The info for this hand is hit-and-miss, but we'll tell you what we do know. David Diaz was the preflop raiser, and Todd Terry three-bet him next door. It's not the first time that it's happened -- as the table would later discuss -- and Diaz made the call to see a flop.
It came , and we missed the betting action until the turn. Diaz checked there on fourth street, and he check-raised all in once Terry made his bet. Terry made the quick, easy call for his last ~12,000 chips with , and Diaz's was drawing dead to nine hearts.
River:
Well, that's one of them. Diaz spikes his flush to draw a disgusted groan from Terry. He quickly collected his things and shuffled out the door with that familiar Todd Terry scowl affixed firmly to his face.
Mike Rocco opened to 600 under the gun. Jeremiah Vinsant popped it to 1,550 from one seat over and found calls from Shannon Shorr in the cutoff and from Rocco.
The flop came down and Rocco checked. Vinsant bet 2,500, Shorr raised to 7,000, and Rocco laid it down. Vinsant called, landing the on the turn. He checked it to Shorr who bet 5,000. Another call from Vinsant resulted in the river which he checked as well. Shorr bet roughly 24,000, enough to cover Vinsant's remaining stack.
After a few moments, Vinsant gave it up and surrendered the pot to Shorr.
Under the gun, Jeremy Gaubert raised to 500. David "Bakes" Baker three-bet to 1,400 from the cutoff and chip leader Brian Senie four-bet to 2,400 on the button.
Action folded around to Baker and he shoved for 9,500 with , called by Senie with . The board ran out as Baker found running straight cards to survive after being outflopped by Senie.
David Williams opened the pot to 550 preflop, and Chad Brown came along with him to see a flop. It came ten-high, and Williams bet 1,000. Brown popped it to 2,500 with pocket jacks in the hole, and Williams' ace-ten was good enough for him to shove his last ~9,000 into the pot. Brown called with his overpair, and the turn and river bricked off to send Williams packing.
Harry Cullen opened the pot to 600, and he was three-bet to 1,600 by David Peters. David Willams cold-called, and Cullen came along as well.
The flop brought , and Cullen fired right back out with 2,500 chips. Peters folded, but Williams called to see another card, the turn. Cullen loaded up another 4,000 chips and dropped them into the middle, and Williams called once again.
The river drew checks from both players, though Cullen may have been hoping for a bet. He showed up for the flush, and it knocks Williams back to about 16,000 in chips.
Ramana Epparla finished in third place at the last WSOP-C Circuit Main Event in Chester, Pennsylvania. It was his first career cash, and it was an impressive performance from the amateur. Epparla followed the tour to New Orleans this week, and he was one of the surprise faces we spotted in this $10,000 Regional Championship.
He was.
Epparla's seat is now occupied by someone who is most certainly not him, and a quick scan of the room finds that the 46-year-old recreational player has been cut down here in the early going.
, and we missed the betting action until the 
turn. Diaz checked there on fourth street, and he check-raised all in once Terry made his bet. Terry made the quick, easy call for his last ~12,000 chips with 
, and Diaz's 
was drawing dead to nine hearts.
and Rocco checked. Vinsant bet 2,500, Shorr raised to 7,000, and Rocco laid it down. Vinsant called, landing the 
on the turn. He checked it to Shorr who bet 5,000. Another call from Vinsant resulted in the 
river which he checked as well. Shorr bet roughly 24,000, enough to cover Vinsant's remaining stack.
, called by Senie with 
. The board ran out 
, and Cullen fired right back out with 2,500 chips. Peters folded, but Williams called to see another card, the 
for the flush, and it knocks Williams back to about 16,000 in chips.