A funny scene happened as Marvin Rettenmaier was being eliminated by Arlo Dotson that left both players confused as neither were on the same page.
They were heads up to the turn of a board and around 16,500 had made it into the middle. Rettenmaier had 17,450 back and in they all went from the big blind. Dotson was on the button and called after getting a count of the shove.
"I better get there!" said Rettenmaier as he opened his straight and flush drawing .
Dotson opened and faded all outs on the river.
As Rettenmaier was getting up to leave Dotson sat looking downwards and quietly cursed a few times, but it was loud enough so Rettenmaier could here. When Dotson looked up again he saw pot being pushed his way and his eyes opened wide as he re-checked the board. "Oh, I thought he made a straight!" said Dotson in a Texas accent.
"I misread the board," he continued as he raked in the pot. Rettenmaier was now satisfied with his opponent as he saw the funny side of the situation after being confused for a minute.
Emeric Styevlik opened in middle position, Dan Smith three-bet to 3,300 from the small blind, and Styevlik called.
Smith led out for 3,700 when the flop fell , and Styevlik instantly called.
The turn was the , Smith slowed down, opting to check, and Styevlik quickly reached for chips. He fired 6,000, and Smith flicked his cards into the muck.
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There was an open to 1,100 and call before he shoved for 10,425 with from the button. The initial raiser was the only one to call with and the board ran to match his hand nicely.
Paul Volpe opened to 900 from under the gun, a player called in the hijack seat, and Hendrik Latz three-bet to 3,000 from the small blind. Only the player in the hijack seat called.
The flop fell , and Latz check-called a 3,000-chip bet from his opponent.
The turn was the , Latz checked again, and the player fired another 4,000. Latz tank-folded, but has managed to run his stack back up to over 100,000 chips.
Kenny Hicks is no more after he went with a flopped flush draw only to miss.
The american opened to 1,025 and was called by Mike Watson on the button, Boris Becker in the small blind and the big blind.
Hicks continued for 2,000 on the flop and the big blind raised to 5,200 after Watson and Becker folded. Hicks shoved for 15,000 with and the big bllind called with for two pair.