A player in the 3 spot bets 3,000. The small blind calls and James Ray calls in the big blind. The board is and all three check. The turn is and all three check. The river is . The SB checks and Ray bets 2,000, taking the pot.
62 players remain on 7 tables. We are on a break and will be at 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante when we come back.
Paula Holder bets 8,000 preflop and gets 1 caller. The flop is and Holder checks. Her opponent goes all in for 51,000 and she insta calls. Holder has against her opponent's for a set, but she spikes a on the turn. The river is and Holder puts the sting on her opponent.
Four players, Paula Holder, Phil Gordon, Ryan Farrell and Dave Fox, see a flop of . All check. The turn is and Fox bets 8,000. Everyone folds to Farrell who re-raises to 24,000. Fox re-raises all in. Farrell tanks.
"Need a count?" Fox says.
"Doesn't matter. If I call, I call," Farrell says.
Luckily, the dealer doesn't take that statement as binding. "Can't believe I'm laying this hand down," says Farrell, folding.
Paula Holder limps under the gun and Ryan Farrell makes it 7,000 on the button with 17,000 behind. Holder re-raises him all in and Farrell calls. Holden turns over and Farrell has a mere . The favorable board is and Farrell doubles through Holder. She's not hurt too badly, as she has way more chips than him.
A player limps in from middle position and Paula Holder re-raises all in on the big blind. The player calls and turns over . Holder has and the board is 9-3-7-9-Q. Holder whacks another player and moves into third in chips.