Brewer Loses the Raising War
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Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Christine Brewer opened for 600 and Rommy Lipman raised to 1,800 directly behind her. Action folded back around to Brewer and she called. The flop fell 
, Brewer checked and Lipman bet 1,725. Brewer check-raised to 4,400 and Lipman re-raised to 9,100.
That furrowed Brewer's brow and she was clearly not happy with how things had progressed. She laid the hand down and shot a glare at Lipman.
"Did you have a pair?" Lipman asked.
She nodded and added, "Bigger than the board," she said under her breath.
. After a brief moment, Phillips checked and Moore quickly pushed his short stack all in. Phillips called just as quick as Moore's push, and tabled 
. Moore, however, had flopped a set, holding 
.
and 
and just like that Moore was able to score a double up. Phillips on the other hand, could only shake his head.
and both players checked again. Mavro tabled 
and Truong flipped over pocket deuces to take the hand.
, the player in the big blind checked, and a short stacked player in the cutoff moved all in for 6,775. Craig Bergeron raised from the button, causing the big blind player to call off for his tournament life as well.
, leaving the player in the big blind with merely a pair of jacks against the aces of the other two. Bergeron and the cutoff chopped the main pot while Bergeron took a small side pot from the elimination of the player in the big blind.