Jesse Capps wanted to buy in to the 8-game tournament, so he has shoved all in two straight hands. The first time, he showed the . The second time, he didn't show. During the second hand, the announcement came that registration for that tournament was done, so Capps is stuck grinding his short stack now but at least he picked up a bit of ammo in the meantime.
Jesse Capps moved all in for 9,500 under the gun into a bloated pot of 31,000 out of the big blind. The board read , and Capps' opponent in middle position snap-called with . Capps held for the nut straight and needed to fade a diamond. The river brought a black card, the , and Capps doubled.
At the same table, Marty Gorenc said he doubled up when his won against .
Jesse Capps' decision to surrender his stack is looking like a good one. He just busted another opponent, this time after the cutoff opened for a raise and called a three-bet to 3,500 from Capps, who was on the button. The flop came , and Capps put his opponent all in for about 20,000 after the player checked.
"I've gotta call," the player said, pushing his stack in and flipping for a combo draw and overs.
Only the draws were good as Capps held , and two bricks fell to send him the pot.