We just witnessed a sick slow roll over at Table 16.
It happened when action folded around to Brian Ray on the button and he shoved all in for 39,600. The small blind promptly folded, and then Lee Abramson peeked down at his cards and asked for a count.
"79,600?" Abramson asked before the dealer corrected him. "Ok, I call." Abramson, who didn't seem to understand the poor etiquette of what he had just done, then tabled . Ray, who was clearly disgusted, turned over and was eliminated after the board ran out .
Needless to say, the table, which included Drazen Ilich, reacted sharply. Some were in disbelief, while one simply said, "What a douche."
When we arrived at Table 19, Jarral D'Andrea was all in for his last 48,100 on a flop of . Matt Kirby had already called, and a third player - who bet 10,000 - was in the tank.
"Ok," he finally said turning over . "I fold."
He sent his cards spiraling into the muck.
Kirby:
D'Andrea:
D'Andrea held as the turn and river came , respectively, more than doubling him to 115,000.
Matt Lawrence, who has flown under our radar since removing his trademark hat after the dinner break, was just the beneficiary of a big double off Chris Conrad.
It happened when Lawrence opened for 5,000, Justin "Choctaw" Kruger called, and Conrad moved all in. Lawrence called off for 47,900, Kruger folded, and the cards were turned up:
Conrad:
Lawrence:
It was a flip, but not after the flop came down . Conrad paired his queen to take a commanding lead on the hand. The turn gave Lawrence a gutshot straight draw, and much to his delight, the spiked on the river to complete it!
We missed his bust-out hand, but Allen Kessler filled us in on the details. According to Chainsaw, he was all in with on a flop of . His opponent held .
The turn was an ace, giving Kessler outs to a full house, but the river bricked and he was eliminated.
Mitch Schock, who won a bracelet a the 2011 World Series of Poker, opened to 5,500 in middle position. David "ODB" Baker three-bet to 40,000 - effectively going all in - and the action folded back to Schock, who made it official. Baker called, sliding his remaining 5,000 or so forward.
Schock:
Baker:
It was all but over when the dealer fanned , giving Schock quads. The turn was the , which gave Baker a full house draw for kicks and giggles, and the river was the . Baker was eliminated, while Schock shot up to around 150,000 chips.
The very next hand, he opened to 5,500 from under the gun. A player in his direct left called, a third player three-bet to 13,000 from the hijack seat, and Schock four-bet to 42,000. His two opponents folded, and he showed .
Bobby "Shooter" Hempkins, who placed seventh Friday night in Event #9 $365 Pot-Limit Omaha for $2,841, has been eliminated from the tournament.
Hempkins had been nursing a short stack much of the day and recently moved all in for 5,300 after WSOP Circuit ring winner Jim Mink had limped from early position. Felicia Johnico then called from the big blind and the two active players proceeded to check it down as the board ran out , and Johnico rolled over . Mink then revealed , and it was good as Hempkins could only muster . With that, Hempkins took his leave from the tournament.
Andrew Watson was faced with a 12,000-chip bet on a board of . He called.
The completed the board, and his opponent slowed down, checking to Watson who fired 38,000. The player sat quietly in the tank for over 90 seconds, then committed enough chips to make the call. Watson turned over for a rivered straight, his opponent mucked, and Watson raked in the pot.