Bruce Carter opened to 3,600 from the cutoff, and Will Givens defended his big blind. Both players checked the flop, and a hit the turn. Givens check-called 5,000, and he checked the river. Carter checked it back, and Givens flipped into the middle. Carter smiled at his opponent as he held his hand over the muck before dropping it in.
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One player was all in for roughly 11,000 and called in two spots, with both active players checking an flop. A hit the turn, and the small blind checked, seeing Mike Wagar bet 6,000 in middle position. The small blind made it 12,000, and Wagar shoved for 20,500. The small blind called quickly, showing , but he had been unlucky on the turn as Wagar hit a two-outer with . The third player was drawing dead with , and Wagar faded the river as a fell.
Brian Hartner bet 2,200 on a flop against two players, and only the cutoff on his left called. Hartner fired 3,300 more on the turn and 4,400 on the river. Both times he received calls, and his was a winner.
We found Bruce Carter all in for more than 100,000, having come over the top of a Svetlana Martie small blind shove for 17,850. A third player was contemplating calling off before ultimately mucking, and Carter turned up . Martie had him crushed with though.
The board ran out , giving Martie tens and fives for the win.
Will Givens raised it up to 2,000 under the gun and got a call from Mark Hodge. The next player made it 6,000 to go, and all three saw the flop. Action checked to the preflop leader, who bet 12,000. Givens mucked, but Hodge grabbed his whole stack and pushed it forward, just over 20,000. The other player called.
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flop, and a 
hit the turn. Givens check-called 5,000, and he checked the 
river. Carter checked it back, and Givens flipped 
into the middle. Carter smiled at his opponent as he held his hand over the muck before dropping it in.
hit the turn, and the small blind checked, seeing Mike Wagar bet 6,000 in middle position. The small blind made it 12,000, and Wagar shoved for 20,500. The small blind called quickly, showing 
. The third player was drawing dead with 
flop against two players, and only the cutoff on his left called. Hartner fired 3,300 more on the 
turn and 4,400 on the 
river. Both times he received calls, and his 
was a winner.
. Martie had him crushed with 
though.
, giving Martie tens and fives for the win.
flop. Action checked to the preflop leader, who bet 12,000. Givens mucked, but Hodge grabbed his whole stack and pushed it forward, just over 20,000. The other player called.
