Hammer Up
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Bruce "Hammer" Swart is still sitting near starting stack, but added a little on this hand.
He limped preflop from middle position and Mark Kroon called. The big blind checked his option.
The flop came 
and Hammer led for 700. Kroon called and the big blind folded.
The turn was the 
and Hammer bet again, making it 1,200 to go. Kroon called again.
Both players quickly checked the 
on the river and Hammer showed 
. Kroon mucked his hand and Hammer won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,800
6,800
|
6,800 |
|
22,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
and all players checked. The turn was the 
and the first player to act bet 550. Smith was the lone caller and the two players would be heads up to the river.
and the first player led out again, this time for 725. Smith checked his cards, making sure he knew exactly what he held, and then he raised to 1,700. His opponent tanked for about 40 seconds before folding and giving Smith the pot.
and a player bet 1,500. Vue Thao reraised to 3,200. It didn't take long for his opponent to shove all in, and it took even less time for Thao to call.
and Thao turned over 
for a straight. The 
.
and the small blind checked, Reichert was quick to bet 200. Caffee folded and one player called, before Schmitz raised to 2,500. That was enough to get everyone to fold. Schmitz showed the 
