The hand started with Lacey Jones opening to 900 from the cut-off, before being met with a raise to 2,200 from Vivian Im on the button. Jones made the call, as both players saw the flop come . A check from Jones was met with a continuation bet of 2,500 from Im, as a fold was seen straight after.
Daniel Francis started things off with a bet of 600 from the button. He was called by the player in the big blind, as both saw the flop come . A check, saw Francis throw out a continuation bet of 600, which sent his opponent into the tank. A minute passed, and he opted to raise to 1,700, which was called by Francis, as the fell on the turn. Another check didn’t slow down Francis, who bet out another 2,600. His opponent again went into the tank, but this time chose to move all in for 14,175, which was snap-called as the players tabled their cards.
Francis:
Opponent:
Unfortunately for Francis, he’d fallen behind as his opponent had turned a flush. The was not enough on the river, as he drops down to 28,000 in chips.
With a flop reading , the player in the small blind checked. Jeff Rossiter was in the big blind, and bet out 2,725, which forced a fold from the other player in the hand, as the small blind called. The turn was the , and the small blind once again checked his option. Rossiter thought about his decision, but opted to check also, as the completed the board.
The player in the small blind then quickly bet out 3,600, bringing a fold from Rossiter, as he drops down to 15,250 in chips.
Chen An Lin was the first player to act, and bet out 625 from under the gun, and found four callers to the flop. With the board showing , the big blind checked, as Lin threw out a continuation bet of 1,350. One player folded, before the player in the hijack raised to 3,325. It folded back around to Lin, who looked down at his cards, before throwing them into the muck.
We missed the action of a large hand that went down between Didier Guerin and Lacey Jones. A tournament director on the floor just happened to see the hand, and was more than happy to retell it back to us.
It started with Guerin opening with a min-raise from under the gun, and getting called by Lacey Jones to his left, as well as three other players on the table. The flop came , and Guerin threw out a continuation bet of 2,000 which only Jones called. The turn produced the , and Guerin didn’t slow down, betting out 5,000, which was again called. The completed the board, and Guerin casually bet out 9,000 in chips, and was called by Jones. He tabled for a full house, which brought a quick fold from Jones.
Guerin now sits on 50,000 as Jones drops down to 13,000 in chips.
We didn’t catch any of the action, but arrived at the table to see Patrick Healy all-in for his last 13,100 in chips holding which had rivered a set on a board showing . Apparently he got all his chips in pre-flop against Michael Mariakis, who had pocket aces.
A lucky break for Healy, who moves up to 27,000, as Mariakis drops down to 22,000 in chips.