Angie Fitzgerald was happy to get all her chips in on the river of a board when she held for a full house. Unfortunately for Fitzgerald, however, her opponent Qiang Fu held for the bigger full house to send her to the rail.
Fu has been the chip leader for much of the day and with this hand has moved up over 120,000.
Ben Rendall continues to win chips and is now looking like the chip leader with over 80,000.
The recent pot that went his way started when Rendall opened it up to 1,800.
Rendall’s opponent three-bet to 3,800 and Rendall made the call.
On the flop, Rendall check-called a bet of 5,500 and a was flipped over on the turn. Both players checked and a completed the board on the river. Two more checks and the cards were revealed.
Rendall had , which counterfeited his opponent’s .
Just before the break there was a massive hand playing out. It actually lasted deep into the break.
It started with the player under the gun opened to 1,300. Jeff Putt raised it up to 3,300 from late position before Cory Fransham moved all in for his remaining 12,350 in chips. The original raiser also moved all in for his last 7,900 in chips as the decision fell on Putt. He thought for almost a minute before finally mucking his
Fransham:
Opponent:
The board ran out to see Fransham improve to a full house as he took down the pot to move up to almost 25,000 in chips.
Jun Hu Has just eliminated a player to grow his stack up above 70,000.
It started with Hu opening to 1,600 from the button. The player in the big blind called and the dealer flipped over a flop. It was checked to Hu and he bet 2,000 which was called. On the turn, Hu’s opponent got all his chips in, around 10,000 of them. Hu called.
The all-in player had for the wheel, but it was a smaller straight than Hu had with this . The completed the board and one player was on the rail, while Hu is one of the chip leaders.
One player had bet out 5,000 and was met with a raise to 15,000 from Kava Faalogo which had him covered.
Faalogo sat there patiently as his opponent deliberated over the call for several minutes. Eventually another player on the table called time and the tournament director was called over to start the minute countdown.
The bet was finally called and the players tabled their cards.
Faalogo:
Opponent:
Faalogo had flopped a flush and was in great shape to eliminate his opponent who had made two pair. The on the turn cemented Faalogo the pot with an unbeatable straight flush as the on the river only worsened the blow for the other player involved who improved to a full house.
The action started with the player under the gun opening to 1,500. The hijack called, as did Angie Fitzgerald on the button, the small blind and Matt Carter in the big blind.
The dealer spread out the flop and the action checked to the under-the-gun player. He threw out a continuation bet of 3,600. Fitzgerald and Carter both called.
The on the turn saw Carter check before he was met with a bet of 10,000.
That was enough to see Fitzgerald exit the pot, but Carter would stick around making the call.
The completed the board and Carter moved all in for his remaining 11,375 in chips. His opponent thought for a minute before finally making the call, only to muck his hand in disappointment when Carter tabled his for two pair and the winning hand.
Dean Blatt recently lost a big pot when his aces were cracked by kings.
Then he found kings himself and won a handy pot.
This one started with Blatt opening it up to 1,300. Dan Norman then three-bet to 2,900 and it was back on Blatt. He shoved all in, having a fair bit more than Norman with under 10,000 behind.
Norman called, tabled his and got of his chair when Blatt showed .
This time there was no misfortune for Blatt with the dealer spreading out a board to see him scoop the chips and eliminate Norman.
We arrived at the table just as the player in the hijack raised it to 1,300. Dean Blatt then came over the top with a bet of 2,900 from the button. Brett Unkovich was in the small blind, directly on Blatt’s left, and four bet to 6,600 which was enough to force the original raiser out.
Blatt then moved all in for 34,500 which had Unkovich well covered.
Unkovich tanked for a long time before, seemingly reluctantly, calling for his tournament life.
Blatt:
Unkovich:
Blatt was in great shape to take down the monster pot and eliminate Unkovich from the tournament. The poker gods had other ideas, however, as the board ran out to see Unkovich spike the unlikely king to snatch the double.
Blatt is down under 13,000. Unkovich, meanwhile, is one of the chip leaders.
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board when she held 
for a full house. Unfortunately for Fitzgerald, however, her opponent Qiang Fu held 
for the bigger full house to send her to the rail.
flop, Rendall check-called a bet of 5,500 and a 
, which counterfeited his opponent’s 
.
turn, Hu’s opponent got all his chips in, around 10,000 of them. Hu called.
for the wheel, but it was a smaller straight than Hu had with this 
. The 
completed the board and one player was on the rail, while Hu is one of the chip leaders.
on the turn cemented Faalogo the pot with an unbeatable straight flush as the 
flop and the action checked to the under-the-gun player. He threw out a continuation bet of 3,600. Fitzgerald and Carter both called.
completed the board and Carter moved all in for his remaining 11,375 in chips. His opponent thought for a minute before finally making the call, only to muck his hand in disappointment when Carter tabled his 
for two pair and the winning hand.
and got of his chair when Blatt showed 
to see Unkovich spike the unlikely king to snatch the double.