On the featured table we just caught a double up for Tony Dunst, who was all in and at risk against former Aussie Millions Main Event champion Olivier Speidel.
Speidel:
Dunst:
The board ran out and Dunst found a way to double up, leaving Speidel behind with 80,000 chips.
We just found a fuming Ronnie Bardah on the rail after he got knocked out by Dexter McMillan, ending an almost improbable comeback from the East Coast grinder. Bardah, who was knocked down to 2,000 after losing a big all in with ace-king versus jacks, had found his way back up to 13,000c hips when the following happened.
McMillan, who according to Bardah had folded about 40 hands in a row, raised under the gun to 3,500 and Bardah moved all in for 13,000 chips. The action folded back to McMillan, and he wanted to know how much the shove was for. After this was settled on, McMillan called, creating the following showdown.
McMillan:
Bardah:
The board ran out , and McMillan knocked out Bardah, who was very disappointed with his exit, but promised to come back for next year's Main Event for sure.
"I can't believe he folded 40 straight hands and then raised under the gun with ten-nine suited," Bardah sighed.
"He even told," Bardah continued, "That he wanted to try something new."
Just before the break, 2005 World Series of Poker champ Joe Hachem won a big pot off Josep Maria Galindo.
We picked up the action with around 10,000 in the pot and a board reading . Hachem bet 8,500 from the small blind, Galindo called from the big, and the under-the-gun player got out of the way to make it heads-up action to the river.
Hachem bet again, this time 21,000, and Galindo thought for a bit before making the call. Hachem silently rolled over the to show that he had hit a gutshot to Broadway, and Galindo shook his head in disbelief before sending his hand to the muck.
Ashley Mason opened under the gun to 4,000 and action folded to Moritz Dietrich. He three-bet to 11,000 and the big blind released. Mason thought about his options for a bit, and choose to shove in the end. Dietrich called.
Moritz Dietrich:
Ashley Mason:
The board ran out and Dietrich parted ways with 47,400 of his (now former) chips.
Ami Barer opened the cutoff with a raise to 4,800 and the button shoved all in for what appeared to be 8,600. Both blinds released and Barer made the call instantly.
Ami Barer:
Button:
The flop came and the button already began to shiver. Barer predicted the to hit the turn to spice things up, but instead the turned, putting Barer well in front.
The river wasn't one of the cards the button was looking for and he gave Barer a fist bump and said his good byes.