Both tables full of players seem to be having a great time here tonight. Dinner was succulent and delicious, there are a pair of entertaining football games on the television screens surrounding the tables, and there's a friendly crew of friends and family on the rail for support. Everything is great... except there's not much poker being played. Pots are being limped and walked frequently, checking is the preferred play, and hole cards are being shown up generously. We haven't seen a four-bet at either table in several orbits as the vast majority of the pots are being won with a single preflop raise or one small bet somewhere along the five streets.
From early position, Joanne Dorin opened to 30,000, and the action passed around to Bill Stradley. He announced an all in reraise, and Dorin immediately got wide-eyed and sunk in her chair a bit. The rest of the table folded back to Dorin, and she went into the tank for a bit.
"I have a really big hand," she lamented, holding her cards out at arm's length as if she was prepared to fold. She continued to groan in pain for another few minutes, then decided to investigate further. "I'm sorry, how much is it? Are those double stacks there? That's fine you don't have to break them down." It was 314,000 total, another 284,000 for Dorin to call.
"Will you show if I fold?" she asked, and Stradley assured her he would.
"Sure. Of course. I always show," he said.
Dorin continued to toil over the decision for another minute or so, finally flashing her pocket tens to her neighbors and sending them back into the muck. True to his word, Stradley showed her the wisdom of her ways, tabling his as he pulled back his chips.
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On the first hand back from dinner, Lorne Kanover open-shoved for about 190,000 from the hijack seat, but it would not get through. Next door, Mike Summers moved all in over the top and the rest of the table yielded to the battle. With Kanover at risk, it was showdown time:
Kanover:
Summers:
Pair dominated and suit dominated, things were not looking good for the all-in player. The dealer refused to save his tournament life, running out a board full of blanks: . The nines fall, and Kanover is out in 14th place in time for dessert. He'll have another $7,349 in his pockets with which to pay the tab.
We've reached the end of the level, and we've arrived at our scheduled dinner break. It'll be a short one-hour hiatus, and the players will return with bellies full at 8:30 sharp.
From middle position, Tam Ly opened the pot to 25,000, and Matt Glantz moved all in for about 130,000 total. When it came back to Ly, he wasted no time calling with his monster stack to put Glantz in danger. And the news was not good at all for cheery pro:
Ly:
Glantz:
The board ran out ragged: . That's no help to Glantz, and he has been sent off in 16th place. It was quite the comeback from 9,000 just a level or so ago, but his final table run has come up a bit short.
The table folded around to the blinds where it looked like Joanne Monteavaro only peeked at one card before moving all in for less than 100,000. In the big blind, Dave Cubeta checked his own cards and quickly called with his covering stack putting Monteavaro at risk.
Showdown
Monteavaro:
Cubeta:
The board missed Monteavaro as it came . Unable to find a pair or a straight card on the river, her day is done. She's out in 17th place then, nearly matching her 11th-place effort in this same event (back when the buyin was $5,000) in 2008.
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as he pulled back his chips.
. The nines fall, and Kanover is out in 14th place in time for dessert. He'll have another $7,349 in his pockets with which to pay the tab.
. That's no help to Glantz, and he has been sent off in 16th place. It was quite the comeback from 9,000 just a level or so ago, but his final table run has come up a bit short.
. Unable to find a pair or a straight card on the river, her day is done. She's out in 17th place then, nearly matching her 11th-place effort in this same event (back when the buyin was $5,000) in 2008.
