We arrived at the table on the river, with the board showing . Mark Klecan and David "Gunslinger" Bach had kept raising until Bach was all-in. Bach showed for the nuts, a straight flush. Klecan mucked his cards, and Bach doubled up.
We just witnessed the unusual phenomenon of a seven-card stud hand with 4-way action on sixth street and no showdown. On sixth street, the players boards were:
Darin Thomas:
Rep Porter:
David Bach:
George Rechnitzer:
Porter bet, and Bach called. Then Rechnitzer raised. Thomas thought for a minute before folding. Porter called, and Bach went into the tank. After a couple minutes, he eventually folded. On the river, Porter checked, Rechnitzer bet, and Porter thought for a minute before eventually folding.
David Bach, curious about what he would have drawn had he called on sixth street, politely asked Rechnitzer if he could show his river card. Rechnitzer obliged, showing the . He then also showed that he had nines full. While Rechnitzer raked in the huge pot, both Bach and Porter were surely happy with their laydowns.
Daniel Idema was all in on third street, and Dan Kelly was his only opponent. When the dealer had distributed all seven cards, Idema held for 9-7-5, and Kelly held for 9-7-6. Idema took the pot, and now has 42,000.