Bad River Counterfeits Ferguson's Boat
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Chris Ferguson checked from the small blind on a flop of 
and his opponent, who was in an early position, fired 2,200 into around 4,000. Ferguson paused and then called.
The 
turn saw Ferguson check again and the other player fired 6,000. Ferguson moved all in for around 24,000 and he got called right away.
Ferguson had flopped a full house with 
and his opponent tabled 
.
Unfortunately for Ferguson, the 
hit the felt and both players' hands turned into nines full with Ferguson's opponent getting the best of it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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with Mike Dentale checking from an early position. The action got checked to the player on the button who fired 20,000 and only Dentale matched the price.
turn and the 
landed on the river. Dentale threw in 75,000 to cover his opponent's stack of just under 40,000. The other player tanked for a while and then sent his cards into the muck.
on the board, a player in the middle position bet 15,600 and Thomas Zanot slid forward enough chips to cover his opponent's stack.
for the top set and the other players' cards were exposed to comply with the all-in rule. It became apparent that Zanot's opponent also flopped a set, holding 
.
when the action was picked up. Tobias Peters checked from the small blind, another player checked and Thuy Nguyen fired 3,000 from an early position. Peters check-raised to 8,300 and only Nguyen called. 
turn saw Peters fire 16,600 and Nguyen called again. 
and Peters announced he was all in. Nguyen instantly called for his remaining 35,200. 
for flopped trips but Nguyen turned up 
. The player in the big blind was involved in the pot but he wasn't willing to continue to the river.