A player bet 2,000 on a flop, and Tan Nguyen made it 4,000 to go. A third player folded, and the initial bettor shoved for 14,200, giving Nguyen pause.
"You have pocket kings?" he said. "Why would you go all in, you would slowplay."
Finally, he dropped calling chips in.
Nguyen:
Opponent:
Nguyen had outflopped his opponent's aces, and the and run out was clean for him.
Brett Kuznia was under the gun and firing away when we arrived at his table. His 1,250 was called by the player on the button on the flop, and another 3,300 was called on the turn. He put the last 6,000 in on the river, but his opponent immediately folded.
A player under the gun bet 1,100 on a flop, and Greg Wilson made the call from middle position. Nicholas Aranda, who checked from the blinds, made it 3,600 to go, forcing the initial bettor to fold, while Wilson called again. The turn brought a check from Aranda and 3,100 from Wilson. His opponent put him all in for 8,675, and Wilson quickly called.
Wilson:
Aranda:
Wilson's boat was already locked in against Aranda, drawing dead with a turned flush.
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David Gutfreund check-called 1,050 in the cutoff against a button opponent in what appeared to be a three-bet pot on a flop of . Both players checked the turn, and the completed the board. Gutfreund bet 1,625, and his opponent announced a call. Gutfreund flipped , and his opponent showed she'd been outdrawn with .
We didn't see the action, but we found the dealer counting out 18,500 from the stack of a player holding on a board of . Unfortunately for the player, Anthony Martocci had flopped a better set with , and Martocci collected nearly all of his opponent's chips.
Brandon Meyers (left), pictured at a previous event.
We found Brandon Meyers all in from the cutoff before the flop against an opponent on the button who already had about 6,000 out there.
"Alright," the player said with a shrug, dropping his chips into the middle.
Meyers:
Opponent:
The first four cards were , giving Meyers' opponent a few extra outs since a jack would give him a straight. The river was a though, and the Minnesotan already has double the ammunition with which to work.