Another situation at Bryan Engebretson's table involving a duplicate card being found just occurred. A tournament official then announced that every player at the table who had more than the 30,000 starting stack would be moved to another table, while everyone below it would be given a fresh stack to start all over.
Kodey Hammer bet 1,800 from under the gun on a board of K♣9♦8♣10♦ and the hijack called, as did Bret Hamm on the button. The big blind then raised to 12,000, and only the hijack and Hamm called.
The big blind moved all in for 5,100 on the 8♥ river, and only Hamm called. The at-risk player showed Q♠J♣ for a straight, but Hamm had rivered a full house with 9♣9♠ to win the pot and send his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
5,000
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5,000 |
Rick Lutt and Bryan Engebretson went to the turn on a board of 10♠J♠K♣4♦ when Lutt moved all in for 6,000 from under the gun. Engebretson called in middle position.
Lutt showed A♦4♦ for a pair of fours and straight draw, while Engebretson had J♣9♠ for a pair of jacks. It was then that the table noticed there were two 4♦ showing.
A tournament official had to be called to the table, and it was ruled that the hand was dead and both players would take back their chips.
"No wonder he keeps hitting diamond flushes on us," a tablemate joked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000 | |
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10,000
20,000
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20,000 |
A player in the hijack bet 1,100 on a flop of J♠5♦2♣ and the small blind called, as did Kodey Hammer in the big blind.
The turn was the 6♦ and the hijack bet another 3,000. Only Hammer called this time, and the 3♦ fell on the river.
Hammer then led out for 4,700, and his opponent called. Hammer showed 4♣4♦ for a rivered straight, and his opponent flashed 6♥6♣ for a beaten set as he mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,000 |
Four players built a pot of around 6,000 as they saw a flop of 4♠8♣2♦. James Armstrong then bet 1,500 from the big blind and was called by an opponent in middle position, as well as the button.
Armstrong bet another 3,000 on the A♠ turn, and only the middle-position player called this time. Armstrong slowed down and checked the J♥ river, and his opponent took a moment before checking back.
Armstrong showed A♦7♦ for top pair, and his opponent mucked.
Robert Hawkenberry is also at this table, as is Brent Slaubaugh who is trying to improve on the stack he finished with yesterday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
13,000
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13,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
The small blind led out for 600 on a flop of 9♠6♦3♦ and a player in middle position called, as did Ken Guffey in the hijack. The cutoff also came along, and four players went to the 2♥ turn.
The small blind then bet another 500, but the middle-position player came back with a raise to 1,500. All three opponents called to see the J♠ river.
Action checked around to the cutoff who bet 1,200, and only the middle-position player and Guffey called. The cutoff showed A♦7♦ for ace-high, while Guffey had 10♠9♦ for a pair of nines to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,000 |
Lee Nguyen bet 2,500 from middle position on a flop of K♣Q♣9♥ and was called by the button and big blind.
The turn was the 2♦ and the big blind led out for 4,000. Only Nguyen called, and the 3♥ fell on the river. The big blind then bet another 8,000, and Nguyen again called.
The big blind showed 9♣6♣ for a pair of nines, while Nguyen had Q♦10♠ and won the pot with his pair of queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000 |
A player in middle position limped in before Leonardo Valenzuela raised to 500 in the hijack. The small blind called, as did the middle-position player.
The flop came K♦2♥9♥ and Valenzuela continued for 1,100. Only the middle-position player called.
The 10♥ fell on the turn and the middle-position player led out for 1,200. Valenzuela called to the Q♠ river, where he was faced with a bet of 2,000 from his opponent. Valenzuela came back with a raise to 7,500, and his opponent quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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38,000 |
A player in the small blind led out for 1,200 on a flop of J♣A♥2♦ before Jeremiah Shields raised to 3,200 in the hijack. The button then reraised to 9,200, and action folded back around to Shields who called.
Both players checked the 9♥ turn. Shields then bet 6,000 on the 9♦ river, and his opponent quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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45,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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