Mark Kehrees, Jonathan Hart, and Jamie Kizer all took a flop of . The trio checked.
The turn was the , Kehrees led out for a bet of 300, and Hart made the call. The completed the board, Kehrees fired out another 500, and again Hart called. Kehrees flipped over for a pair of jacks turned straight, and Hart mucked his hand.
Chris Moneymaker was second to act preflop, and opened to 525. Jonathan Taylor three-bet to 1,600 out of the small blind, Moneymaker called, and the flop fell . Taylor led out for 1,400, Moneymaker called, and the turn brought the .
Taylor led out again - this time for 2,200 - and again Moneymaker called. A repeat jack () completed the board, and Taylor opened to check. Moneymaker knuckled behind, then mucked when Taylor tabled for kings and jacks.
Moneymaker is still our leader with 51,000 chips, while Taylor chipped up to 43,000.
Gene Fletcher limped in on the button, Barry Schultz raised to 800 out of the small blind, and Fletcher threw in a call.
Both players checked on a flop of and after the turn brought the , and the completed the board. Schultz knuckled a third and final time, Fletcher fired out 600, and Schultz called.
Fletcher showed for ace-high, but it was no good against Schultz's .
Jamie Kizer raised to 400 in early position, Lee Childs called in the cutoff, and Mark Kehrees called on the button. The dealer spread , Kizer checked, and Childs tossed out 800. Only Kizer called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the river brought a third spade - the . Kizer checked, Childs plopped 2,300 in front of him, and Kizer folded.
Russ Head checked to Jonathan Taylor on a flop of , and Taylor tossed out a purple T500 chip. Head check-raised to 1,050, Taylor tank-called, and the turn was a repeat queen - the . Head led out for 1,225, and Taylor announced "fold."
Mark Kehrees opened to 800 on the button, Jonathan Hart put in a three-bet from the small blind, and Kehrees made the call. The flop fell , Hart led out for 1,725, and Kehrees raised to 5,000 even. Hart called.
The turn was the , Hart checked again, and Kehrees bet 8,000. Hart moved all in for what looked like 14,750, and Kehrees tanked for two minutes or so before folding.
After a three-week hiatus, Rich and Eric are back to take a look at the Global Poker Index Player of the Year race and the GPI 300. Canadians Mike McDonald and Daniel Negreanu are the leaders, and this week's Fantasy Poker Manager segment also focuses on Canada.
Mark Kehrees raised to 500 in the cutoff, Jason Mayfield called in the small blind, and both players checked on a flop of . The turn was the , Mayfield led out for 800, and Kehrees called.
Mayfield checked in the dark before the fell on the river, and Kehrees checked behind, showing . Mayfield rolled over for a flush, and raked in the pot.