There was a raise to 5,200 in early position, and three players called including Jared Bleznick, David Chiu, and Paul Pierce. All four players checked on a flop of , and the turn was the . The original raiser checked, Bleznick tossed out 13,000, and only Chiu called.
The completed the board, both players checked, and Chiu took down the pot with for a flush.
Petter Jetten and Brian Hastings were heads up on a flop of . Jetten checked, Hastings fired out 14,000 into a pot of around 16,000, Jetten check-raised to 62,000, and Hastings moved all in for effectively 99,100. Jetten called.
Jetten:
Hastings:
The turn and river came , respectively, giving Jetten a straight, and he doubled to 214,200. Hastings plummeted to 28,000.
Ismael Bojang and Leif Force had together built a pot before the flop, then it was Bojang betting and Force raising all in for 44,000 total.
Bojang sat in thought as he eyed the 42,000 or so he had left behind. "I have the best hand," he said. "I'm in a gambling mood," responded said, which didn't appear to clarify the situation much for Bojang.
Finally Bojang folded, and while Force was the one who won the pot, Bojang sat with a wide grin as he continued to think about the hand.
When we arrived at the table, Brian Hastings and a second player were all in and at risk against Peter Jetten. Jetten had both players covered by a wide margin, and also held the best hand.
Hastings:
Player:
Jetten:
The board ran out , improving Jetten's hand to an ace-high flush, and eliminating Hastings and the third player.
Vanessa Selbst's tourney run has come to a quick halt in Level 13 after losing an all-in encounter versus Matt Stout.
The pair had together gotten to a flop with Stout leading with a bet of 6,000 from middle position. Selbst raised to 23,000, Stout reraised the pot, Selbst did so in return, Stout pushed all in for 184,000 total, and Selbst called all in for 162,000.
Stout:
Selbst:
Selbst had a straight flush draw, but Stout had the ace-high flush draw to go with his leading big pair. The turn brought the to fill both players' flushes, leaving Selbst with just one out — the — left to survive. Alas for her, the river was the , and she was eliminated.
Jared Bleznick raised to 5,200 from late position, and it folded to Vinh Ho in the big blind who reraised the pot. Bleznick repotted, and Ho called all in for 31,200 total.
Ho:
Bleznick:
The community cards came , which meant Ho had made a straight but Bleznick's club flush was better, knocking out Ho.
Fredrik Andersson raised to 5,000 in early position, Bryan Buonocore called in middle position, Khiem Nguyen called on his direct left, and Juha Helppi defended his big blind. The dealer fanned , both Helppi and Andersson checked, and Buonocore bet the pot (21,200). Nguyen and Helppi called.
The turn was the , Buonocore immediately went all in for 3,800, even before Helppi checked, and the bet stood when the Fin finally knuckled. Nguyen moved all in over the top for roughly 80,000, and Helppi folded.
Buonocore:
Nguyen:
Buonocore was drawing dead, and started to leave the table before the completed the board. Nguyen now sits with 180,000 chips.
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, and the turn was the 
. The original raiser checked, Bleznick tossed out 13,000, and only Chiu called.
completed the board, both players checked, and Chiu took down the pot with 
for a flush.
. Jetten checked, Hastings fired out 14,000 into a pot of around 16,000, Jetten check-raised to 62,000, and Hastings moved all in for effectively 99,100. Jetten called.
, 
respectively, giving Jetten a straight, and he doubled to 214,200. Hastings plummeted to 28,000.
. The board then came 
, then 
flop with Stout leading with a bet of 6,000 from middle position. Selbst raised to 23,000, Stout reraised the pot, Selbst did so in return, Stout pushed all in for 184,000 total, and Selbst called all in for 162,000.
to fill both players' flushes, leaving Selbst with just one out — the 
completed the board. Nguyen now sits with 180,000 chips.
