Nikolay Evdakov may have thought he could buy a pot on the river against Michael Mizrachi, but Mizrachi picked off the bluff. Mizrachi check-called a bet of 4,500 on a flop of . When the turn paired the board , Mizrachi lead out for 5,000. Evdakov called.
Mizrachi slowed down on the river with a check. Evdakov tried a bet of 9,000 but Mizrachi quickly called. Evdakov just shook his head, prompting Mizrachi to show down unimproved . Evdakov, laughed, showed the , and then mucked his hand, much to the amusement of the table.
Brian Townsend was down to about 25,000 in the latest PLO round. He opened pre-flop for 3,000, then shoved after Alexander Kostritsyn three-bet to 10,300. Kostritsyn called with , a slightly better hand than Townsend's . Kostritsyn would make a pair of nines on a board of , good enough to take down the pot and send Townsend to the rail.
There's nothing worse than being second-best two ways. On the turn of a board, Freddy Deeb checked to Erik Sagstrom. Sagstrom's bet was called by David Bach before Deeb check-raised. Sagstrom three-bet, drawing callings from ach and Deeb.
The river put a low on board. Deeb checked, then called behing Bach after Sagstrom bet. Sagstrom took the high half iwht a full house, ; Bach took the low half with ; and Deeb got nothing.
Abe Mosseri raised and Carlos Mortensen made the call. Chad Brown also called and then Daniel Harmetz called in the cutoff seat. Steve Billirakis called from the big blind as well to make for a five-way flop.
The flop came down and Billirakis led out. Everyone but Mosseri called. The turn was the and everyone left in the hand checked. The river completed the board with the and action was checked by Billirakis, Mortensen and Brown. Harmetz fired a bet and everyone quickly folded. Harmetz showed that he flopped quads jacks, revealing the from his hand and scooped in the pot.
We picked this hand up on fourth street just as Tony G put out a bet. It earned folds from Phil Hellmuth and Robert Williamson III, but Joe Cassidy came along with a call. Cassidy check-called bets from The G on fifth and sixth streets, then paid him off on the river.
The G turned over for a seven-high straight. It was good for the high and the low and he scooped the pot. He's up to 75,000 while Cassidy fell to 165,000.
Mike Matusow is known as a damn fine Omaha player. His early-position raise to 2,500 was called by Alex Kostritsyn from the cutoff. The two men got all of the chips in after a series of raises on a flop of . Matusow was the player at risk of elimination. He tabled the nuts with a full house re-draw, . Surprisingly, Kostritsyn also had the nuts with a flush re-draw, . Nothing changed after the turn and river missed both players, and . Chop it up. Matusow remains in the tournament.
Sometimes, even a small Italian man can see through Jesus' soul.
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson opened for 2,600 from late position, Dario Minieri called from the button, and the big blind called. The flop came down and the big blind checked to Ferguson, who bet 5,000. Minieri called and the big blind folded. The fell on the turn and Ferguson took another shot, betting 11,000. Once again, Minieri called. The river was the and Ferguson fired a third time, making it 25,000 to go. Minieri snap-called.
Betcha can't guess their hands.
Ferguson was on a stone bluff with , but Minieri made that insta-call on the river with -- nothing more than ace-high for the Italian Team PokerStars Pro.
Dan Kelly opened the action with a raise to 2,000 from middle position. Team PokerStars Pro Netherlands Noah Boeken reraised from the cutoff seat to 5,000. Team PokerStars Pro USA Greg Raymer flatted from the small blind and then Kelly made the call as well.
The flop came down and Raymer checked. Kelly also checked and then action moved back to Boeken. He fired a bet of 8,800 and both Raymer and Kelly folded rather easily allowing Boeken to scoop the pot.
We caught a big pot between Brett Richey and Phil Galfond on sixth street. Galfond led out with x-x / 2-8-3-A and was raised by Richey's x-x / 5-3-A-10. Galfond called and then checked the river dark. Richey squeezed his river card before betting. Galfond peeked and then check-raised. Richey's face screwed up in surprise as he contemplated his action. It took about a minute before Richey reluctantly tossed calling chips into the pot. Galfond turned up 6-4-7 on the hole for a 6-4 low. That was the winner.
. When the turn paired the board 
, Mizrachi lead out for 5,000. Evdakov called.
with a check. Evdakov tried a bet of 9,000 but Mizrachi quickly called. Evdakov just shook his head, prompting Mizrachi to show down unimproved 
. Evdakov, laughed, showed the 
, and then mucked his hand, much to the amusement of the table.
. Kostritsyn would make a pair of nines on a board of 
, good enough to take down the pot and send Townsend to the rail.
board, Freddy Deeb checked to Erik Sagstrom. Sagstrom's bet was called by David Bach before Deeb check-raised. Sagstrom three-bet, drawing callings from ach and Deeb.
put a low on board. Deeb checked, then called behing Bach after Sagstrom bet. Sagstrom took the high half iwht a full house, 
; Bach took the low half with 
and Billirakis led out. Everyone but Mosseri called. The turn was the 
and action was checked by Billirakis, Mortensen and Brown. Harmetz fired a bet and everyone quickly folded. Harmetz showed that he flopped quads jacks, revealing the 
(X)
. Surprisingly, Kostritsyn also had the nuts with a flush re-draw, 
. Nothing changed after the turn and river missed both players, 
. Chop it up. Matusow remains in the tournament.
fell on the turn and Ferguson took another shot, betting 11,000. Once again, Minieri called. The river was the 
and Raymer checked. Kelly also checked and then action moved back to Boeken. He fired a bet of 8,800 and both Raymer and Kelly folded rather easily allowing Boeken to scoop the pot.
