TJ Thondup was in the big blind and the player in the small blind limped. Thondup raised to 1,900 and the small blind called.
The flop came all clubs, 
and the small blind check-called a 3,300 bet from Thondup. The turn was the 
and the small blind checked again. Thondup bet 7,700 and the small blind took about 20 seconds before folding.
DJ Alexander, who is just coming off a fourth place finish at WPT Legends of Poker for $161,490, just doubled up here at the WinStar River Poker Series Main Event.
He got all in on the 
flop holding 
. He was at risk against a player holding 
, but managed to hold as the board ran out with two more jacks, giving Alexander a full house.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
On a 
flop, TJ Thondup bet 1,800 against three opponents from early position. One player shoved all in for 23,625, giving a player on the button a long pause before he folded. Aaron Mermelstein snap-called it off for 22,025 in the big blind, and Thondup mucked.
Mermelstein: 
Opponent: 
Mermelstein was just dodging sevens, and one arrived on the river when the 
hit. However, it followed a that gave the two-time WPT champ quads.
Ben Zamani opened the button to 1,025 and the player in the big blind took some time before he raised to 4,300. Zamani called.
The flop came 
and the big blind thought for about 30 seconds before he bet 7,500, leaving himself with about 6,000 behind. Zamani wasted no time in making it 20,000 to go and it seemed as though the big blind was instantly ready to fold. It took only about 20 more seconds to for him to complete the task and fold, giving Zamani the pot.
Alex Greenblatt bet 1,500 from early position on a 
flop, and a player in the hijack made it 3,500 to go. Greenblatt called and then check-called 6,000 more on the turn. On the 
river, he checked again and his opponent instantly shoved all in for about 14,000. Greenblatt sighed in frustration and popped the corner of his cards up a few times before winging them into the muck.
AJ Nimer limped from early position on the last two hands.
The first hand he limped and another player called behind before Ben Zamani raised to 1,300 and Nimer reraised to 5,200. Zamani folded.
The next hand, Nimer limped again and four players limped behind. The flop came 
and Nimer was the first to bet, making it 1,000 to go. He got one caller.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
and Nimer's opponent checked. Nimer lifted his hand to indicate he wanted a look at his opponent's stack. His opponent read that motion as a check and exposed the 
for a flush. Nimer and the dealer both seemed to be on the same page and the table confirmed that Nimer only lifted his hand, and did not make a checking motion. The floor decided that Nimer still had action and he went all in. His opponent folded his flush and Nimer won the pot — his second in a row.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
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