With the board showing , Michael "MJ the Great" Cooper bet the turn blind. The dealer revealed the , and Andrey Zaichenko called. Cooper bet out again when the hit the felt on the river, and Zaichenko again called. Cooper confidently turned over for only a pair of aces. His confidence was justified, however, as Zaichenko mucked his cards with a look of frustration.
Jon Seaman, in the big blind, called a raise from the player on the button.
Seaman check-raised after a flop of . His opponent made the call. The turn came , and Seaman fired again. His opponent again called. Both players checked the river.
Seaman:
Opponent:
"I can't beat these guys man," Seaman's opponent said. "Nice six-four off."
Day 1 chipleader Seaman appears to have had a fairly quiet day overall, not being involved in too many pots we've taken note of, and his stack has stayed relatively consistent.
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Tom Schneider is making another run up the leaderboard.
On a flop of Randy Ohel check-called Tom Schneider's bet, and did so again on the turn. The river was the , and both players checked. Ohel showed for a pair of jacks and no low, but Schneider revealed for a two-pair high and 8-6 low.
Schneider scooped the pot and is now up to 215,000 in chips.
Dan Heimiller check-raised Dan Kelly after flopped. Kelly made the call. The turn brought the , and Heimiller kept up the aggression. Kelly raised, and Heimiller folded without much thought.
Daniel Idema, showing raised Dan Kelly's bring-in on third street, and Kelly called. Idema paired his seven on fourth street and led out, and Kelly called again. Idema received the on fifth street and again led out, but this time Kelly raised after being dealt the . Idema called, then checked his on sixth street. Kelly bet with his , and Idema called. On the river, Idema again called Kelly's bet, then asked his opponent, "Straight?" Kelly nodded and showed / for an eight high straight and a 7-6 low, good enough to win both high and low.
On fourth street, Ron Fast's board was and Eddie Blumenthal's was . The two players got into a raising war until Fast was all-in. Fast turned over for a four-flush, and Blumenthal told him, "You have a very good hand." Blumenthal was correct, as Fast made his flush on sixth street and doubled up.
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, Michael "MJ the Great" Cooper bet the turn blind. The dealer revealed the 
, and Andrey Zaichenko called. Cooper bet out again when the 
hit the felt on the river, and Zaichenko again called. Cooper confidently turned over 
for only a pair of aces. His confidence was justified, however, as Zaichenko mucked his cards with a look of frustration.
. His opponent made the call. The turn came 
river.
Randy Ohel check-called Tom Schneider's bet, and did so again on the 
, and both players checked. Ohel showed 
for a two-pair high and 8-6 low.
flopped. Kelly made the call. The turn brought the 
, and Heimiller kept up the aggression. Kelly raised, and Heimiller folded without much thought.
raised Dan Kelly's bring-in on third street, and Kelly 
on sixth street. Kelly bet with his 
, and Idema called. On the river, Idema again called Kelly's bet, then asked his opponent, "Straight?" Kelly nodded and showed 
for a four-flush, and Blumenthal told him, "You have a very good hand." Blumenthal was correct, as Fast made his flush on sixth street and doubled up.