Carl Shaw was all in preflop with a short stack against Shane Smith, who had him slightly covered as players flipped their cards.
Carl Shaw: A♥10♠
Shane Smith: A♦J♣
"The ten is coming," said Shaw.
The board ran out 9♦10♣4♦2♠8♠. Shaw did indeed find his pair of tens on the flop and held to win the pot. He doubled his stack and left Smith with just 1,000 chips.
Patrice Brandt raised 1,200, Elliot Crowder called, and Jason Chamberlain reraised to 3,000 from the small blind. Brandt folded and Crowder called.
The flop came Q♣5♥9♣. Chamberlain continued for 5,000 and Crowder called. The turn was the 3♣. Chamberlain checked and Crowder bet out 7,000, which Chamberlain called.
The river came the 5♠. Chamberlain moved all in for 40,000. Crowder sat back in his chair, took several deep breathes, and started counting his chips before finally making the call.
Crowder showed 7♣5♣ for two pair and Crowder showed Q♦Q♥ for a set of queens to win the pot and double up his stack.
Paul Allen raised to 1,500 from early position, Wayne Watson called in late position, and Christopher Ralston called on the button.
The flop came 8♠9♦Q♦. Allen continued for 2,000 and Watson moved all in with a short stack. Allen quickly made the call and players flipped their cards.
Wayne Watson: 8♦6♦
Paul Allen: Q♠J♠
Watson had a pair of eights with a flush draw and Allen had a pair of queens. The turn came the 3♣ and the river was the Q♥. Allen further improved to trip queens to win the pot. Watson was eliminated.
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Action was on the flop on a board of 3♠Q♦7♣. Thomas Harbrecht-Parker led for 5,000 and Daniel Parsonage called.
The turn was the 2♥. Harbrecht-Parker led again for 7,500. Parsonage weighed it up and asked his opponent if he'd show, then folded his hand to give Harbrecht-Parker the pot.
Luigi Viscomi raised to 1,100 from late position, Eliot Catterson reraised to 3,500, and Viscomi called.
The flop came 3♥7♥5♦. Viscomi checked, Catterson bet 2,500, and Viscomi called. The turn was the J♥. Viscomi checked again and Catterson bet 8,000, which Viscomi called.
The river came the 8♥, putting four hearts on board. Viscomi switched to a large lead and Catterson tossed his hand into the muck to concede the pot.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
Kasim Khan limped from middle position and Ian Hamilton raised to 1,600. David Cooper called in the big blind and Khan also called.
The flop fell 4♦K♣10♥. Cooper took an unusual line, opting to lead out for 2,000. Both Khan and Hamilton folded and Cooper won the pot.
Action was on the river on a board of 8♣J♠9♣7♥4♣. Jerome Finck checked and Gareth McMahon moved all in for around 22,000, an overbet into a small pot of just a few thousand chips.
Finck went into the tank before making the call. McMahon showed A♣8♦ for a pair of eights that he'd turned into a bluff. Finck flipped over Q♥7♠ for a pair of sevens, an attempt to catch the bluff but with the worse hand.
"What the f*ck!", said McMahon as he scooped the pot, "You can't call there!"
Nathan Clayton-Higson raised to 1,000 from early position and Ankit Ahuja called in the big blind.
The flop 7♠6♣A♠. Ahuja checked and Clayton-Higson bet 1,100, which Ahuja called. The turn came the 8♣. Ahuja switched to a lead for 2,800, which was enough for Clayton-Higson to find the fold.
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