Jesse Hale Caught Multitasking
Jesse Hale has been caught playing with four cards. Fortunately for him, that's completely legal in Omaha. The game, that is. Not the city four miles away.
The last side event of this circuit series is underway across the room, a Pot-limit Omaha event with four tables. Jesse Hale (having worked his way up to 51,000 in our Main Event) has decided two cards just aren't enough for him, and he has entered the side event as well. His stack in the Main Event is abandoned right now as he's working on chipping up in the Omaha event. Every few minutes, he peeks over his shoulder just to make sure his chips haven't wandered away.
Time will tell how the double duty pays off for Hale.
Harold Kruger opened the pot from early position with a raise to 675. Next to him, David Dicken announced a reraise, splashing in two orange T1,000 chips. The table folded back around to Kruger, and he called the additional amount.
Heads up to the flop, the two men watched the dealer spread out . Kruger passed, allowing Dicken to continue the betting with another 3,200 chips. Kruger elected to check-raise the minimum, making it another 3,200 to play. With no delay, Dicken moved all in with one big technicolor stack of chips. It was 9,575 to Kruger, and he went into the tank for a minute or two.
"The question is: Do I have a four-outer or a ten-outer?" Kruger wondered aloud. After considering for another minute, he made the call, putting Dicken at risk of elimination.
Showdown:
Kruger:
Dicken:
It's a four-outer, Harold. Looking to dodge the gutterball seven, Dicken stood to watch the final two community cards. They were and respectively, safe for Dicken, and he earns a courtesy double up to 36,000.
Donnie Peters
Va shon "Julian Verse" Watkins made a bet of 1,000 after Greg Poor checked to him on the river. The board read . Poor then decided to raise Watkins to 2,500. After a few moments in the tank, Watkins made the call.
Poor quickly turned up for a full house. and Watkins simply mucked his hand, leaving himself with 7,200.
Donnie Peters
As everyone began to exit the room for break, Va shon "Julian Verse" Watkins was involved in a hand with Greg Poor and Eric Stiglets.
The flop was as Stiglets checked over to Poor. He led for a bet of 1,500 and Watkins called on the button. Stiglets folded and the two players saw the turn come the .
Poor checked to Watkins. Watkins took his time before betting out 2,400. Poor quickly raised to 6,000 and this sent Watkins into the tank. Watkins took a few minutes before finally folding his hand to which Poor showed .
Donnie Peters
Harold Kruger and David Dicken limped in before Bob Slezak raised. Both Kruger and Dicken made the call.
The flop came down and action checked to Slezak. Slezak fired out 1,500 and Kruger folded. Dicken wasn't so kind and he moved all in over the top of the bet. Slezak didn't think twice and mucked his hand.
Donnie Peters
After Kyle Schroeder moved all in on the turn, Jeffrey Elseman was faced with a decision. The board read and the all-in bet was a little under 5,000. Elseman eventually made the call.
"You got a set, right?" questioned Schroeder.
"I'm on a draw," replied Elseman.
Schroeder wasn't happy at all to hear that when he turned up his flush draw with the . Elseman held a better flush draw and a straight draw with the .
The river landed the to send Schroeder on his way out the door. Elseman scooped the big pot and now has just over 50,000 chips.
Eric Stiglets
Table 22 is easily the most loose-passive table in the field this afternoon, and pro player Eric Stiglets is just fine with that. In the last hand over there, five players limped into Stiglets' big blind for 200. Looking down at , Stiglets bumped it up to 1,700. He got called by both Wilbur Futhey and C.A. Walker, while the rest of the limpers got out of the way.
The three men saw the flop come out , and Stiglets continued out with 1,500 chips. That was enough to get Futhey out, but Walker announced a raise to 3,500. Stiglets snap-called and then checked to the raiser when the hit the turn. Walker slowed down now, checking behind.
The last card off the deck was the , and both men checked once again. Stiglets quickly tabled his .
"We got a winner down there," muttered Walker as he opened up his own hand, showing the . The pot was pushed to Stiglets, and he has worked his way over the starting stack for the first time today. He's sitting right at 25,000 now.
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. Kruger passed, allowing Dicken to continue the betting with another 3,200 chips. Kruger elected to check-raise the minimum, making it another 3,200 to play. With no delay, Dicken moved all in with one big technicolor stack of chips. It was 9,575 to Kruger, and he went into the tank for a minute or two.
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respectively, safe for Dicken, and he earns a courtesy double up to 36,000.
for a full house. and Watkins simply mucked his hand, leaving himself with 7,200.
as Stiglets checked over to Poor. He led for a bet of 1,500 and Watkins called on the button. Stiglets folded and the two players saw the turn come the 
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and action checked to Slezak. Slezak fired out 1,500 and Kruger folded. Dicken wasn't so kind and he moved all in over the top of the bet. Slezak didn't think twice and mucked his hand.
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to send Schroeder on his way out the door. Elseman scooped the big pot and now has just over 50,000 chips.
, and Stiglets continued out with 1,500 chips. That was enough to get Futhey out, but Walker announced a raise to 3,500. Stiglets snap-called and then checked to the raiser when the 
