Shawn Schoreck's good luck seems to have carried over from Louisiana.
Shawn Schoreck checked from under the gun and watched an opponent bet 600 on an flop. Schoreck raised to 1,700, and his opponent made the call. Schoreck kept firing on the turn, coming out with 2,500 this time, and his opponent called once more. Both players checked the river, and Schoreck's two pair bested the for top pair held by his opponent.
A player in the small blind bet 3,500 with the board reading , and Steve Anderson made the call in middle position. A blank arrived on the river, and both players checked.
"Queen-high," Anderson announced, tossing into the middle. The small blind silently mucked his hand.
"Knew it was good the whole time," Anderson said with a laugh as he dragged the sizable pot.
Dan Loizzo was all smiles after his middle set held.
We found Dan Loizzo all in for 11,050 on a flop of . His opponent contemplated for a bit before making the call with . Unfortunately for him, Loizzo held for a set.
"Nice hand," Loizzo's opponent said, but he managed to turn an out when the came to give him a straight draw. "Jack," he added hopefully.
The dealer burned and turned the though, and Loizzo doubled up.
With the board reading , a player shoved for his last 8,875 into a heads-up pot against Dan Gruszka. Gruszka made the call after about 30 seconds of thought.
"Good call, no pair," the bettor said.
Gruszka showed for top pair, and his opponent headed for the rebuy desk.
Patrick Steele fired out 1,600 from the small blind against a button opponent after an flop. The button called, and he then called 2,500 when the hit the board. Both players checked the , and Steele flicked into the middle. His opponent turned over the before mucking.
We found Steve Anderson shoving all in for 14,100 after a flop of . One player was already all in before the flop, and Shawn Schoreck thought briefly before folding his hand from the cutoff.
Anderson:
Opponent:
Anderson held a wide lead, and his opponent couldn't catch up when the and completed the board.
On the end, with the community reading , Ami Sharma called a bet of 6,000 from a fellow late-position player. The bettor showed , but Sharma had him beat with .
Sharma, whose name tag bore the nickname "Fold Out Of Turn," said he did just that the first two hands, but his clumsiness hasn't prevented him from more than doubling his starting stack early on.
flop. Schoreck raised to 1,700, and his opponent made the call. Schoreck kept firing on the 
turn, coming out with 2,500 this time, and his opponent called once more. Both players checked the 
river, and Schoreck's 
two pair bested the 
for top pair held by his opponent.
, and Steve Anderson made the call in middle position. A blank 
arrived on the river, and both players checked.
into the middle. The small blind silently mucked his hand.
. His opponent contemplated for a bit before making the call with 
. Unfortunately for him, Loizzo held 
though, and Loizzo doubled up.
, a player shoved for his last 8,875 into a heads-up pot against Dan Gruszka. Gruszka made the call after about 30 seconds of thought.
flop. The button called, and he then called 2,500 when the 
hit the board. Both players checked the 
, and Steele flicked 
. One player was already all in before the flop, and Shawn Schoreck thought briefly before folding his hand from the cutoff.
completed the board.
, Ami Sharma called a bet of 6,000 from a fellow late-position player. The bettor showed 
, but Sharma had him beat with 
.