Brian Morrow got his last 4,500 or so in from the big blind against the small blind and Marc Fluss, in the cutoff. Fluss and the small blind checked down the board, and Fluss showed for top pair. Morrow rolled over and headed out.
The small blind bet 12,000 on a completed board of , and Kevin Truong made it 28,000 to go. The small blind folded in short order, and Truong showed for a jack-high bluff.
The Alex Queen/Chris Moneymaker/Kane Kalas table broke shortly after Kalas' elimination, and Chris Moneymaker seems to be enjoying life at his new table, having just passed the 100,000 mark.
In one recent pot, he bet 2,700 from the cutoff on a flop and got a call from his lone opponent, the big blind. The big blind check-called 5,800 on the turn, and he came out firing with 8,100 on the .
"How much do you have back?" Moneymaker asked. It looked like about 18,000. "I'm all in."
Hundreds of Seats Up for Grabs in Live Satellites at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL
Hot on the heels of the Season XIII California Swing, the World Poker Tour® returns to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL for the televised WPT® Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship. Located in the ballrooms, this $3,500 buy-in event kicks off on April 16 with three starting flights, and carries a massive $5 million guarantee. In April alone, more than 100 seats will be up for grabs at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
Qualify for the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Players can qualify for the $5 million guaranteed WPT Main Tour event in one of many live satellites at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Notable dates include:
10-Seat Guarantees
April 14 at 5 p.m. ($385)
April 15 at 5 p.m. ($385)
April 16 at 3 p.m. ($385)
April 17 at 3 p.m. ($385)
25-Seat Guarantees
April 14 at 11 a.m. ($385)
April 15 at 11 a.m. ($385)
Players can also win a seat into the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship by entering a contest on www.HardRockPoker.com. The entry period ends Tuesday, April 14 at 11:59 p.m. EST, and one lucky winner will be selected at midnight to play in the event. For official rules, click here.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Festival
The 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown kicks off on April 6 with a $250 buy-in no-limit hold’em event featuring six starting flights and a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. The action heats up on April 9 with the $570 buy-in Deep Stack $1 million guarantee, which also features six starting flights.
According to Alex Queen, Kane Kalas lost a chunk of his stack with suited against a player holding queens and then shipped in his remaining 15,000 or so with , failing to improve against an opponent with .