We saw the aftermath of an all in between three players. The board read . Gene Mazza had in front of him for a full house, while the other two players held for a missed combo draw and for top two.
We found Cotton Snuffer in the small blind with a bet of 4,125 in front of him. The board read , and a player under the gun made the call. Tom Frith called behind them. The turn brought a , and Snuffer shoved for 23,275. The first player tanked for about two minutes before folding, and Frith quickly folded as well.
Natale Kuey already has a second-place finish here.
We found Natale Kuey staring at a board of with an opponent acting in front of him. The player moved all in, and Kuey called instantly. He turned over for the nuts, he had his opponent covered. Kuey, who finished runner-up in yesterday's seniors event, is off to a good start on his quest to do one better in this event.
After a flop of , Anthony DeFrancisco bet 4,400 only to see an opponent check-raise to 11,625. DeFrancisco thought for a bit before stacking all of his chips in a tower and dropping that tower into the middle. The check-raiser asked for a count before making the call for another 9,075.
"I guess you got the king," DeFrancisco said. His opponent hesitated, shaking his head slightly.
"I thought you were making a move," DeFrancisco said. He was right.
DeFrancisco:
Opponent:
The turn added a sweat since it gave DeFrancisco's opponent a flush draw, but the river left the player playing the board.
Ron Vales was facing a bet of 11,000 on the end with the board reading . After tanking for a little bit, he made the call. His opponent turned over for sixes up, and Vales showed for a better two pair.