Eric Liu faced an 8,000 bet and after a lengthy stint in the tank, elected to move all in. His opponent insta-called, showing 
for trips while Liu revealed 
. The river was the 
and Liu hit the rail.
2008 World Series of Poker
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Eric Liu faced an 8,000 bet and after a lengthy stint in the tank, elected to move all in. His opponent insta-called, showing for trips while Liu revealed . The river was the and Liu hit the rail.
They look a flop of
and Nowak led out for 2,000. Arieh made the call. The turn was the 
and Nowak fired for a second time, this time pushing 5,000 into the middle. Arieh once again called as the media started to swarm around the table.The river was the
and Nowak fired a third bullet worth 10,000 which was enough to put Arieh all in.Arieh went into the tank for a long time, sighing, "This is brutal!" before eventually making the call.
"You got me," says Nowak and shows
for just a pair of jacks.Arieh replied, "No, you win," as he tossed his cards into the muck and quietly exited the Amazon Room.
The flop is
and all three check. The turn is 
and Wasicka bets 1,450. The big blind calls and the button folds.The turn is
and Wasicka bets 3,950. The big blind raises all in for 11,650 and Wasicka folds. He's down to 24,000.
The argument has spilled over to their respective boyfriends, with Linda extolling hers, Avery Cardoza, and picking on Erica's, David Benyamine.
. Adams held pocket kings to be in great shape against his opponent's pocket queens.The turn was the
and river the 
and Adams moves up to 110,000 chips.
Noah Boeken faced a 15,000 bet from his opponent and ultimately made the call. Boeken slammed the table in anguish as his opponent rolled over the and raked in the pot.
, Mark Vos called his early-position opponent's 2,500 bet. The turn was the 
. The EP player bet 4,000 and Vos called. The river was the 
. The EP player bet 7,000 and Vos called. The EP player showed
for a pair of fours and a busted flush draw. Vos had him with 
and dragged the pot, increasing his stack to 56,000.
They took a flop of
and Catmull checked to Glantz who bet out 1,700. Catmull then check-raised to 11,700, sending Glantz into the tank. He eventually decided to make the call.Before the burn and turn, Catmull announced that he was moving all in, in the dark, for 28,000 in total. The turn landed the
and Glantz went into the tank once again, with a big decision following an intruging play by his opponent.After several minutes of thought Glantz made the call and tabled
for merely a pair of jacks. It was a remarkable call as Catmull flipped over for the bare flush draw.The river was the
and Glantz makes a huge double-up after a courageous call to move to over 70,000 at the break.
Here are the top five chip counts:
Patrick Fortin 135,000
Mark Garner 111,000
Brandon Adams 110,000
Kido Pham 110,000
Darrell Dicken 100,000
The flop came an action-delicious
and a series of bets and raises saw all the chips in the middle.It was a cooler as Sabat tabled
to Mattsson's for set over set. The turn and river changed nothing and Sabat's dreams are over.Mattsson jumps to share the lead at 135,000.
