We didn't see the action, but Reg Powell scooped up a pot in which Ken Payne had all his chips in the middle, while Powell and another opponent had built up a reasonable side pot as well. Powell showed to take the pot on a queen-high board, while Payne shook his head and mucked his face up before exiting the tournament area.
Matt Kirby, pictured here at a WSOP Circuit final table.
We caught up with Matt Kirby in a recent blind-versus-button clash in which he fired 5,600 into his opponent on the end. With the board reading , Kirby's opponent quickly called.
Kirby rolled over for a pair-turned-backdoor-flush, and his opponent mucked.
"Matthew Kirby, ladies and gentlemen," another player at the table said.
A player bet out 4,500 in a multi-way pot with a community of . Keith Doering raised to 15,000, and Jeff Petronack cold three-bet to 26,000. The initial bettor folded, and Doering put his opponent all in for 35,200 total. Petronack called.
Petronack:
Doering:
Doering's two pair were drawing slim against his opponent's set, and he found no help when a hit the river.
Mark Hodge checked out of the small blind on a flop of , and Blake Bohn bet 6,000 on the button. Hodge check-raised to 13,500, and Bohn announced an all in without much delay. The dealer counted out his stack of 46,000 total, and Hodge made the call.
Hodge:
Bohn:
Hodge had flopped the second nuts and had one of Bohn's outs killed since the would make him a straight flush. However, the dealer wasted no time making Bohn's hand, turning the .
"Jesus Christ," Hodge muttered.
The gave Hodge no justice, and he shipped nearly all of his chips to Bohn.
"How you running, Blake?" another player at the table asked.
Ric Cacho opened for 3,300 under the gun, and another early-position player made it 9,000 to go. Action folded back to Cacho, who counted out his stack before flat-calling. After a flop, Cacho slid out about half of his remaining 30,000 or so, and his opponent folded immediately.
According to Cacho, he busted two players in a subsequent hand when he got them all in with and against his and flopped an ace and held.
to take the pot on a queen-high board, while Payne shook his head and mucked his 
, Kirby's opponent quickly called.
for a pair-turned-backdoor-flush, and his opponent mucked.
. Keith Doering raised to 15,000, and Jeff Petronack cold three-bet to 26,000. The initial bettor folded, and Doering put his opponent all in for 35,200 total. Petronack called.
hit the river.
would make him a straight flush. However, the dealer wasted no time making Bohn's hand, turning the 
gave Hodge no justice, and he shipped nearly all of his chips to Bohn.
flop, Cacho slid out about half of his remaining 30,000 or so, and his opponent folded immediately.
