Nothing will catch our attention faster than an 185,000 pot. Tuan Phan was squaring off against Michael Devinsky and all the money went in on the flop. The board was and the hands were tabled.
Phan:
Devinsky:
The turn fell and Devinsky's tournament life depended on the river.
The river was Yahtzee! for Devinsky when he spiked a third spade giving him the nut flush. Phan found a straight in the end, but it cost him about of his tournament-leading stack. Devinsky is sitting pretty within shouting distance of 200,000.
A few minutes ago, James Johnston came storming into Ballroom D here at Harrah's Atlantic City, looking for his seat. According to Johnston, he overslept - for three hours. That's impressive.
Upon reaching his table, Johnston moved all in for his last thousand or so, and Joe Siracusa looked him up.
Showdown
Johnston:
Siracusa:
The was the window card, drawing applause from the entire table, but the slid right out behind it followed by the . Neither the nor the helped Johnston, eliminating well-rested gentleman from the tournament.
Jeffrey Papola opened to 3,200 from under the gun, and received three callers, including a player in the big blind. The flop came down , and the player in the big blind checked to Papola who continued for 7,800. Only the player in the big blind called.
Both players knuckled after the turned, and after the was dealt on the river, and Papola opened up for a pair of jacks. His opponent flashed a ten, and mucked his hand.
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and the hands were tabled.
and Devinsky's tournament life depended on the river.
was the window card, drawing applause from the entire table, but the 
slid right out behind it followed by the 
. Neither the 
helped Johnston, eliminating well-rested gentleman from the tournament.
, and the player in the big blind checked to Papola who continued for 7,800. Only the player in the big blind called.
for a pair of jacks. His opponent flashed a ten, and mucked his hand.
nor the 
could save him and he was eliminated.
