Minutes after Antonio Lafosse tilted him a bit with a delayed call holding two pair, Scott Baumstein has hit the rail, with none other than Lafosse doing the deed.
Earlier, we witnessed Lafosse tank-call Baumstein's river bet with two pair, and this seemed suspiciously like a slowroll to Baumstein, who was visibly upset by his opponent's actions.
Just a few hands later, Baumstein moved all in before the flop with his , and it was Lafosse who looked him up with . A clean run out of later, and a still heated Baumstein was headed for the payout desk, his stack already being collected by his nemesis.
John Juanda Just Went Runner-Runner to Down Big Slick
John Juanda called an all-in bet from a short-stacked Matt Perrins with his , but found that he was dominated by the .
When the flop fell the hand appeared to favor Perrins' big slick, but a on the turn suddenly provided Juanda with additional options. He now needed any spade to make the nut flush, or any jack to make the Broadway straight.
River:
Poker can be a cruel game, and Perrins found this out in the worst way, losing to a runner-runner flush after the flop made him a 92% to win the hand.
Jon Turner opened to 3,200 from the button and only Scott Baumstein (big blind) stuck around and called.
The pair shared a draw-heavy flop reading . Baumstein led for 3,300 and Turner wasted no time in calling. Both players checked the arrival of the , but Baumstein led again, for 2,200, on the river and Turner snap-called.
Turner: for two pair eights and fives.
Baumstein: for complete air.
From under the gun, Scott Baumstein opened to 3,200 and faced some resistance from Antonio Lafosse on the button. Lafosse, who earlier sent William Reynolds to the rail, three-bet to 8,000. The blinds folded, but Baumstein four-bet all in for 64,000 in total. Lafosse mucked after around 30 seconds and was shown the for his troubles.
Joining the action on the flop, David "Raptor" Benefield checked to William Stevenson who checked behind. The landed on the river and Benefield took a 4,200 stab at the pot.
"I call," said Stevenson before turning over for two pair, much stronger than the of Benefield.
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, and it was Lafosse who looked him up with 
. A clean run out of 
later, and a still heated Baumstein was headed for the payout desk, his stack already being collected by his nemesis.
.
the hand appeared to favor Perrins' big slick, but a 
on the turn suddenly provided Juanda with additional options. He now needed any spade to make the nut flush, or any jack to make the Broadway straight.
, but Baumstein led again, for 2,200, on the 
river and Turner snap-called.
for his troubles.
failed to hold up against 
when the board came eight-high, and he was eliminated early on the second day of play.
landed on the river and Benefield took a 4,200 stab at the pot.
for two pair, much stronger than the 
of Benefield.