Tyler Short check-raised to 2,200 after Dan Buzgon fired 1,000 on a . Buzgon made the call, and the turn was the . Short bet 4,300, and Buzgon called once more. On the river, Short put Buzgon all in for his last 8,250. Buzgon tanked for a couple of minutes before calling, and he had the winner with . He's now sporting a sizable chip lead.
A bet of 500 went in between Joe Mckeehen and Dan Wach, with the flop reading . On the turn card, both players checked, and the fell in on the river.
Mckeehen took a stab at the pot with a 1,200 bet, but Wach moved his entire stack forward in retaliation. Mckeehen could only sigh and shrug while sailing his cards into the muck.
As a true poker nomad, travelling the nation via Greyhound bus or flying above the great blue yonder, Aaron Massey has made a few friends along the way. So while he took down a recent pot against Michael Shklover, Massey filled in a familiar dealer across the table about his latest journey - involving Choctaw, Oklahoma for the recent WSOP Circuit event, Atlantic City for the Borgata Winter Poker Open, and the crown seat of Southern poker, Tunica, Mississipi.
Massey bet the flop and Shklover came along to take the on the turn. Both players tapped the table and the completed the board on the river.
When both players checked once more, Shklover tabled king high, but his hand went into the muck when Massey revealed for a turned pair of threes.
As he dragged the pot his way to get off and running at yet another stop along the circuit, Massey continued telling his story in more than ways than one.
Christian Harder fired 3,500 on the river with the board reading . Torrey Korsog made the call, and Harder showed him , which was good. Harder has about 28,000 to Korsog's 12,000.
Andy Hwang and Mike Anderson got it all in before the flop.
Hwang:
Anderson:
The flop meant Hwang didn't want to see a set, and the turn brought a . An river gave Anderson the pot, but Hwang had his opponent well-covered. Hwang now has about 10,000, while Anderson has 30,000.
Joseph Stiers raised to 400, and Nick Guagenti made it 1,400 from the big blind. Stiers came back with a four-bet to 3,400, and Guagenti folded, giving his opponent an early lead.