Alan Smurfit just doubled up when his went up against his opponent's . The board ran out to give Smurfit two pair with an ace kicker. He is now at 8,000.
The flop was and the small blind bet 1,300 into Joe Hachem. Hachem raised all in for 5,600 and his opponent called. Hachem showed for top pair and thought it was good until his opponent turned over for a set.
Hachem said, "I always make the wrong decision!" as he stood from his chair and looked disgusted with what was to come.
Hachem was just about to make his exit when the dealer slapped the on the turn and then the on the river, giving Hachem runner-runner full house.
Another player mentioned, "I just knew that was going to happen," as Hachem sat back down and gathered himself, relieved and in disbelief.
Dan Harrington is off to a great start this afternoon, having already built his chip stack up to 24,000.
In a recent hand, Harrington called an opponent's (cutoff) preflop raise from the button. The small blind made the call as well and the three players saw a flop of .
Action was then checked around to Harrington, who led out with a 900 bet. He was called by the small blind and the original raiser folded.
The turn brought the and 'Action Dan' became 'Acting Dan' as he tanked over the 2,200 bet that his opponent led out with, while sitting with the mortal nuts: . After resting his left hand on his temple and letting out a sigh, Harrington just called.
The fell on 5th street and the small blind passed the action to Harrington who bet 5,000. His opponent made the call and Dan tabled the goods, prompting his opponent to ship his cards into the muck.
Rolf Slotboom moved all in for 8,000 from the button after a player from middle position raised. The initial raiser made the call and had Slotboom dominated with . Slotboom held .
Joe Sebok copped a bit of bad luck this afternoon and has recently been eliminated from the tournament. Sebok got the last of his chips in good holding Big Slick against an opponent's , but a jack on the flop sent Sebok packing.