On a flop, Steve Senger bet 3,500 after his lone opponent checked from early position. The early player then raised to 10,500 while we were checking on another table. By the time we got back, Senger was all in for 22,625 more and his opponent was in the tank. Finally, he announced a call.
Senger:
Early position:
Senger had his opponent crushed and no nine materialized on fourth street () or fifth ().
A short stack shoved all in for about 7,000 under the gun, and Jerry Hanson called from the button.
Hanson:
Under the gun:
Hanson pumped his fist when the dealer spread a flop of , and he shook the other player's hand. Not so fast, as a turn gave the all-in player a combo draw, but an river ended things for him.
We got to Mark Sandness' table as the dealer burned and turned a for the river card. The board now read , and the hijack gathered his chips and pushed them all into the middle, about 15,000. Sandness made the call right away, and the hijack showed down for an airball. Sandness held ahead the whole way with a pair but good for a straight on the river.
After a flop, Taylor Tollefson bet 3,000 from under the gun and saw one player fold before Marc "Poker Joker" Powers called on the button. An hit the turn, and Tollefson continued his aggression with 5,500. Powers called again, and an paired the board. Tollefson bet 9,000, and Powers didn't deliberate long before folding.
Powers is best known for creating the "Poker Joker" clothing line, which you can read about here.
In a three-bet pot, a player in early position who had opened fired out 7,600 on the turn with the board reading . Jesse Telschow pushed all in for 26,650, and he got called.
Telschow:
Early position:
Telschow's top pair was no good, but he still could hit a king or a queen to catch up. The river gave him broadway, and he doubled through.
flop, Steve Senger bet 3,500 after his lone opponent checked from early position. The early player then raised to 10,500 while we were checking on another table. By the time we got back, Senger was all in for 22,625 more and his opponent was in the tank. Finally, he announced a call.
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, and he shook the other player's hand. Not so fast, as a 
turn gave the all-in player a combo draw, but an 
river ended things for him.
for the river card. The board now read 
for an airball. Sandness held 
flop, Taylor Tollefson bet 3,000 from under the gun and saw one player fold before Marc "Poker Joker" Powers called on the button. An 
hit the turn, and Tollefson continued his aggression with 5,500. Powers called again, and an 
