Andy Philachack opened to 25,000 from under the gun, Matt Lawrence three-bet to 45,000 on the button, and the action folded back to Philachack, who tank-called, leaving a pot-sized bet behind.
The dealer fanned , and Philachack checked. Lawrence fired what looked like 35,000, and Philachack folded.
We started the day with a pair of six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winners, but in the past ten minutes we've lost them both. The first to go was T.J. Cloutier, and now Layne Flack has joined him on the rail.
Flack's demise came when he opened for 31,000 from early and received a call from Matt Kirby in the hijack. When action reached Mario "Pwnasaurus" Silvestri in the small blind, he quietly announced that he was all in for 193,000. Flack, who happened to have the exact same amount, snap-called while Kirby got out of the way.
Flack:
Silvestri:
It was a bad spot for Flack, and it got even worse when the flop delivered Silvestri a set. Flack needed running cards to stay alive, but the turn ended any hope of that happening. Flack was drawing dead headed to the river, which came down the , and he has been eliminated from the Choctaw Main Event in 58th place.
T.J. Cloutier is a living legend in the poker world. Inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2006, Cloutier has six World Series of Poker bracelets and finished runner-up in the WSOP Main Event on two occasions (1985 & 2000). Cloutier was in the field today looking to add a ring to his jewelry collection, but that hope just vanished courtesy of Jeff Fielder.
It happened when Jim Carroll opened for 28,000 and Fielder flatted from the small blind with . Cloutier then three-bet to 128,000 from the big with , Carroll folded, and Fielder spent some time in the tank before moving all in. Cloutier called off and Fielder's nines held.
With that, a poker legend has been eliminated from the 2012/2013 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant Main Event.
David Nicholson, who you may recall won Event #9 $365 Pot-Limit Omaha here in Choctaw on Thursday for his third WSOP Circuit ring, has had a rough level. He recently dwindled to just 46,000 when he shoved all in preflop with . Action folded around to Andy Philachack in the small blind, and he called with the .
It was a race, and Nicholson needed to improve to stay alive. "Oh no," Philachack said upon seeing the flop. Indeed, it was bad news for him as Nicholson paired his king to take a commanding lead. The turn was of no consequence, and neither was the river. Ship the double to Nicholason.
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, and Philachack checked. Lawrence fired what looked like 35,000, and Philachack folded.
flop delivered Silvestri a set. Flack needed running cards to stay alive, but the 
turn ended any hope of that happening. Flack was drawing dead headed to the river, which came down the 
, and he has been eliminated from the Choctaw Main Event in 58th place.
, and Nicholson doubled to around 165,000 chips. Philachack dropped to 170,000.
, and Clarke was eliminated.
. Action folded around to Andy Philachack in the small blind, and he called with the 
.
turn was of no consequence, and neither was the 
river. Ship the double to Nicholason.
