Allen Kessler found a much needed double up as he three-bet shoved with . Adam Levy gave him action with and even though Levy flopped an open-ended straight draw, he found no help from the board.
On a flop, Matt Waxman check-called a bet of 7,000 from Steve Brecher, and he check-called another 13,000 after the turn. The river came the , and Brecher put out a healthy bet of 30,000 after a third check in front of him. Waxman spent nearly all of eternity in the tank, but he eventually settled on a reluctant call.
Brecher had the goods. The second-nuts in fact. He showed up for top set, and it was easily good enough to take down the pot. It moves Brecher up to 180,000 or so, while Waxman tumbles back to about 45,000.
Lawrence Jacobs opened to 4,000, and Kyle Bowker three-bet to 11,000 total. Jacobs made the call, and off they went to the flop. It came , and both players checked to the turn. Jacobs made the first bet, sliding out a stack of 20,000. He and Bowker got it in right there, and Bowker's was in the lead. Jacobs tabled for the big draw, and he managed to catch up with the river.
Bowker drops the pot on the final card, slipping all the way down to just 17,000. Jacobs has doubled, stacking up about 120,000 now.
In early position, Brian Senie opened to 4,000, and Shannon Shorr called from the small blind. In the big, Allie Prescott squeezed all in for 35,100, and Senie made the call with his huge stack. Shorr got the message and ducked out, and the cards were on their backs with Prescott at risk.
Showdown
Senie:
Prescott:
The flop was about as bad as it gets for Prescott, leaving him dead to the nine of diamonds alone. The turn was a blank. The river, however, just happened to be the ! One out is all Prescott needs, and he rivers his set to double up to about 80,000.
Senie could afford that hit; he's still got 339,500 chips left.
Dan Heimiller's chair-swinging days are over. We missed the hand that did him in, but we did see him collect his possessions and walk out the double doors.