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No deep run this year
Jeremiah Smith was blessed with a gift earlier today when he won a big pot with aces over kings. It would be those same aces that did him in just after the dinner break.
On a board of , Smith got all in with Jim Bookstaff. Smith held a set of threes, but much to his dismay, Bookstaff held top set with aces. The river was the and not the miracle card Smith was looking for. He was bounced out of the tournament while Bookstaff improved to 114,000.
Corkins balancing the cards on his finger perfectly.
Hoyt Corkins limped for 300 before another player behind him made it 950. It was passed back around to Corkins who moved all in for 19,875 and was called by . Corkins flipped a dominating which held on a board.
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Burt Boutin called a raise from a player in middle position out of the big blind after the button flatted the raise as well. The flop came down and Boutin led with a bet of 1,200. Both his opponents called.
The turn brought the and everyone checked. After the river brought the , Boutin checked and the original preflop raiser fired a bet of 2,250. The button folded and Boutin made the call.
Boutin mucked after his opponent showed him pocket jacks, , for a full house.
"I knew you either had a monster or nothing." commented Boutin, dropping to 35,000.
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On the turn, Ian Somers fired 3,100 into a board of and one opponent. That opponent moved all in for 11,625 total and Somers made the call.
Somers held against his opponent's . The river paired the board with the , but Somers' king kicker still played as the better holding and he won the pot. With his opponent eliminated, Somers moved up to 47,400 chips.
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The pot was around 3,800 with the board reading . Dave D'Alesandro fired a bet of 2,550 after Bill Edler checked to him. Edler made the call.
"You're not going to be happy," announced D'Alesandro, showing for quads.
"Nah, I'm happy. At least it wasn't clubs," responded Edler.
An absolutely gigantic pot had formed by the river of the board -- there was already 25,000 in the middle, and we caught up with the hand just in time to see Imad Saab move all in for over 28,000, easily covering his opponent.
Mr. Opponent dwelled long enough for Mr. Saab to call the clock on him. He was down to less than 10 seconds, his sunglasses removed and staring blankly as if into an endless, chipless void before he passed.
Mr. Opponent is down to around 10,000; Mr Saab is up to 53,500.
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Karin Lehoussing has been quietly building a stack just a few tables to our right in the blue section. Earlier, his pocket nines held up against a player's to scoop him a pot worth about 70,000 chips. Just recently, he won another pot that brought him up to 87,000.
The hijack seat limped, Lehoussing limped in the cutoff, the small blind completed, and the big blind checked. The flop brought the and everyone checked.
The turn brought the and the small blind led with a bet of 800. Everyone called, building a decent pot for the river.
The river completed the board with the and the small blind checked this time. The big blind fired 3,100 and the hijack seat got out of the way. Lehoussing called and then the small blind folded.
The big blind tabled for trip sevens, but was no good to Lehoussing's for a straight.
When we saw the ESPN film crew buzzing over Todd Brunson's table, we suspected something was up and we arrived just in time.
Juha Helppi had committed his last 6,725 on a flop of and Brunson was in the tank. After a minute or two of thought, Brunson quipped, "I hope you're on the flush draw," and tossed in calling chips.
It was the right read by Brunson, as his held the lead against Helppi's . However, great reads are only part of the game as the cards had other ideas with the landing on the turn to give Helppi the lead with his pair of aces.
The river bricked the and Helppi doubles through to over 20,000, as Brunson slips to around 40,000.
After a flop of , Eddy Sabat, wearing bright-yellow rimmed sunglasses at the moment, checked, and Hoyt Corkins, donning his usual cowboy hat, checked as well.
The turn was the . Sabat checked, Corkins bet 1,500, and Sabat called. The river brought the . Sabat put out a tiny bet of 325, hardly enough to deter Corkins who raised to 2,200. Sabat made the call.
Corkins showed , and Sabat mucked. Corkins is now up to 46,300. Meanwhile, the day isn't looking so rosy at the moment through those sunglasses for Sabat. Shortly after that hand, Sabat dropped another one to Raymond Davis and has slipped to 16,500.
, Smith got all in with Jim Bookstaff. Smith held a set of threes, but much to his dismay, Bookstaff held top set with aces. The river was the 
and not the miracle card Smith was looking for. He was bounced out of the tournament while Bookstaff improved to 114,000.
. Corkins flipped a dominating 
which held on a 
board.
and Boutin led with a bet of 1,200. Both his opponents called.
and everyone checked. After the river brought the 
, Boutin checked and the original preflop raiser fired a bet of 2,250. The button folded and Boutin made the call.
, for a full house.
against his opponent's 
. The river paired the board with the 
, but Somers' king kicker still played as the better holding and he won the pot. With his opponent eliminated, Somers moved up to 47,400 chips.
. Dave D'Alesandro fired a bet of 2,550 after Bill Edler checked to him. Edler made the call.
for quads.
to scoop him a pot worth about 70,000 chips. Just recently, he won another pot that brought him up to 87,000.
and everyone checked.
and the small blind checked this time. The big blind fired 3,100 and the hijack seat got out of the way. Lehoussing called and then the small blind folded.
for trip sevens, but was no good to Lehoussing's 
. However, great reads are only part of the game as the cards had other ideas with the 
, Eddy Sabat, wearing bright-yellow rimmed sunglasses at the moment, checked, and Hoyt Corkins, donning his usual cowboy hat, checked as well.
. Sabat checked, Corkins bet 1,500, and Sabat called. The river brought the 
, and Sabat mucked. Corkins is now up to 46,300. Meanwhile, the day isn't looking so rosy at the moment through those sunglasses for Sabat. Shortly after that hand, Sabat dropped another one to Raymond Davis and has slipped to 16,500.
