With the board reading , Huan Ho was thinking over a 4,500 bet from an opponent on the button.
"What can I beat?" Ho said to himself softly.
After about a minute, he dropped in 4,500 and said he was all in, and his opponent flipped his last chip, a T5,000, in.
"Drawing," Ho declared, showing for two pair and a straight flush draw. His opponent had only , and Ho was actually way ahead. The river bricked off and Ho continues to run hot.
Faisal Siddiqui bet 3,500 from middle position on a board of , and Christopher Caruso shoved all in for 10,625. Siddiqui muttered to himself as he thought for a couple of minutes before splashing in a call.
"Paying you off, I think," he said as he flipped for top two.
He was right, as Caruso had turned a flush with .
Siddiqui called for an ace or queen, but a hit the river.
Greg Davis checked and called 2,375 from Adam Friedman on a board. The river was a , and Davis, who was in the big blind, checked. Friedman came out with a much bigger bet, 6,875. Davis counted out his chips to see what he would have left before making the call.
Brian Zekus opened for 1,200 in middle position, and the player in the small blind reraised small to 2,500. Zekus four-bet to 5,200, and his opponent called. The flop came , and Zekus bet 4,600 after his opponent checked. That was enough to take it down.
Mark Hodge bet 6,500 from the small blind on an board, and his opponent on the button called. Hodge checked the river, and his opponent asked how much he had. It looked to be about 21,000, and the player said he was all in. Hodge leaned back and asked for a count, and the shove covered him. He slid forward his stack about a minute later.
"Ace-high," Hodge's opponent said softly. Hodge indicated he wanted to see, and the player showed . Hodge showed and took the pot with top two.