Nikolay Evdakov checked the flop of and Chad Brown bet 700. Rich Lyndaker raised to 2,025. Evdakov called and Brown folded.
The turn added the to the felt and Evdakov checked. Lyndaker bet 5,500 and Evdakov called to see the appear on the river. Evdakov checked and so did Lyndaker. Lyndaker showed the for two pair and Evdakov mucked his hand.
Three players were involved in the hand on the flop of with around 5,000 chips in the middle. Olivier Busquet checked as did Matt Affleck. Scott Baumstein bet 5,000 and Busquet made it 11,000. Affleck folded and Baumstein reraised all in. Busquet made the call.
Baumstein:
Busquet:
Busquet's two pair was up against the flush draw for Baumstein. The turn brought the and gave Baumstein a straight draw as well. The river landed with a spade, but it was the and Baumstein said, "The ace of spades would be a bad card," as he knew it gave Busquet a full house.
Busquet collected the pot and sent Baumstein to the rail as the first player out the door today.
With about 5,000 in the pot on the board of , Victor Ramdin bet 3,400. Jesse Martin called, but mucked when he saw Ramdin's .
"The heater continues," said Justin Smith after the hand.
Smith is referring to the fact that Ramdin won the $5,000 Main Event here at The Big Event last night for a cool $500,000. It was one of the biggest wins of Ramdin's career and we'll see if he can can stay hot in this event.
With about 3,000 in the pot and the board reading , George Lind bet 850 and John Hennigan made the call.
The river completed the board with the and Lind bet 2,050. Hennigan called. Lind tabled the for a full house and Hennigan the for a flush. Hennigan saved money by only calling, but still lost a few thousand chips.
From the cutoff seat, Vanessa Rousso raised to 500. Shannon Shorr called from the big blind and the flop came down . Both players checked to see the pair the board with ladies on the turn. Shorr bet 700 and Rousso called.
The river card was the and completed the board. Shorr bet 1,650 and Rousso made the call. Shorr tabled the for trip queens and Rousso mucked her hand.
From under the gun, Joe Tehan raised to 500. Daniel Alaei and Greg DeBora both made the call to see the flop come down . Tehan fired 1,100 and Alaei folded. DeBora made the call.
The fell on the turn and Tehan bet 2,500 with DeBora calling again. Then, the fell on the river and both players checked.