We walked up to a flop of to see Jeff Bond check to Joel Casper, a Circuit ring winner from 2008. Casper slipped out 1,200 chips, and Bond promptly check-raised to 4,200. Bond called, and both men checked the turn. On the river, Bond announced a covering all-in shove, putting Casper in a tough spot.
"That turn may have saved my ass," Casper admitted. Apparently there's some history between the two men. "I'm going to show you another tight fold. You're not even going to believe this one." With that, Casper open-mucked his . "If you had pocket aces or pocket queens, that's just a terrible turn card for you," he finished.
The turn was just fine with Bond; he exposed his as the dealer pushed him the pot. It pays to be aggressive, and Bond's big bet earned him the pot and knocked Casper down under 15,000.
The tournament staff gave everybody a little bit of extra time to fade the foul weather and get themselves into Harvey's to register for this Circuit Main Event.
The board shows 246 players have turned up today despite the snow, an impressive number that has exceeded everyone's guesstimates. We're waiting for the staff to finalize the entries and the prize pool to make it official, but it's unofficially a fantastic turnout.
On the flop of , John Land checked and the player behind him checked. The third player in the hand fired 1,200 and Land made the call. The other player called as well.
The was added to the board on the turn and action checked to the last player to act once again. He fired a larger bet of 2,500 this time. Land and the other player called to see the river.
The board paired as the landed on fifth street and action checked around. The player who had been driving the betting in last position showed the while the other unknown player tabled the to beat him with sevens and fives. Land gave one last extra-long look at his hand and then mucked, the sevens and fives were the winner. Land dropped to 11,125 in chips after this loss.
Four players saw the flop for the minimum amount and it came . The two blinds checked to John Land, who had limped in preflop in middle position. He fired 500 and the hijack seat made the call. The two blinds folded.
The turn brought the and Land checked. His opponent tossed out a single T1,000 chip as his bet. Land gave it up and dropped down to 15,625.
Phillip Hui raised from under the gun to 450. He was called by the player in the next seat and also by the player in the big blind before seeing a flop come down . The big blind checked and Hui fired 650. The next player called and the big blind folded.
The turn brought the and Hui led again, this time for 1,075. His opponent raised to 3,200. Hui made the call.
The river completed the board with the , completing a possible flush draw and another straight draw. Hui ld into his opponent for 6,050. After some time in the tank, his opponent made the call.
"Nice call," said Hui, tabling the . His opponent showed the for a set and beat Hui's pair of jacks to win the pot. Hui was knocked down to 10,400 in chips.
We picked up a four-way pot as the dealer put out a flop of . The player in the small blind checked, and the big blind led out with a bet of 625 into a 1,000-chip pot. Player #3 called, and so did Jason DeWitt in position, and the three of them continued to the turn.
It was the , and they each checked in turn to see the pair the board on the river. The big blind (a gentleman we figure is a local by virtue of his Reno Aces baseball hat) decided it was time for another bet, and he made it 2,000 to see his cards. Player #3 wasted no time flat-calling, and Jason DeWitt closed the action with a reluctant call.
Reno Aces showed for trips, and Player #3 tabled his for the flush. DeWitt had that third-best-hand look on his face, and he returned his cards to the muck to drop his stack under 17,000.
The players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day.
The wonderful staff here have provided pizza for everyone to ensure that everyone truly enjoys this break regardless of what bad beats they may have endured today!
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to see Jeff Bond check to Joel Casper, a Circuit ring winner from 2008. Casper slipped out 1,200 chips, and Bond promptly check-raised to 4,200. Bond called, and both men checked the 
turn. On the 
river, Bond announced a covering all-in shove, putting Casper in a tough spot.
. "If you had pocket aces or pocket queens, that's just a terrible turn card for you," he finished.
as the dealer pushed him the pot. It pays to be aggressive, and Bond's big bet earned him the pot and knocked Casper down under 15,000.
, John Land checked and the player behind him checked. The third player in the hand fired 1,200 and Land made the call. The other player called as well.
was added to the board on the turn and action checked to the last player to act once again. He fired a larger bet of 2,500 this time. Land and the other player called to see the river.
landed on fifth street and action checked around. The player who had been driving the betting in last position showed the 
while the other unknown player tabled the 
to beat him with sevens and fives. Land gave one last extra-long look at his hand and then mucked, the sevens and fives were the winner. Land dropped to 11,125 in chips after this loss.
and Land checked. His opponent tossed out a single T1,000 chip as his bet. Land gave it up and dropped down to 15,625.
and Hui led again, this time for 1,075. His opponent raised to 3,200. Hui made the call.
. His opponent showed the 
for a set and beat Hui's pair of jacks to win the pot. Hui was knocked down to 10,400 in chips.
. The player in the small blind checked, and the big blind led out with a bet of 625 into a 1,000-chip pot. Player #3 called, and so did Jason DeWitt in position, and the three of them continued to the turn.
, and they each checked in turn to see the 
for trips, and Player #3 tabled his 
