Scott Clements doesn't like that river
After an opening raise to 850 from early position, Alexia Portal called from the button, as did Scott Clements from the big blind. All three players checked the flop. The turn was the . This time Clements bet 1,600, the original raiser folded, and Portal considered for a while before making the call.
The river brought the . Clements tapped the table and looked toward Portal, who carefully cut out a bet of 2,250. Clements turned his gaze -- or, rather, intense stare -- toward the community cards, then pushed his cards forward, conceding the hand.
Portal is up to 41,500, and Clements is at 28,500.
Lika Gerasimova opened the action with a raise to 800 from late position and found one call on the button. Josh Schlein then popped it up to 2,725 from the small blind.
The action folded back to Gerasimova who four-bet to 6,250. The button got out of the way and Schlein asked the dealer to bring the chips into the middle, before declaring himself all in.
Gerasimova thought for a moment before giving it up as Schlein is now back up to 32,000 chips.
Bluff Magazine editor Matt Parvis is recovering from a decline in chips after he went to war with on an flop against his opponent's , managing to eliminate his foe.
Parvis is back up to 30,000 after a sticky start that saw him drop under 20,000 at one point.
A player limped in from under the gun and it folded back around to a short-stacked Marlon Wayans who raised to 1,150. His opponent called.
The flop came . Wayans bet 2,500, and his opponent raised all in. Wayans called with his remaining 3,300 chips. The table expressed a little bit of surprise when Wayans' opponent turned over for nines. There was a louder noise when Wayans turned over his hand -- for trip jacks.
"We want some jerky!" said Wayans, calling for a fourth jack and thus the promotional prize being offered by Jack Link's Beef Jerky for anyone hitting quad jacks. The turn was the , and Wayans continued with promises for jerky all around should the case jack arrive.
The river was the , so no free meat snacks. But Wayans does have a nice enough consolation prize -- his stack is now back to 14,500.
Ivey on top form
Phil Ivey has dipped to 63,000 after a run-in with the gent in the small blind on a flop, Ivey on the button.
Mr. Small Blind bet out 3,000, only for Ivey to make it 9,000, all this while a Wall Of Media closed in around the table and Ivey's well-dressed railers craned to see.
An undeterred Mr. Small Blind reraised to 23,000 -- and in a complete anticlimax, Ivey folded.
Bohlman back in action
Chicago online pro Scott Bohlman called a raise of 800 out of the big blind. The flop came , Bohlman led out for 1,500 and was called by the original raiser. The turn would bring the . This time Bohlman would check, his opponent bet 3,500 and Scott raised all in for his last 14,000, and his opponent called.
Bohlman:
Opponent:
The river was a meaningless and Bolhman is back above starting stack with 32,000.
Straight magic for Esfandiari
Antonio Esfandiari opened on the button to 800 before being reraised to 2,200 from the big blind.
Esfandiari called and then both players checked the flop to see the fall on the turn. Esfandiari was faced with a 2,400-chip bet in which he called to see the peel on the river.
His opponent checked, only to be met with a bet of 5,400 from Esfandiari, in which he called, only to be shown by Esfandiari as he moved to 63,200 in chips.
Donnie Peters
The shades come down when he's in a hand
Jeff "mrrain" Banghart raised his opponent's bet of 2,250 to 7,000 on a flop of . The player took his time and then made the call.
The turn brought the and both players checked.
The river was the and the first player ducked his head and laid it on his arm as he thought. He then rose and counted the pot out while doing some more thinking. Then, he checked. Banghart fired out a bet of 15,000, which, if called, would just about eliminate his opponent. The player elected to fold though and Banghart moved up to 60,000.
flop. The turn was the 
. This time Clements bet 1,600, the original raiser folded, and Portal considered for a while before making the call.
. Clements tapped the table and looked toward Portal, who carefully cut out a bet of 2,250. Clements turned his gaze -- or, rather, intense stare -- toward the community cards, then pushed his cards forward, conceding the hand.
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flop against his opponent's 
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and Hall can't find an ace to save himself and is left to exit the Rio and hit the parties of Vegas town.
. Wayans bet 2,500, and his opponent raised all in. Wayans called with his remaining 3,300 chips. The table expressed a little bit of surprise when Wayans' opponent turned over 
for nines. There was a louder noise when Wayans turned over his hand -- 
, and Wayans continued with promises for jerky all around should the case jack arrive.
, so no free meat snacks. But Wayans does have a nice enough consolation prize -- his stack is now back to 14,500.
and the TV star/comedian is sent home early today.
, Bohlman led out for 1,500 and was called by the original raiser. The turn would bring the 
peel on the river.
and both players checked.
