After the community came , Mark Hodge bet 1,500 from the hijack. Adam Dahlin was his lone opponent, and he raised to 2,850 from the cutoff. Hodge thought for about two minutes before announcing a raise as he tossed out a pink T5,000 chip, making it 6,500. Dahlin responded by pushing all in for what appeared to be about 23,000, enough to cover Hodge's stack. Hodge considered briefly before stacking all of his chips and dropping them in the middle.
Dahlin showed for sevens full.
"God-d*** it," Hodge said, turning over for a lower boat, having gotten unlucky on the river.
Ben Keeline wagered an unknown amount after his opponent checked to him from the small blind on a board of . The small blind raised to 4,000, and Keeline shoved all in for 13,800. The small blind quickly called.
Small blind:
Keeline:
Keeline had been caught jamming a draw, but the river was the sweet he needed to survive, much to the disappointment of the small blind, who had gotten it in with the nuts. He was forced to double Keeline up.
At another table, Phil Mader has taken a seat. The Nebraskan is an accomplished tournament player, sporting more than $300,000 in cashes. He gained considerable exposure after playing a prolonged period at the TV table during last year's Main Event, where he held his own against the likes of Phil Ivey on the way to a 43rd-place finish.
The small blind checked to Aaron Johnson on a board of , and Johnson dropped his whole stack in for 9,125. The small blind thought briefly before folding, allowing Johnson to drag the pot containing about 14,000.
"Show a deuce, it's good for the game!" Chris Tryba said.
Johnson stayed characteristically silent as he dragged the pot.
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Jeff Bryan was short-stacked last we checked, but he's now seated at a cash game table. Meanwhile, Matt Kirby made his way to the rebuy desk recently and is now seated at Table 24.
, Mark Hodge bet 1,500 from the hijack. Adam Dahlin was his lone opponent, and he raised to 2,850 from the cutoff. Hodge thought for about two minutes before announcing a raise as he tossed out a pink T5,000 chip, making it 6,500. Dahlin responded by pushing all in for what appeared to be about 23,000, enough to cover Hodge's stack. Hodge considered briefly before stacking all of his chips and dropping them in the middle.
for sevens full.
for a lower boat, having gotten unlucky on the river.
he needed to survive, much to the disappointment of the small blind, who had gotten it in with the nuts. He was forced to double Keeline up.
, and Johnson dropped his whole stack in for 9,125. The small blind thought briefly before folding, allowing Johnson to drag the pot containing about 14,000.
