Mark Sandness open shoved from middle position for 79,000, and action folded to Kou Vang's small blind. He moved all in as well, and Colin York called off his stack out of the big blind.
York:
Sandness:
Vang:
The flop came , no help to anybody besides Vang since all three players whiffed. The turn gave Vang a set and meant only York was drawing live with diamonds. A black card arrived though: the , and Vang sent both of his opponents to the rail.
Blake Bohn raised to 20,000 from the button after a player limped in early position.
"Fold, it's a lot," he said.
"That's what I wanted you to do," the limper responded as he called.
Both players checked until fifth street, when the board read . The first player checked, and Bohn reached for his stack. His opponent responded by reaching for his own.
"Now I know you're not calling, I better bet less," Bohn said. He bet 25,000.
"I can't beat anything but a bluff," Bohn's opponent said. After some thought, he called.
Bohn tabled for trip jacks, and his opponent mucked face up.
William Givens just took round one in what will surely be the first of many battles between two of the largest stacks in the room seated next to each other.
He opened for 15,000 when action folded to his small blind, and Kou Vang defended. On the flop, Givens bet 14,000 and Vang called. A hit the turn, and Givens continued his aggression with 32,000. Again, Vang called. When a fell, Givens fired 70,000 and Vang immediately announced a call.
Givens showed for two pair, and he dragged the hefty pot.
Action folded to Kevin Alexander in the small blind, and he put his opponent all in for about 50,000. The player thought for awhile before deciding to call off his stack.
Alexander:
Big blind:
The board ran out , and Alexander collected his opponent's stack.
Michael Martinez three-bet all in for about 60,000 from the button after Roger Martin opened for 11,000. Rosie Paules called in the big blind and Martin folded.
Paules:
Martinez:
Paules flopped a straight draw when hit the flop, but two bricks completed the board: and .
We found players and spectators gathered around a table at the edge of the room, and three players were all in. Eric Loehr held for a pair of nines that he'd gotten all in preflop, but Ally Woolworth had flopped top pair with on a queen-high board. A third player had a flush draw with , but Loehr was able to spike a nine on the river to triple up, while Woolworth collected what looked like about 150,000 from the player who had Loehr covered.
Blake Bohn opened for 11,000 in the cutoff, and Brett Schwertley made it 27,500 from the button. The blinds folded, and Bohn four-bet to what looked like 86,000. Schwertley had come back with an all-in wager, putting Bohn at risk for his last 155,000 or so. Bohn thought for a bit and looked his opponent up and down for any hint as to the strength of his hand. Finally, Bohn gave up his cards, sending the pot to the Nebraska native.
, no help to anybody besides Vang since all three players whiffed. The 
turn gave Vang a set and meant only York was drawing live with diamonds. A black card arrived though: the 
, and Vang sent both of his opponents to the rail.
. The first player checked, and Bohn reached for his stack. His opponent responded by reaching for his own.
for trip jacks, and his opponent mucked 
face up.
flop, Givens bet 14,000 and Vang called. A 
fell, Givens fired 70,000 and Vang immediately announced a call.
for two pair, and he dragged the hefty pot.
.
on a queen-high board. A third player had a flush draw with 
, but Loehr was able to spike a nine on the river to triple up, while Woolworth collected what looked like about 150,000 from the player who had Loehr covered.
