donpeters
Two players folded and then action was on Steven McKoy in the small blind. With the blinds at 8,000-16,000, McKoy put in a raise to 128,000. From the big blind, Jean Gaspard made the call.
The flop came down and both players checked. The turn brought the and two more checks. The river was the and McKoy and Gaspard checked again.
Gaspard showed pocket fours to win the pot and McKoy mucked his hand.
donpeters
Billy Kopp
From under the gun, Billy "Patrolman35" Kopp raised to 35,000. Jean Gaspard reraised from the small blind to 60,000. Kopp then moved all in for 460,000. Gaspard thought about things for only a few moments and then made the fold, saying, "Looks like you got aces. I'm gonna fold."
[user66118]
Virtually nothing has changed in the last 20 minutes. The blinds are now up, but that's not really pushing the action just yet. Chips are being passed back and forth in small amounts to the players in position on any given hand, and the four remaining runners are at a stalemate for the time being. Chip counts are practically dead on what they were as of the last update. Even emcee Steve Frezer has abandoned the announcing duties for the time being.
[user66118]
Under the gun, Jean Gaspard limped into the pot, and Ken Christopher folded his button. In the small blind, Billy Kopp put in a raise to 86,000. Steven Mckoy ducked out, while Gaspard came along for the ride.
The flop brought . Kopp checked, Gaspard fired 90,000, and Kopp made the call.
The turn and river were and respectively, double pairing the board. Both players checked the last two streets. After the final table tap, Kopp exposed his , and Prince could not beat it, sending close to 200,000 chips across the table.
donpeters
Steven McKoy raised to 55,000 from the button preflop. Jean Gaspard made the call from the small blind. The big blind folded.
The first three community cards were and both players checked. The turn brought the and both players checked again. The river was the and both players checked once again.
Gaspard rolled over for a pair of queens on the river. McKoy seemed disgusted and held onto his hand for a moment, before finally mucking it.
It seems to be a reoccurring theme to have preflop raises followed by little or no action on the flop, turn, and river.
donpeters
Steven McKoy completed from the small blind and then Jean Gaspard raised to 75,000. McKoy moved all in for 255,000 total and Gaspard made the call.
Gaspard held and McKoy held . The flop came down and put Gaspard in the lead. With McKoy's tournament life hanging on edge, the dealer smacked the on the turn and put him ahead with a Broadway straight. The river then fell the and McKoy was able to double up.
donpeters
Steven McKoy raised from the small blind to 55,000. Once again, Jean Gaspard defended his big blind and called.
The flop came and both players checked. After the turn brought the , McKoy bet 70,000. Gaspard raised to 170,000 and McKoy folded. Gaspard showed for five high and scooped the pot.
donpeters
Steven McKoy - 4th Place
Steven McKoy open-shoved for 130,000 and was called by Ken "Bama" Christopher. The crowd stood up and gathered around the table to witness the showdown.
Showdown
McKoy:
Christopher:
The flop was huge for Christopher and really put him in the driver seat when it came . The turn brought the and the river was the .
and both players checked. The turn brought the 
and two more checks. The river was the 
and McKoy and Gaspard checked again.
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. Kopp checked, Gaspard fired 90,000, and Kopp made the call.
and 
respectively, double pairing the board. Both players checked the last two streets. After the final table tap, Kopp exposed his 
, and Prince could not beat it, sending close to 200,000 chips across the table.
and both players checked. The turn brought the 
and both players checked again. The river was the 
for a pair of queens on the river. McKoy seemed disgusted and held onto his hand for a moment, before finally mucking it.
. The flop came down 
and put Gaspard in the lead. With McKoy's tournament life hanging on edge, the dealer smacked the 
and McKoy was able to double up.
and both players checked. After the turn brought the 
for five high and scooped the pot.
