We picked up the action on a flop of . Chris Bjorin had pushed the last of his stack in the middle, and the dealer was counting them out as Jesper Hougaard contemplated whether or not to call.
"You got one pair beat?" he asked. Bjorin offered nothing. Hougaard made the call. Total pot about 50,000.
Hougaard showed for the overpair. Bjorin showed -- a pair and a flush draw.
"Clubs!" said Hougaard. The turn was the .
The river was the , giving Bjorin his flush and the pot. Now he and Hougaard are about even in chips, each with about 50,000.
Eugene Todd, one of our chip leaders, is also playing in Event No. 21, the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event. Apparently he just doubled up over there, then ran back over to resume his seat in our tourney.
After arriving late, Max Pescatori has just doubled through Jordan Morgan when his A-A-x-x held up against Morgan's Q-T-9-8. Pescatori now has 35,000 in chips.
Greg Cox and Will Failla just got themselves into a very interesting situation. They were heads up and the turn card had just been dealt. It was Failla's turn to act and he pushed all in thinking he had less chips than were already in the pot. Cox called very quickly and exposed his hand but the dealer then informed them that Failla had a little more than the pot. Play continued to the river where Failla knew his hand was beat so he just folded rather than being eliminated.
He's almost as good as gone, though, with only 2,500 chips left.
Shortly after surviving that earlier hand versus Greg Cox, Will "the Thrill" Failla was knocked out, courtesy of Cox.
Failla had gone all in (for real, this time) before the flop, and several players, including Cox, had called. The flop came , Cox bet pot, and the others folded. Cox showed for the straight, and once the turn and river came Failla mucked his hand.
Before the flop, Paul "X-22" Magriel raised to 7,000, and Eugene Todd reraised to 20,000 behind him. Magriel thought a moment and called, committing his remaining chips to do so.
Magriel
Todd
"Oh, you have my hearts, too," said Magriel, as the players stood up to see what the dealer would bring.
The flop came . Then the on the turn gave Todd fives full of sixes. Only a king could save Magriel.