Three players saw a flop, and the big blind bet 1,250. Jonathan Dimatteo called from middle position, and Jason Zarlenga folded in the small blind. The big blind bet 1,325 more on the , and Dimatteo made it 3,600. The big blind called, and he check-called 6,000 more on the river.
Dimatteo shook his head and showed , not enough to best .
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Mark Hodge said he lost his first buy-in after limping and calling a raise, seeing a flop. Hodge checked, his opponent bet 5,000, and Hodge clicked back to 10,000. Hodge's opponent called and a hit the turn. Hodge moved in and his opponent called with , holding on the river.
Aaron Garrison bet 1,500 into a four-way pot on a board of from the big blind. A player in middle position raised to 4,000, and Garrison called. On the river, Garrison checked. His opponent shoved in for 6,000.
"That would be like the sickest check back on the flop," Garrison mused.
Eventually, he did call. His opponent rolled over , and Garrison showed for a flopped Broadway straight.
Mark Hodge bet 4,500 from under the gun into a pot of about 8,500 with the board reading on fourth street. His opponent thought a long time and called. The board paired with the , and Hodge verbalized a check. His opponent checked back and turned over . Hodge couldn't beat the boat, and he's down to about two-thirds of the starting stack on his second bullet.