Those were the words of Jesus Cantu, who was all in from the big blind for about 10,000 when we got to his table. The flop had come and a player in middle position had raised to 20,000. William Hesser made it about 70,000 in the hijack, and the initial raiser was in the tank. He finally folded.
"I need runner-runner of some kind," Cantu said, tabling .
He was right as Hesser had for a set. The turn did bring a backdoor flush possibility for Cantu but the river was a .
Hesser asked if the third player had ace-king, and he claimed to have mucked aces.
The flop came out and the big blind checked to Lu. He bet 22,000 and the big blind folded.
At the next table, Tim Gray was three-bet shoving over an early position all in and his pocket tens held against ace-jack. He turned a set of tens and was able to dodge the straight draw of his opponent.
After Jesus Cantu opened for a raise in middle position, Lou Barlow shoved from the button for 48,800. Cantu quickly called and tabled , and Barlow showed he'd been coolered: . The flop, however, was bringing the lady Barlow sought for a double, as the and runout left him best.
Daniel Lu has been running pretty hot, a few hands ago he got all in with top pair against an over pair and rivered two pair to stay in the tournament.
On this hand, Mike Dentale opened to 12,000 and Lu called on the button.
The flop came and Dentale check-called 20,000. The turn was the and Dentale checked again. Lu bet 30,000 and Dentale quickly went all in. Lu called and Dentale showed a set of kings, . Lu turned over for a flush and Dentale couldn't find a boat and Lu would take down the pot.
Dentale was not pleased with Lu's recent good fortune and was pretty vocal about it. Meanwhile, Lu quietly stacked the chips and is sitting just under 300,000.
After apparently putting in a raise to 12,000, it seemed like big blind Mike Dentale was up against a shove all in from his small blind neighbor, who put in his stack of 153,400.
"You're racing at best," the all-in player said.
"I'm racing at worst," Dentale corrected him. "The best hand you're gonna have here is jacks or tens."
Dentale continued thinking things over for the next couple of minutes, muttering to himself.
"I might have you crushed," he said. "You might have ace-jack."
The other player simply shook his head silently. Eventually Dentale mucked and showed . His opponent tabled .
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and a player in middle position had raised to 20,000. William Hesser made it about 70,000 in the hijack, and the initial raiser was in the tank. He finally folded.
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for a set. The 
turn did bring a backdoor flush possibility for Cantu but the river was a 
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. Greenblatt had 
, giving Greenblatt a straight and the double up.
and Alexander bet 8,000. Otake folded and Alexander showed 
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and missed his flush draw to hit the rail. Alexander won the pot.
and the big blind checked to Lu. He bet 22,000 and the big blind folded.
bringing the lady Barlow sought for a double, as the 
runout left him best.
and Dentale check-called 20,000. The turn was the 
for a flush and Dentale couldn't find a boat and Lu would take down the pot.
. His opponent tabled 
