On the board of , one player checked to Mike Sowers and he bet 2,600. His opponent took a minute and then check-raised all in for an even 9,000. Sowers snapped and showed the for a straight. Unfortunately for Sowers, his opponent held the for a higher straight. The river completed the board with the and Sowers had lost the pot to get knocked all the way down to 1,600 in chips.
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The great people here at the Crown wanted us to let you know about a great event happening right here on the property. The "Share a Coke Event" is taking place today and tomorrow from 2:00 pm-10:00 pm between the Cafe Corso and The Pub here in the Crown Entertainment Complex.
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A mobile Crown Signature Club booth will also be located nearby for any sign up's and existing Signature Club members. Signature Club members will then be placed in a clearly marked priority queue at the "Share a Coke" booth. The event is open to all patrons, so if you're visiting the Crown, be sure to stop by.
Barry Greenstein has not returned from the break and we managed to get the details on how the bounty was busted from the tournament.
The cut-off opened for 800 and found a call from Michal Polchlopek in the small blind before Greenstein moved the last of his 4,000 chips in the middle. The cut-off moved out of the way, but with the $1,000 bounty on offer, Polchlopek made the call with . Greenstein was in good shape with , but on the flop of , Greenstein found himself searching for a king. The turn brought an and when the river also bricked with the and with that, Greenstein was gone.
Nacho Barbero has come over to the final table of the $1,000 re-buy tournament to rail Marvin Rettenmaier. His has the spare time as he just busted this tournament after running ace-king into aces.
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