Although Chris Klodnicki looked like he might be running hot against Shannon Shorr as he just recently came from behind to double up, Shorr got this one back.
Shorr raised to 1,000 from under the gun and Klodnicki three-bet to 2,300 from the next seat. Action folded back to Shorr and he made the call.
The flop came down and Shorr checked. Klodnicki bet 1,600 and Shorr called.
The turn went check, check after the fell. The river completed the board with the . Shorr fired 4,100 and Klodnicki mucked his hand.
Charles Moore opened to 1,500 from early position and was called by one player before Robert Georato moved all in for 9,575 from the cutoff. Moore made the call as he pushed the third player's hand into the muck.
Moore:
Georato:
The board ran out to see Georato double to over his starting stack as Moore slips to 37,500 in chips.
With around 4,500 in the pot and a board reading , the player in the big blind checked and Steven Brecher bet 2,200. Kevin Calenzo made the call from the button as the big blind decided to get out of the way. When the hit the turn, Brecher checked and Calenzo fired out 3,375. Brecher took his time before throwing in a check-raise to 7,000. Calenzo shook his head in disgust and tossed his cards in the muck.
Today's National Championship began with only two women in the field: Choctaw Casino Champion Traci Brown and La Sengphet, who earned an "At-large bid." Both are still in the field and holding strong.
Action folded to Dan Perper in the small blind and he moved all in for his last 4,950. Shiva Dudani made the call from the big blind and the cards were turned up:
Dudani:
Perper:
Perper was in bad shape, and if things couldn't get worse the flop came down . Perper, who was the last player to qualify for the National Championship, was drawing dead and made his way to the rail.
Allen Kessler opened to 1,650 from late position only to have Tim West three-bet to 3,950.
Kessler made the call before both players checked it down to the river with the board reading . Once Kessler checked for the third time, West pushed out a bet of 5,250 with Kessler making the call.
West tabled his and Kessler mucked to slip below starting stack as West began his surge up the leaderboard.
This hand was related to us by Stephen Kats, who witnessed it unfold at his table. According to him, La Sengphet opened preflop with and was flatted by the player in Seat 6. When the flop came down , Sengphet check-called a bet of 2,200. She again check-called a bet of 6,000 when the hit the turn, which was followed by the on the river.
At this point, Sengphet checked and he opponent moved all in for 29,000. Sengphet made the call and was golden against he opponent's bluff. Sengphet is up to 90,000.
Adam Hui raised to 1,300 from under the gun before action folded around to Blair Hinkle in the small blind. He three-bet to 3,600. The big blind folded and then Hui made it 6,225 to go. Hinkle mulled it over for a minute and then made the call.
The flop came down and both players checked after the significant preflop action. The turn brought the and Hinkle fired 4,350. Hui made the call.
After the fell on the river, both players checked and the hands were opened up. Hinkle showed offsuit and Hui tabled the , Hui's turned pair of sixes were good enough to win him the pot and push him close to 50,000 in chips. Hinkle slipped back to 15,300.
and Shorr checked. Klodnicki bet 1,600 and Shorr called.
fell. The river completed the board with the 
. Shorr fired 4,100 and Klodnicki mucked his hand.
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to see Georato double to over his starting stack as Moore slips to 37,500 in chips.
, the player in the big blind checked and Steven Brecher bet 2,200. Kevin Calenzo made the call from the button as the big blind decided to get out of the way. When the 
hit the turn, Brecher checked and Calenzo fired out 3,375. Brecher took his time before throwing in a check-raise to 7,000. Calenzo shook his head in disgust and tossed his cards in the muck.
. Perper, who was the last player to qualify for the National Championship, was drawing dead and made his way to the rail.
and was flatted by the player in Seat 6. When the flop came down 
, Sengphet check-called a bet of 2,200. She again check-called a bet of 6,000 when the 
hit the turn, which was followed by the 
on the river.
bluff. Sengphet is up to 90,000.
and both players checked after the significant preflop action. The turn brought the 
and Hinkle fired 4,350. Hui made the call.
fell on the river, both players checked and the hands were opened up. Hinkle showed 
offsuit and Hui tabled the 