Sometimes even just one pair is good enough in seven-card stud. That's what Sabyl Landrum found out after one of her two opponents put his last chips in the pot on fifth street. The boards were:
Landrum:
Opponent 1:
All-in Opponent:
Landrum made only a pair of tens, but that was enough to scoop the pot and increase her stack to about 4,500.
We missed the action, but arrived at the table in time to see Humberto Brenes show down a full house and eliminate an opponent. With that pot, Brenes climbed to over 12,000 in chips.
We don't know the details, but Andy Bloch was just seen putting on his coat and heading out of the side exit of the Amazon Room. His tournament appears to be over.
Chad Brown was all in. His opponent made quad threes, and Brown, with three aces open on his board, was yet to squeeze his river card. With the appropriate amount of drama, Brown squeezed it... and then dramatically flipped over the case ace! He remains alive in today's tournament.
Showing a board of , Justin Bonomo called a river bet, only to be shown his opponent's full house, eights full of aces. After the hand, Bonomo was left with just 200 chips.
Sam Grizzle was called down on every street with showing. His opponent tabled ( ) in addition to his up cards of . Grizzle could not beat his opponent's tens and tabled a bluff of . Grizzle still has 7,000 in chips.
Chip Jett is the latest pro to eclipse the 10,000 chip mark. He did so in a pot that went to the river three-handed. Showing , Jett bet. One opponent folded, but the other one called with a board of . Jett opened an ace and a five in the hole, to make a full house, fives full of aces. His opponent never opened his own hole cards, choosing to muck instead.