In a previous hand we reported, Shabtai Moria took a nice-sized pot off of John Longowa. It appears as if Moria later eliminated Longowa, as he has vanished and Moria's stack is right at 100,000.
Chris Koenen raised to 900 in middle position, Todd Bartlett called on the button, Chris Moneymaker called out of the small blind, and a player defended his big blind.
The dealer spread , both blinds checked, Koenen checked, and Bartlett fired out 2,000. Both blinds folded, Koenen check-raised to 4,700, and Bartlett called.
The turn was a third heart - the - and Koenen flipped out a tiny bet of 3,500.
"Good hand," Bartlett said, tossing his cards forward.
Koenen shrugged, picking his two cards off of the table to sweat them like a home-game hero, and Moneymaker urged him to show the bluff. He did, revealing .
"I like you," Moneymaker grinned.
Moneymaker is on a bit of a heater himself, and has 85,000 chips.
Seven-time World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner Kyle Cartwright has reentered, and is seated with his friend and WSOP bracelet winner Jonathan Taylor.
Barry Borgmeyer put in a preflop raise, James Basham called on his direct left, and Jack Skerston three-bet to 4,200. Both Borgmeyer and Basham called.
The flop was , Borgmeyer checked, and Basham moved all in for around 20,000. Both of his opponents mucked.
Derek Shroeder opened for a raise out of the small blind, and Andrew Ourth moved all in for 7,000 or so. Shroeder tanked for a bit before making the call.
Shroeder:
Ourth:
The flop gave Shroeder a meaningless pair of sevens, and the on the turn gave both players a straight draw. Any six on the river would result in a chop pot.
The river was not a six, but the spiked on the felt to give Ourth a winning pair of tens. Shroeder smiled as he committed the necessary ships, dropping his stack to 32,000.
Jonathan Taylor raised to 900 in early position, Tony Coffey called on the button, and Tim Vance defended his big blind. All three players checked on a flop of , and the turn was the . Vance checked, Taylor tossed out 1,300, and both Coffey and Vance called.
The river was the , Vance and Taylor both checked, and Coffey fired out 6,000. Both players folded, and Coffey raked in the pot.