Johnny Lodden Eliminated, a Drama in Three Acts
Johnny Lodden moved all in from the button, Gino Alacqua moved all in behind him from the small blind, and the big blind folded. Lodden's
was up against Alacqua's 
. The board ran out 
, giving Alacqua the double-up and leaving Lodden on only 1,800 chips. Act Two:
With the action folded to him in the cutoff, Lodden moved all in and chip leader Antony Lellouche obliged with a call. Lodden's
led Lellouche's 
, the flop coming down 
to make Lellouche middle pair and give Lodden a gutshot straight draw. The 
on the turn was no help to Lodden. "Queen!" called Lellouche as the dealer burned and turned the river card.
It was the
, making Lodden's straight and doubling him up to 4,500. Act Three:
Lodden was all in again on the next hand and got a caller in Jerzy Hajdamowicz in the big blind.
Lodden:
Hajdamowicz:
The
flop paired up Lodden and gave him a straight draw to boot. The 
hit the turn, but Hajdamowicz made Broadway when the 
spiked on the river, an eerie reverse of the previous hand. "Riverstars!" shouted a railbird as Lodden made his exit.