Justin Truesdell opened for 120,000 from the button and Anthony Vidmer defended from the big blind, bringing about a flop of . Both players checked and then Vidmer fired out 120,000 on the turn. Not to be outdone, Truesdell raised to 300,000, Vidmer called and the peeled off on the river.
Once again both players checked and Vidmer rolled over . Truesdell double checked his cards and then sent them to the muck.
Anthony Vidmer started the action by limping from the button, Daniel Lowery completed from the small blind and Justin Truesdell made it 360,000 to play from the big blind. Vidmer got out of the way and Lowery called after a moment's hesistation.
Right after losing the aforementioned pot, Daniel Lowery opened for 120,000 from the under-the-gun position only to have Justin Truesdell three-bet to 350,000 from the button. The blinds quickly got out of the way and Lowery instantly four-bet to 650,000. Truesdell shifted in his chair and moved all in, prompting Lowery to snap-call off for around 1.35 million more.
Showdown
Lowery:
Truesdell:
Lowery was out of his seat and by his rail with his back turned even before the dealer put out the flop. His supporters were cheering loudly as he was primed for a double, but all the excitement vanished in an instant when the dealer burned and turned the . Suddenly Truesdell's rail came to life while a dejected Lowery looked on. The river was no help to Lowery and he exited in fourth place for $69,105.
Since Daniel Lowery's elimination the remaining three players have slowed down a bit. There's been a lot of checking happening and they're plenty deep. It feels like this is the calm before the storm.
On a flop of , Anthony Vidmer bet 120,000 and received a call from Justin Truesdell. Both players then chcked the turn, bringing about the on the river. Vidmer proceeded to check-call a bet of 100,000, but was left shaking his head when he discovered his was no good against Truesdell's .