Chad Batista raised from the button to 775 and both blinds made the call to see the flop come down . Action checked to Batista and he bet 1,400. Both players called.
The turn was the and the big blind bet 4,400 after the small blind checked. Batista called and then the small blind called.
The river completed the board with the and everyone checked. The small blind showed the , the big blind the and Batista the . Batista was lucky he didn't hit his flush as the big blind scooped the pot with a pair of aces. Batista dropped to 22,000.
We came up to Christina Lindley's table at the tail end of an all-in battle. Lindley's pocket jacks took the worst of it against an opponent's pocket aces to send Lindley to the rail. As she stood up and gathered her belongings, Lindley remarked that it was the third time she'd seen that player three-bet since being broken to the table.
Amanda Baker opened with a raise to 750 and one player flat-called before action moved to Garry Gates. He three-bet to 2,100 and action folded around to Baker. She mucked and then the flat-caller reraised all in. Gates quickly called, tabling the . His opponent held the .
The board ran out clean for Gates and he was able to double up to 38,500 in chips.
With the end of the last break and the start of Level 7, registration is now closed for the 2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Caesars Palace Las Vegas $1,600 Main Event. The field grew to a whopping 496 players with just over 400 of them still left. Once the tournament staff crunches the final numbers and releases the prize pool, we'll have it for you so stay tuned.
No joy for Jamie Gold today. In his first event with his new PPN Team Pro patch, Gold's went to the rail when an opponent's pocket 9s overtook Gold's pocket aces with a 9 on the flop. We're not sure when the money went in, but the end result is the same either way. Gold is out of the tournament.
Dave Stann has been absolutely abusing the players on his right when he has been in late position today. He was at it again after the hiijack player opened to 1,100 pre-flop. Stann, with next action, made it 2,725 to go. Only the hijack called. Both players checked all the way to the river, , where Stann finally made a bet of 5,500 after his opponent checked. The player quickly folded to the bet.
"The only reason he played his hand that way is because it's his job to steal my blind, not yours," said the player in the big blind to the hijack.
. Action checked to Batista and he bet 1,400. Both players called.
and the big blind bet 4,400 after the small blind checked. Batista called and then the small blind called.
and everyone checked. The small blind showed the 
, the big blind the 
and Batista the 
. Batista was lucky he didn't hit his flush as the big blind scooped the pot with a pair of aces. Batista dropped to 22,000.![[user75032]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
. His opponent held the 
, where Stann finally made a bet of 5,500 after his opponent checked. The player quickly folded to the bet.