Ben Armstrong just busted his neighbor when he made a flush with against , and he's among the leaders now.
At another table, Mark Martin bet 2,000 on an flop and was called by the cutoff. Steve Sanders shipped it for 11,200 from the small blind, and only Martin called.
Martin:
Sanders:
Martin's pair and flush draw was really just a pair, as Sanders had aces and eights. No clubs arrived on the turn and river, giving Sanders the pot.
A player in the big blind bet 2,000 into Clint Tolbert on an flop. Tolbert moved in for 12,200, causing his opponent to tank.
"I'm pretty sure I have the best hand right now," the big blind said.
"Prove it!" Tolbert said with a laugh. "I don't care what you do, I'm just gonna go rebuy if I lose."
Finally, the player called, but he only proved how far behind he was, as he had , outkicked by Tolbert's , which had a flush draw to boot. A gave Tolbert a sweat since his opponent picked up some outs, but the river was safe.
Eric Bunch busted another opponent when his saw a third king on the flop. Another player flopped a set with , and he missed his lone out on the turn and river.
Keith Ferrera also scored an elimination to get to about the 80,000 mark, while Chengce Jiang busted out and bought back in.
We found Danny Bryan all in for 17,900 on the turn, just more than the size of the pot. The board was , and Bryan's opponent was thinking it over from the cutoff.
"I have a flush draw," he announced. "And a straight draw. But, your flush might be bigger than mine."
After another minute he forcefully placed calling chips in. Bryan tabled for ace-high, but he was leading the of his opponent. The board paired with the , and Bryan scooped the sizable pot with his high card.
We found Clint Tolbert getting it all in on the turn with the board reading . Tolbert had for a pair and an open-ender, but Eric Bunch had top-top with . Tolbert had tons of outs, but it was Bunch improving on the river.