You hear that "chip and a chair" saying all the time, but coming back from a deficit like that is HARD. As Gerald Kane just discovered, as he tossed in his last chip while holding . A great starting hand, but Tommy Rounds found pocket Fours and Kane needed to find some help to stay alive.
But the board didn't supply that help and Gerald Kane was eliminated in 9th place, good for a $13,745 payday.
While under the gun, Hal Havlisch raised and Michael Graffeo re-raised. Havlisch 3-bet and Graffeo capped it, setting Havlisch all-in. Graffeo's dominated Havlisch's , but the flop came to give Havlisch the lead. The on the turn and on the river gave Havlisch the hand and doubled him up for the second time today.
After Justin Pechie raised from the cutoff Joe Mandia three-bet from the small blind. Pechie called and the flop came . Mandia bet 15K, Pechie called, which he did when Mandia bet 30K after the turned. But when the fell on the river, Justin raised after Joe bet, and this set Mandia to thinking. He started at the board for a minute before he pushed forward his chips.
Pechie turned over for two pair, which beat Mandia's and won him a big pot.
After losing much of his stack in a big hand with Justin Pechie, Joe Mandia raised on the button and William Jensen quickly three-bet from the small blind. Mandia tossed in the last of his chips and turned over pocket Sixes; Jensen held .
The gave Jensen a gutshot straight draw, and while the missed him the on the river gave Jensen Broadway and the higher straight. Joe Mandia wins $18,899 for his 8th-place finish.
After paying 30K of his remaining 38,000 in the big blind, Robert Pacleb ended up with against William Jensen's . Pacleb flopped a King and that held up to double his stack.
Even after doubling up that last hand Robert Pacleb was seriously short, and when Hal Havlisch raised the last of his chips Pacleb called with the last of his own. Michael Graffeo called them both and held the best hand, pocket Tens, to Pacleb's and Havlisch's .
But after the the worst hand was first, and Havlisch took down the 120,000 pot after the and fell the rest of the way. And Robert Pacleb was eliminated in 7th place, winning $25,771.
After a flop Tommy Rounds checked from the big blind and William Jensen bet 15K. Rounds check-raised to 30,000 and Jensen called. Jensen called Rounds' 30K bet after the on the turn, but when the arrived on the river Rounds chose to check-call Jensen's bet. Jensen turned over for the rivered straight and Rounds mucked his hand.