A player in the big blind checked to Ben Zamani in the cutoff on and the defending champ bet 1,700 into about 5,000. The big blind called and the river was a . Both players checked, and the big blind opened a worthless . Zamani had and took it down with his ace.
It was a five-way limped pot that saw the dealer fan the flop of . A player in early position tossed in a bet of 1,700 and Men "The Master" Nguyen was the only player to call.
The turn brought the and Nguyen was facing another bet of 3,100. Nguyen raised to 9,000 and his opponent sent his cards flying to the muck after a brief moment.
Brian Green opened to 1,600 from middle position and the big blind defended. The flop fell and the big blind check-called a continuation bet of 3,000 from Green.
The turn was the and the big blind checked again. Green fired in another 7,200 and his opponent stuck around to see the on the river. He checked for the third time and Green quickly shoved all in for 9,350. His opponent asked for a count and then eventually looked him up. Green flipped over for a flush and received a full double up.
Brian Green got dealt the exact same seat he busted out of earlier but this time it's going a bit better for him.
He just opened for 1,600 early and got a caller on his left as well as from the small blind. The three saw a flop and the small blind checked. Green bet 5,075 and his neighbor jammed for about 18,000. The small blind folded and Green quickly called, showing .
That was good against and Green faded the flush draw as it ran out , .
Matt Bond checked from the small blind, another player checked, and a middle-position player put in a bet that we didn't see the amount of on . Bond called and it went heads up to the . Bond checked and the middle player bet 5,000. Bond shoved for 15,500 or so more and his opponent tanked about a minute before she released. Bond assured her that he had the best hand.
"How does he have the best damn hand every time?" Jim Carroll lamented. "He's the best damn player, he doesn't need the best damn hand. Give him the second-best hand and let him try to figure out how to win with it."
After a raise to 1,600 from middle position, Anthony Spinella three-bet to 3,500 from the hijack. The action folded back to the initial raiser who made the call. The flop came and the action checked to Spinella who continued for 3,500. His opponent called and the landed on the turn.
Both players checked and the completed the board. Another check from middle position and Spinella dropped in a bet of 11,000. His opponent quickly called and Spinellas turned over for a pair of aces on the river. His opponent mucked his cards and Spinella scooped the pot.
Faced with an all in for 7,400 from early position, DJ Alexander stuck in the last of his 8,100 chips as well. The rest of the table folded and the two remaining hands were tabled.
DJ Alexander:
Opponent:
Alexander was in a dominating position and the flop of improved his odds even more. The on the turn left his opponent drawing dead to the on the river. Alexander eliminated his opponent and doubled his stack in the process.