Tom Schneider raised from UTG+1, a player in middle position called, then it folded to the big blind who raised. Schneider and the MP player both called.
The flop came . The BB checked, Schneider bet, the MP player called, and the BB got out of the way. The turn was the . Schneider again bet, and again his opponent called.
The river was the , and this time Schneider decided to check. The MP bet, Schneider called, and his opponent showed for the turned two pair. Schneider appeared to show A-Q as he mucked. He is now at about 6,000.
Following a flop of , Rami Boukai checked, Shaun Deeb bet (200), Boukai check-raised, and Deeb called. The turn was the . Boukai bet (400), and Deeb called.
The river was the . Boukai bet, and Deeb folded. Boukai has 13,000 now, while Deeb is at 9,500.
Andre Akkari raised and only the player in the big blind called. The flop came . The BB checked, Akkari bet, his opponent check-raised, and Akkari called.
The turn was the . This time the BB led out, Akkari raised, and his opponent folded. Akkari has 11,000.
Lisa Parsons, who finished 76th in the WSOP Main Event last summer and who made the final table of the Ladies' No-Limit Hold'em event last week, was just involved in one of those frustrating blind-vs.-blind hands that will come up in limit hold'em.
She and her opponent had gotten to the river with the board showing , and she check-called her opponent's bet. He turned over -- he'd stuck around with the flush draw and hit his nine -- while she had .
Shannon Elizabeth was just all in with the last of her chips before the flop against three opponents.
The board came . The trio checked the flop and turn, then the river saw a bet, fold, and call. Elizabeth's two remaining opponents turned over A-K and A-Q, giving the side pot to the former. But she had for trip nines, and survives.