Four players saw a flop of , and action checked to Lou Mortellaro, who bet 3,100 into a pot of about 4,000. Small blind Blake Bohn made it 7,000 to go, and Mortellaro called after the other two players folded. Both players quickly checked the , and an fell, prompting 15,000 from Bohn. Mortellaro thought for a bit.
"Two queens might be good here," Bohn said.
Mortellaro mucked, saying he actually had two nines, and Bohn showed for a straight and then flush on the river.
We found Blake Bohn in middle position with 1,500 in front of him on a flop against three opponents, all of whom called. On the turn, small blind Noomis Jones bet 7,000, and Bohn called, as did the two players behind him. A completed the board, and Jones moved all in. Bohn asked for a count, and it was 13,825.
He thought for a bit and counted his stack before dropping his hand in the middle. The two behind him quickly followed suit.
"Can I call now?" Bohn said. "I want to call now that they've folded."
The two players to Bohn's right told him he couldn't call, prompting him to laugh.
"Show the bluff," he said.
"Pretty hard to bluff there," Jones said, turning over the .
On a board of , Blake Bohn bet 3,000, an overbet into a pot of 2,400. He was called by Lou Mortellaro, and Bohn checked the . Mortellaro shoved all in for about 7,000, and Bohn tossed in a call.
In a heads-up pot that Allen Kessler said he raised to 1,600 in early position, he bet 1,600 after Rich Monroe checked to him on his right, and Monroe called on the flop. Monroe came out betting with 2,400 on the , and Kessler called. On the river, Monroe shoved in for 11,175, and Kessler tanked for a couple of minutes before calling.
Monroe turned over for a boat, and Kessler slid his cards in before turning over .
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On a board of , the big blind bet 2,000 into Scott O'Hara, who made it 5,000 from under the gun. His opponent shoved all in for about 15,000 after a long tank, and O'Hara snapped with for a straight. His opponent was stone dead with for top pair on the flop.