Liam Reddin was staring at Peter Murphy's 9,950 bet all in on the turn of an board. There was already 15,000 in the middle by this point and Reddin was clearly on the cusp of a difficult decision. He was clearly agonised by his potential choices as a call would leave him with only around 1,000 left himself.
"It be easier if it were for all my chips," Reddin opined.
Turning around to Murphy he began an interrogation using Dave Allenesque logic, "If I had Jacks, would Jacks be good?"
Murphy replied, "I cannae tell you that or you'd know what to do!"
"You could lie..."
"I don't like lying."
"Are you worried?"
"I'm not worried."
Reddin then said to the table, "I'm sorry, you can call the clock if you want." No-one moved.
Finally he flipped a coin saying he'd call if it came up heads. It was tails. He folded.
Shortly after his girlfriend hit the rail, Timothy Reilly followed her out the door.
It happened when he got his last 5,650 all in preflop holding the and was racing against the of Benjamin Spragg. Reilly seemed hopeful, but his hopes were dashed on the flop. Spragg paired his ten to take a commanding lead and ended up sending Reilly home after both the turn and river blanked.
"Drive all this way to play bad," Reilly lamented about his own play throughout the day before stating that we would see him at the EPT Barcelona later this month.
In a four-way pot, a board of was checked to to Martin Stausholm who bet 3,700. Simon Trumper made the call, as did Peter Higgins while Jarlath Kilgallon folded. Everyone checked the turn before Trumper led for 5,100 on the river, Higgins made the call and Stausholm got out of the way.
Trumper showed for a flopped full house and Higgins quickly mucked.
"Everyone doing the work for you," cried 'Mad' Marty Wilson.
Raul Paez, who has more than $1.8 million in lifetime tournament earnings, opened for 1,250 from middle position only to have Jack Salter three-bet to 2,850 from the button.
The blinds folded and Paez opted to push back with a three-bet to 6,025. Not to be outdone, Salter four-bet to 11,500.
Paez wasted little in five-bet shoving for around 30,000, and Salter folded just as quickly.
"Show. Show," Salter pleaded to Paez, who did not oblige.
Rob Yong, owner of Dusk Till Dawn, opened to 1,500 and was called by Brendan McDermott. The blinds folded and we saw a flop of .
Young continued for 2,500. McDermott was going nowhere and called the bet. The turn was the and Yong was handed the all-in button as he dropped his remaining stack, just under 10,000, over the line. McDermott called. Yong showed the for the flush but McDermott turned over the for the better flush.
“Arghh I’m dead,” groaned Yong. Indeed he was as the inconsequential fell on the river.
button in Safari
board. There was already 15,000 in the middle by this point and Reddin was clearly on the cusp of a difficult decision. He was clearly agonised by his potential choices as a call would leave him with only around 1,000 left himself.
held against Bart Van Der Laan's 
on a 
board.
of Benjamin Spragg. Reilly seemed hopeful, but his hopes were dashed on the 
flop. Spragg paired his ten to take a commanding lead and ended up sending Reilly home after both the 
turn and 
river blanked.
was checked to to Martin Stausholm who bet 3,700. Simon Trumper made the call, as did Peter Higgins while Jarlath Kilgallon folded. Everyone checked the 
turn before Trumper led for 5,100 on the 
.
and Yong was handed the all-in button as he dropped his remaining stack, just under 10,000, over the line. McDermott called. Yong showed the 
for the flush but McDermott turned over the 
fell on the river.
