Jaffray held
and his opponent 
Board:
After the hand, Jaffray is up to 42,100. Jaffray attributed his win to "Hoodie Power." He said that after he put up his hoodie, he got two big hands.
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39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
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Jaffray held
and his opponent Board:
After the hand, Jaffray is up to 42,100. Jaffray attributed his win to "Hoodie Power." He said that after he put up his hoodie, he got two big hands.
and got called by an opponent who woke up with 
. Bawden couldn't connect with a board that ran out 
and has been eliminated from the tournament.
Restifo:
Barisch:
Interestingly, three players said that they folded an ace before the dealer moved them from the muck back in to the active deck. Barisch was at risk of elimination, and his best hope was to catch one of those second-chance aces.
No such luck for him though. The dealer spread the community cards:
, and Barisch headed for the door.
in trouble against Wong's 
. But Richey was in the direst of straits after the 
flop. His best chance to win was to spike a single card, the 
. If the board didn't pair and the didn't come on the turn or river, he'd lose the hand. That was the only card that could save the day all by itself, the . Have I made my point, or am I being too subtle?Anyway, I'm sure you'll be shocked, shocked, to learn that on the turn Richey did indeed catch the
. Wong still had outs to reverse that brutal suckout but instead it was the 
that fell on the river, and he was eliminated. Richey is now up to 165,000.
to his opponent's 
.The board came
. A set at the end ensured the chips went Dolan's way, putting him up to 175,000. His opponent, on the other hand, is out.
and was called by an opponent holding . Michelle hit an ace on the turn to cinch the win, but is still in bad shape with just 16,000.
and was in bad shape against Ross's . But the flop changed the whole tenor of the hand when it came down 
to make a set of tens for Sklansky. The turn and river couldn't save Ross from losing the hand -- they were the and the 
.As Sklansky raked in a pot worth 26,000, someone in the crowd shouted out, "Wow, that dude just won Sklansky Dollars off of Sklansky."
Sklansky Dollars (a phrase not actually coined by David Sklansky) is a sarcastic concept used to imply what a player's theoretical profit would be over the long-term if he got his money in "good" in a given situation every time -- for example, when he has a 4.5:1 edge with pocket aces over a smaller pocket pair. If the pot is worth 26,000 chips, the player holding aces has roughly 21,000 chips worth of equity in the pot. Of course, if his opponent makes a set, he gets zero of the pot. But in Sklansky Dollars, he's up 21,000.
Ross heard the comment and ran with it. "You owe me a lot of Sklansky Dollars for that one, David. Which book is that play outlined in?"
Sklansky had no comment.
and the action was checked around. The turn was the . Jett led out for 3,000, the MP player called, the cutoff raised to 10,500, Jett called and the MP player folded. The river was the . Jett checked and the cutoff checked behind. Jett showed
and the cutoff mucked. Jett is now up to 105,000.
The flop came
and the big blind checked. Christensen checked as well and then Brunson bet 3,100. The big blind folded and Christensen called.The turn was the
and it was checked to Brunson again and she bet 4,500. Christensen called.The river was the
and both Christensen and Brunson checked. Brunson showed and Christensen showed . Brunson's pair of queens won the pot and she is now up to 113,000.
, Doug Johnson moved all in against Rayan Nathan. Nathan made the call. Johnson:
Nathan:
Nathan had turned the nut straight. Only an ace or jack would save Johnson. Then, as fate would have it, the
fell on the river to make aces full and double up Johnson to 44,000.
