and when he paired on fifth, he instantly led out. Goldman got the rest of his stack in the middle, and the hands were opened.
Williams - () /
Goldman - () /
Williams was in the lead, but Goldman had a ton of outs. Williams caught the on sixth street however, giving him a full house, and Goldman received the . He was drawing dead.
As Goldman was gathering his things, the dealer completed the hand. Williams improved to fives full of aces when he was dealt the , and Goldman was dealt the .
Goldman is eliminated in sixth place, while Williams now commands a very large chip lead.
Andy Bloch and David Williams just played a pot together that saw Williams make a full house to win the pot and move near 650,000 in chips.
Bloch: / /
Williams: / /
On seventh street, Bloch checked and Williams fired one last bet. After some thinking, Bloch made the call, but Wiliams immediately announced a full house and showed the . Bloch mucked and Williams won the pot.
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. Abrams mucked and was left with just about 10,000 in chips.
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showing, and the action folded to Caroline Hermesh, who completed with the 
. Abrams shrugged, and tossed in enough chips to move all in. Hermesh quickly called. Abrams tabled 
, and Hermesh showed 
for a pair of sixes.
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, having started with aces in the hole, and won the pot.
, Vinh completed, and Williams raised. Only Vinh called. Williams proceeded to lead out on every single street, and Vinh called him down on fourth, fifth, and sixth. On seventh, Williams bet blind, and Vinh went deep into the tank. At one point he stood up to examine Williams' cards more closely, and Williams pushed his board forward to help Vinh, who was leaning over the table.
