We caught up to see the aftermath of the hand where Roberto Tria was able to win a huge pot that increased his stack to roughly 83,000.
The hand was recapped to us to find that Adam Levy opened the pot with a raise. Three players including Tria called to see a flop of . Levy fired 3,000 on the flop only to have another one of the players move all in. Tria snap called and Levy got out of the way.
Tria:
Opponent:
The turn was the and the river the , giving Tria queens full of tens and the best hand.
With several events yet to be determined, the race for the WSOP Circuit River RockCasino Champion is undetermined. Whoever captures that title, along with the eventual winner of the Main Event, will automatically qualify for the Second Annual $1 Million National Championship. Here's a look at the players who have qualified:
Amer Sulaiman opened with a raise to 1,600 only to be three-bet by Scott Clements from the next seat over. Sulaiman wasted no time four-betting all in and Clements quickly called to find out that he was behind.
Sulaiman:
Clements:
The board fell and Sulaiman's pocket kings were able to hold, boosting his stack to 51,000. Clements, on the other hand, has fallen to about 19,500.
The flop read and Roberto Tria checked to his sole opponent. His opponent bet out 2,500 and Tria quickly dipped into his stack and came out with a raise to 6,000. Tria's opponent released his hand and Tria scooped up the pot, adding to his already large stack. He's currently flirting with 90,000 by sporting a stack of 88,000.
Jason Koon opened to 1,300 before the flop and was three-bet to 3,100 by Sean Hwang. Koon four-bet to 7,100 and Hwang called.
The flop was and Koon shipped all in for his last 24,500. Hwang quickly called and the hands were shown:
Koon:
Hwang:
Koon's ace-high was ahead but Hwang was drawing live and looking for a pair or a straight. The turned and the rivered, giving Hwang his straight and sending Koon packing just before dinner.
"He calls 24k with jack-high," said a dejected Koon as he walked away from the table to talk with Scott Clements.