Shark Infested Waters
Action folded to Humberto Brenes on the button and he flamboyantly announced that he was going to raise, making it 600 to go. The small blind was quick to fold but an elderly gentleman in the big blind wasn't so easy to give it up. Instead, he decided to chastise "The Shark" by putting in a reraise to 2,000.
The pair laughed as they bantered back and forth before Brenes flashed the 
. The big blind chuckled as he flashed an ace of his own, the 
. Brenes must have known he had met his match as he showed his other card, a 
, and tossed mucked. The big blind was gracious enough to show his other card too, the 
! Brenes is sitting with about 21,000.
and about 4,500 in the pot. Matthias Habernig was in the big blind and checked to his sole opponent on the button, who fired out a bet of 4,000. Habernig briefly went into the tank before making the call. The button showed 
for a pair of kings, which was good enough to take down the pot as Habernig slid his cards into the muck. Habernig is still in great shape with around 55,000.
turn. Gomes gave up with four hearts on the board, checking behind. The 
put a fifth heart out there, and both players checked their flushes. The big blind turned over 
. He fell to 11,500 and dropped a little credibility in the process.
on the turn and Dabul took the opportunity to bet 700, prompting her opponent to fold.
hit top pair. Needless to say, some of her stack moved to the right to sit in front of Chan.
and the small blind checked. With about 2,000 in the pot, the hijack bet 850 only to be raised by Leo Fernandez from the cutoff to 1,900. The small blind quickly folded as did the player in the hijack. Fernandez was able to take down the pot and increased his stack to around 26,000 while flashing the 
. He'll have his work cut out for him however, as Tim Vance, who won the EPT Season 4 Scandinavian Open, has just sat down at the table with 42,000 in chips.