Vitaly Lunkin made it 4,000 to go in early position and was called by the player in the big blind. The flop came and both the big blind and Lunkin checked.
The hit the turn and the big blind checked yet again. Lunkin bet 6,000, which left him with onlu 5,500 behind, and the big blind opted to fold.
Andy Black and an opponent were all in preflop for the opponent's tournament life.
Black:
Opponent:
Black may not have liked his chances heading to the flop, but that sure changed when it came . His opponent was drawing dead, with the and coming as a formality.
John Phan is visiting Table 298 and having a chat with Will Failla. The two are teasing back and forth about their respective chips stacks.
Meanwhile, a table over at Table 293, Victor Ramdin has been enjoying a massage ever since we got back from the dinner break. As players are eliminated and stacks get a little deeper, it appears the camaraderie between players is getting a little deeper as well.
David "Bakes" Baker raised to 4,000 from the hijack and got some love from the big blind, who made the call. The flop came . When the big blind checked, Baker bet 5,600, inducing a fold.
On a flop of , Adam Croffut bet 10,000 and Victor Ramdin went all in for a total of 27,000. Croffut made the call and Ramdin showed for a double-gutted straight draw while Croffut held .
Ramdin called for a ten on the turn and it came the . "I wish I was that lucky," a player at the table proclaimed. Croffut was drawing dead on the river, but Ramdin still called for a six. Wouldn't you know it, it ended up being the . Ramdin took the pot and doubled to 74,000.
Shaun Deeb was involved in a pot with an opponent with a board . Deeb was in the cutoff and checked, when his opponent bet 11,000. Deeb tanked for a while and eventually made the call.
Both players checked the turn as well as the river. Deeb showed which was better than his opponent's . After telling his opponent "good effort." That may have seemed unsportsmanlike to Adam Katz, who from the rail said "Good effort? That's just wrong."
Dana Kellstrom is back towards the average stack size after doubling up with against . Kellstrom hit an ace on the river, which was music to his ears, but not likely to his opponent's.