Roger Teska hogged the PCA headlines this time last year, but not always for the right reasons. PokerStars Blog watches as the bad boy returns to the scene of the crime.
Thiago Rachadel moved all in before the flop for his last 11,400. Jason Bigelow called from two seats over and the rest of the table folded.
Rachadel:
Bigelow:
Bigelow picked up a few more outs to make an inside straight with the flop, but ultimately nothing materialized through the on the turn and the on the river. Rachadel scored the double and now has 25,000 to his name.
Barry Hutter opened for 2,700 in the hijack, and Jim Collopy made it 6,100 to go on the button. Hutter came back with 17,700 after some thought, and Collopy shoved all in, putting Collopy at risk for what looked to be about 58,000 more. Hutter double-checked his cards and called.
Hutter:
Collopy:
Hutter couldn't find a third queen as the board ran out .
Aaron Jones raised all in from the hijack for 13,500, Fedor Holz three-bet to 30,000 in the small blind and Salvatore Bianco called all in from the big blind for 23,400.
Jones:
Holz:
Biano:
The board ran out , giving Bianco broadway to double up and eliminate Jones.
Christopher Lockhart was all in and at risk before the flop for his last 42,400 against On Katalan. The hands were tabled to reveal the two were flipping for Lockhart's tournament life.
Lockhart:
Katalan:
The board fell , keeping Lockhart's pocket eights in the lead. He was awarded the double and now has about 90,000 to his name.
The chips were flying as we got to the table with the board showing . Scott Wellenbach had moved all in for 26,700 and Jake Schwartz called. Patrick Kelly asked how much the original all in was and after being told the amount announced that he was also all in. Schwartz quickly folded and Kelly asked Wellenbach "got a flush?"
Kelly shook his head no and said "no, I probably have two outs" as he turned over for the open-ended straight flush draw. Kelly flipped his cards over showing for the flopped flush. The turn was the giving Wellenbach a few more outs. He would need the , , or one of the two remaining fives or sixes to survive.
The river was the though and that would end Wellenbach's tournament. Kelly moved to 120,000 with that pot.
Atlantis really is in a paradise, with sun, a beach, not to mention a water park. But you have be outside to see it, and if you’re still in the main event, well, don’t count on that, as the PokerStars Blog reports.