Ben Keeline, who is on his third bullet in this tournament, opened for 400 from the cutoff and Steve Anderson defended from the big blind. When the flop came down , Anderson check-called a small bet of 300, and then action went check-check on the turn.
When the completed the board on the river, Anderson checked for a third time and Keeline put out a big bet of 3,000. Anderson seemed suspicious, but after thinking about it for a bit he released his hand.
Fan favorite Kevin Boudreau was just eliminated from the tournament after shipping his last 3,000 with pocket sevens. His opponent held , found a jack on the flop, and then went runner-runner to improve to jacks full of aces.
Boudreau's first bullet was short and not at all sweet, but he's already jumped back in action. Likewise, current MSPT Season 6 Player of the Year Mark Hodge has reentered.
With a board reading , Nebraska farmer Phil Mader bet 4,500 from the small blind, a middle-position player folded, and Julian Levy called to see the river.
Mader fired out 4,500, which was a bet Levy quickly called.
"You're good," Mader admitted and showed he'd missed his straight with the . Levy then tabled the for a straight of his own and the win.
On a flop of , two players checked and James Hoelschen bet 5,100. After another player folded, Steve Anderson check-raised a large amount. The other player folded and Hoelschen snap-called off for 22,500.
Anderson:
Hoelschen:
Hoelschen was well out in front with aces, and he shipped the double after the blanked on the turn followed by the on the river.
With 2,500 in the middle and five players to a flop, both blinds checked and Mark Hodge bet 1,025 from middle position. Two more folds saw Sean Munjal call from the small blind, the big blind fold, and the dealer burn and turn the .
Both players checked, and then Munjal checked the river. Hodge bet 1,000, and it did the trick as Munjal released his hand.
We came across a big pot on Table 12. We're not sure how the action went down, but we do know that John Vitt got his last 16,000 or so all in on the turn with the board reading . Both Thomas Sharp and the player on the button looked him up, and then the two active players checked the river.
Sharp tabled the for two pair, which was behind the button's .
"I've got a boat," a cheerful Vitt declared and rolled over the for the triple up.
Reza Yazdi, who won this very event one year ago, opened for 800 from middle position and Chuck Tipton three-bet to 2,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Yazdi, who called to see a flop. Yazdi proceeded to check-call a bet of 4,000, and then checked the turn. Tipton bet 8,000, Yazdi moved all in, and Tipton called off for just a bit less.
Tipton:
Yazdi:
Yazdi flopped trip nines to pull ahead of Tipton's queens, and he held when the blanked on the river. Tipton immediately made his way to the registration desk to reenter.
, Anderson check-called a small bet of 300, and then action went check-check on the 
turn.
completed the board on the river, Anderson checked for a third time and Keeline put out a big bet of 3,000. Anderson seemed suspicious, but after thinking about it for a bit he released his hand.
, found a jack on the flop, and then went runner-runner to improve to jacks full of aces.
, Nebraska farmer Phil Mader bet 4,500 from the small blind, a middle-position player folded, and Julian Levy called to see the 
. Levy then tabled the 
for a straight of his own and the win.
, two players checked and James Hoelschen bet 5,100. After another player folded, Steve Anderson check-raised a large amount. The other player folded and Hoelschen snap-called off for 22,500.
blanked on the turn followed by the 
.
river. Hodge bet 1,000, and it did the trick as Munjal released his hand.
. Both Thomas Sharp and the player on the button looked him up, and then the two active players checked the 
for two pair, which was behind the button's 
for the triple up.
flop. Yazdi proceeded to check-call a bet of 4,000, and then checked the 
