Gavin Smith just made the correct call against Shawn Rice to win a nice pot. The final board laid out and Rice fired out 2,625. Smith took his time, studying Rice and the board while in the tank, and then made the call.
"I flopped big." announced Rice, but turned over just five high with . He did indeed flop a big draw, but was unable to hit any of his outs. Smith tabled for a pair of nines and raked in the pot to move back up to 20,000 chips.
Another Team UB Pro falls by the wayside. And another lady, at that.
Annie Duke has had the worst of luck today, picking up pocket aces seven times in the first three levels, yet finding her stack sliding fairly steadily all day. According to her table, Annie flopped two pair in a multi-way pot in what would be her final hand, finding herself up against a set and unable to catch up.
With a few thousand chips in the pot, action was checked by two players to Jean-Robert Bellande on a flop of . Bellande fired 4,000 and this sent the first player into the tank. He thought about about two minutes before making the call. The next player quickly folded.
The turn brought the and the first player passed to Bellande again. Bellande fired 8,000 and this time the player immediately folded his hand. With that pot, Bellande was able to move back up to 60,000 chips.
Tiffany Michelle has been holding her own for most of the day. Just recently, she pushed all of her chips in on a board of . The all-in bet was for about 10,000, pretty close to the size of the pot. Her opponent asked if she wanted a call. Michelle didn't respond. "I know I have an out." he continued, but still no response. Finally, the player gave up on the hand and allowed Michelle to scoop in the pot.
On the turn, the board read between two players over on Table 18. David Zeitlin was acting out of the small blind and fired a bet of 700 with only one opponent, Gavin Smith. Smith was in the big blind and made the call.
The river brought the and Zeitlin fired 2,050. Smith made the call, but mucked after Zeitlin tabled . Smith dropped to 30,000 while that pot moved Zeitlin up to 27,000.
One player limped from early position and then Justin Young raised to 825 from late position. Only the limper made the call. "Two players!" announced the dealer as he spread the flop: . The woman who had limp-called made a bet of 1,000 and Young raised to 2,800. The woman made the call.
The turn brought the and action was checked to Young. He fired 3,600, but couldn't shake his opponent.
The hit the felt on the river and it was up to the woman first. She elected to bet out 6,000. Young took a moment before asking how much she had behind. After getting an approximate count, Young moved all in for 22,600. The lady folded her hand to which Young tabled . He is now up to 40,000.