It looked as though Chris Kastler had checked the flop; either way Jean Gaspard had bet in position when we caught up with the action and Kastler (big blind) had raised. Gaspard called and they saw a turn.
Kastler checked the turn and Gaspard bet 110,000. This time Kastler flat-called and they were at the river.
Kastler checked the river and this time Gaspard checked behind. Kastler turned over and Gaspard mucked, to cries of, "Good check!" and some applause from a railer.
Kastler moved up to 1.45 million. Gaspard dropped to 200,000 or so.
Alexander Queen raised in early position and Kenneth Whelan shoved from the big blind. Queen made the call, and Whelan was dominated and in some hot water.
Queen:
Whelan:
Board:
With that, we were down to 18 players, or two full tables. Redraw time.
Martin Jacobson opened the pot from under the gun with a 33,000-chip raise, and Neil Channing moved all in in the cutoff seat. Jacobson called the additional 193,000 chips.
Showdown
Jacobson:
Channing:
The board spread out and Channing doubled up, is now up to 480,000.
With only 18 players left in the field it's time for a seat redraw:
Table 355
Seat 1: Andrew Ferris
Seat 2: Mike Ellis
Seat 3: Christopher Gonzales
Seat 4: Jason Hallee
Seat 5: Martin Jacobson
Seat 6: David Sands
Seat 7: Neil Channing
Seat 8: Steven Goosen
Seat 9: Allen Stern
Table 360
Seat 1: Jean Gaspard
Seat 2: Jeff Cohen
Seat 3: Kent Vaho
Seat 4: Alexander Queen
Seat 5: William Kakon
Seat 6: David Wilkinson
Seat 7: Billy Griner
Seat 8: Christopher Kastler
Seat 9: Markus Lehman
Three players made it as far as the turn of the board. Jean Gaspard (small blind) checked, but Jeff Cohen bet 65,000. David Wilkinson folded but Gaspard made the call, leaving himself just 70,000.
The river was the and it looked as though both players checked. Gaspard tentatively turned over - and was rewarded with a muck from Cohen. Gaspard and his rail (consisting mostly of the Scott brothers) went nuts.
"Oh that's gangster, oh that's gangster, oh that's gangster," said Gaspard as his buddie srushed over to congratulate him upon his near double up to 330,000. "You know what it takes?" he asked us. We like to think we do.
The Scott brothers were enjoying it possibly even more than Gaspard. "Oh that's hot, PokerNews dot com, write it down. That's hot," cried Robert "E-Dolo" Scott.
Neil Channing wandered over from the next table and put his hand on Gaspard's shoulder. "You know we're playing for proper money here, stop f***ing about," he laughed.
Responded the grinning Gaspard: "Oh, we're playing for cash?"
When we arrived at the table David Sands were already packing. The board read and Sands held , Jason Halle tabled pocket jacks and that's the end of the line for Sands.
Almost at the same time David Sands were leaving the tournament, Steven Goosen ended up all in pre-flop against our current chip leader, Christopher Gonzales.
Gonzales tabled while Goosen held pocket queens. An ace on the flop and a king on the turn, sealed it for Goosen.
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flop; either way Jean Gaspard had bet in position when we caught up with the action and Kastler (big blind) had raised. Gaspard called and they saw a turn.
turn and Gaspard bet 110,000. This time Kastler flat-called and they were at the river.
river and this time Gaspard checked behind. Kastler turned over 
and Gaspard mucked, to cries of, "Good check!" and some applause from a railer.
board. Jean Gaspard (small blind) checked, but Jeff Cohen bet 65,000. David Wilkinson folded but Gaspard made the call, leaving himself just 70,000.
- and was rewarded with a muck from Cohen. Gaspard and his rail (consisting mostly of the Scott brothers) went nuts.
, Jason Halle tabled pocket jacks and that's the end of the line for Sands.
while Goosen held pocket queens. An ace on the flop and a king on the turn, sealed it for Goosen.
