After a flop, Anthony Swanson and Larry Ormson checked to Brian Zupancich, who bet 1,625. Both opponents called, and the turn was the . Ormson bet out 1,800 after Swanson checked, and Zupancich called. Swanson woke up with a raise to 5,400, and Ormson quickly folded.
"Sevens no good eh?" Zupancich asked after thinking for a bit. He mucked his hand, and Swanson took the pot.
We found a huge all-in pot after a flop of between Norberto Santamaria and one opponent.
Santamaria:
Opponent:
Santamaria had flopped a nut flush draw with a gutter, while his opponent had middle set. The turn completed Santamaria's flush, and he dodged the board pairing when the came on the river.
Jeff Bryan bet 1,700 against a lone opponent on a flop of . Eric Eelkema made the call, and the two checked the turn. A fell on the river, and Bryan bet 2,000. Eelkema put him all in for about 10,000, and Bryan called. Eelkema quickly flipped for a rivered full house, and Bryan disgustedly mucked his face up.
Derek Lesniak called a shove of about 6,000 from a short stack after a flop of .
Lesniak:
Opponent:
Lesniak's opponent had a better pair, but Lesniak had plenty of opportunity for improvement with a flush draw, straight draw, and overcard. The turn ended things, and Lesniak's opponent completed a straight with the meaningless river.
According to a player at Table , Matt Alexander just found the spot of his tournament dreams when he got all in with on a flop of against two players who both held : limit hold'em legend Mike Schneider and Nesbitt Coburn, who has two World Series of Poker final tables to his credit. Alexander, who was reportedly short stacked, tripled up when his hand held.