Chris O'Rourke looked down at and moved all in. Keven Stammen re-raised it to 500,000. Everyone else folded and O'Rourke said "I'm going to need to hit a nine, aren't I" before Stammen turned over his cards. He would be correct as Stammen had .
"Need a nine or lots of diamonds," said O'Rourke, adding "I'm going to put a bad beat on Sweet Pea." He wouldn't place a bad beat on Stammen, however, as the board would run out .
"Good hand," said O'Rourke, a smile still on his face despite being eliminated.
The flop read when we caught Tony Gregg contesting yet another pot during an especially active Day 4, this time dueling with Eric Afriat.
Afriat was in the cutoff and he fired out for 90,000, with Gregg flatting from the button. The arrived on the turn and Afriat continued his line, making it 140,000 to go, and once again the "End Boss" called to see the complete the board on the river.
Both players tapped the table and Afriat rolled over his with a flourish, standing up and pumping his fist as he did so. Gregg peered over from across the table and revealed his without saying a word, showing Afriat that his celebration had been a bit premature.
"Gahhh..." cried Afriat at the sight of Gregg's rivered two pair. "So bad today!"
Gregg never responded to Afriat's frustration, but Ryan D'Angelo spoke up, telling Afriat "I think there's a one month limit on complaining over beats after you win a big tournament."
The comment seemed to calm Afriat and he immediately broke into a wide smile, saying "that was a nice flop though," before retaking his seat. Like a true boss does though, Gregg didn't need to say a single word, and he let his cards do the talking.
Tony Dunst raised to 50,000 on the button, Keven Stammen defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Stammen led out on the flop, betting 65,000, and the host of the WPT's Raw Deal made the call.
The river was the , and Stammen checked again. Dunst slid forward 325,000, Stammen tank-called, and Dunst rolled over for a whiffed flush draw. Stammen showed for a flopped pair of queens, and won the pot.
Tony Dunst raised to 50,000 in the cutoff, Abraham Korotki defended his big blind, and the duo checked on a flop of .
The turn was the , Korotki led out for 75,000, and Dunst called.
The completed the board, Korotki checked, and Dunst fired out 225,000. The 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open Champion instantly called, and Dunst showed for an ace-high flush.
On the first hand after the break, a short-stacked Ray Qartomy moved all in and for a minute it looked like he would pick up the blinds and antes as everyone folded. Everyone but the big blind, Tom Dobrilovic, who after getting a count decided to make the call with [As. Qartomy was live with his [Kh but the board would be no help to him as it would run out to give Dobrilovic two pair, Aces and Eights, and in the process eliminated Qartomy in 13th place.
Ryan D'Angelo opened for 70,000 from under the gun, and Curt Kohlberg flatted from the next seat over. The action folded around to Tony Gregg in the big blind, and he came along to see the flop fall .
The "End Boss" checked to D'Angelo and he did the same, prompting a bet of 175,000 from Kohlberg. Gregg then paused a beat to study the board and the pot, before sliding a raise to 550,000 forward. D'Angelo was over it and he folded quickly, but Kohlberg made his stand by moving all in for 860,000 total.
Gregg made the quick call and tabled for a flush draw, while Kohlberg showed down for top pair.
Turn:
River:
Kohlberg's hand improved, Gregg's did not, and a pot of nearly 2 million was pushed to the former.
After making a big river bet on an ace-high board (looked to be 300,000, or half of his stack at the time), Bobby Oboodi was called down quickly by Tom Dobrilovic. Oboodi snap-mucked his busted bluff and Dobrilovic tabled for the winner.
That hand essentially crippled an already short-stacked Oboodi, and soon after he open-jammed for his last 305,000 from the small blind.
Keven Stammen made the call from the big blind to put Oboodi at risk, tabling as he did so. The race was on when Oboodi revealed , and when the flop fell Oboodi jumped out to a head start.
Turn:
Just like that Oboodi dropped far behind the pack, needing to catch a two-out shot to cross the finish line first.
River:
Stammen outraced Oboodi and knocked him out in 12th place, while crossing the 2 million chip mark in the process.
Daniel Negreanu plummeted out of the top 10 of the Global Poker Index this week, and Rich and Eric discuss that along with a bit of shakeup in the 2014 GPI Player of the Year race.
The two also offer a little advice for the Fantasy Poker Manager game on Facebook. This week's "buy low" candidate is a very familiar face, and the "sell high" is a favorite of the duo with a very big price tag.
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Byron Kaverman opened to 65,000 from under the gun and was called by the cutoff, Eric Afriat, and the big blind, Curt Kohlberg. The flop came and Kohlberg checked. Kaverman acted quickly, betting 90,000. Afriat tossed the call out casually and after a little bit of thought Kohlberg also called.
The turn was the and Kohlberg was quick to check. After approximately 30 seconds, Kaverman made a bet of 210,000. Afriat also called, not as casually this time, as he carefully placed the chips into the center of the table. This left Afriat with just 340,000 behind. Kohlberg also came along and we had a large pot brewing.
The river was the and again Kohlberg checked quickly. Kaverman took his time, enough so that Afriat called the clock on him even though it'd only been about two minutes. Kaverman didn't give the floor man a chance to count him down. He made a bet of 350,000. Afriat thought for a bit and then placed the last of his chips into the center of the table.
Kohlberg agonized for a bit but eventually folded. Kaverman turned over for two pair, tens and fives. Afriat mucked and said "when you got somebody's number, you got somebody's number." It was a great run for Afriat, especially after winning the WPT Seminole Hard Rock less than two weeks ago, but it ends with him being eliminated in 11th place.
They are now combining into one table and will play down until we reach the final six.