With the flop showing and Suk Lee's 2,800 feeler bet already pushed forward, a young woman decided to make her stand by shoving for 11,000 more.
Lee dove deep down into the tank, pondering his options until a clock was finally called. With a tournament official standing behind him intoning the countdown, Lee calmly counted out the calling chips and assessed the remainder.
As the countdown hit the 30-second mark Lee finally elected to look the young lady up with his . She rolled over for a flush draw and overcards, giving her plenty of outs to snatch the pot, but the turn () and river () failed to deliver clubs or paint.
Cherish Andrews and an opponent were heads up on a flop of , and the player checked to Andrews who fired out 2,000. The player called.
The turn was the , the player check-called another 2,800, and the completed the board. The player knuckled a third and final time, and Andrews emptied the chamber, firing a third bullet worth 6,000. The player quickly called, and Andrews sighed.
"Ace-high," she announced.
The player flipped over for a king-high straight, and dragged in the pot.
With close to 15,000 in chips, a player moved all in from under the gun. No one felt like risking nearly 20 big blinds as they all folded. The all in player showed the and then pointed to his watch, which apparently had diamonds on it. He then pointed to his ring, which had some diamond bling. He wasn't done, however, as he made one last reference by taking the card and tapping his ear with it. His ear had, you guessed it, a diamond earring in it. Unfortunately for him, he won't be adding the to his collection as the dealer made him hand it back.
In other news, John D'Agostino doubled up with Kings to get his stack above starting at 30,000.
Brandon Viscio moved all in on the turn of a , and holding a monster draw, Ben Soltz made the call.
Viscio:
Soltz:
There was about 80,000 in the middle, and according to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Viscio was a 70 percent favorite to dodge Soltz's straight flush draw. The on the river was a big red brick, securing the double to Viscio, and he now has around 80,000 chips.
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The details of his bustout hand are gone with the wind, but the good-natured and gregarious Lind left a lasting memory for the player who did the deed.
After losing the last of his stack, Lind sauntered over to his opponent and clapped him on the back, before presenting him with a parting gift of sorts.
Just like the legend Barry Greenstein before him, Lind left the player who claimed the last of his chips a personalized memento to memorialize the event. Although the young man appeared to be quite confused by the development, he accepted the tribute in good spirits, reading it over to learn he had just dispatched a WSOP bracelet winner.
Lind said he'd be getting right back on the horse though, electing to reenter and try his hand once again. We'll be sure to let you know if and when another lucky player receives Lind's calling card.
A player open-shoved for 9,825 in middle position, and Micah Raskin called on his direct left. The rest of the players folded, and the hands were tabled.
Raskin:
Opponent:
The dealer fanned , giving Raskin two backdoor draws to go with his over cards, but the on the turn killed his chances of making a straight or a flush. The on the river was a brick as well, and the gentleman with wired sevens doubled through.
Raskin is still trending up despite doubling the player, and sits with what looks like 120,000 or so.