Lunique Petiote was in position in a heads-up pot against Jim Roberts. Roberts checked on the flop of and Petiote bet 8,000. Roberts check-raised to 25,000 and Petiote called.
The turn brought the and Roberts moved all-in for 116,000, about double what was in the pot. Petiote thought about it and eventually folded , showing himself to be on a straight draw.
A few hands later, Petiote opened and Roberts three-bet as the player next to act to end the hand.
"He saw me make that nit fold and now he thinks he can stomp all over the table," Petiote joked.
"You mean that nit fold where you folded nine-high for 90% of your stack?" laughed Matthew Sundberg.
Michael Morusty opened in late position and Howard Bolte raised all-in for around 25,000 from the big blind. Morusty called with a bigger stack.
Howard Bolte:
Michael Morusty:
Morusty noted that he needed "to get lucky" before the flop came to give Bolte top set and have Morusty drawing dead. The on the turn improved Bolte to quads and the on the river gave Morusty a worthless pair.
"Quads. Man!" Morusty said in awe. "You gotta feel blessed, man."
Matthew Sundberg relayed a hand to PokerNews where a player in late position opened to 7,000 and Sundberg called out of the small blind, while the big blind also came along.
Action checked to the raiser on the flop of and he quickly moved all-in for 85,000. Sundberg tanked for several minutes and ultimately called, while the big blind folded.
Opponent:
Matthew Sundberg:
Sundberg didn't need to his flush as he was ahead with a pair of queens, which held up as the board finished out to send his opponent to the rail.
Nick Raio open-shoved a stack of about 40,000 from early position and the next player to act flat-called. A middle position player then re-shoved and the early position player folded.
Nick Raio:
Opponent:
Raio was in bad shape but the flop came to give him an up-and-down straight draw. The on the turn didn't change things but the on the river had Raio with his fist in the air as he hit his straight to stay alive.