A player in the hijack seat raised to 1,500, and Dwyte Pilgrim responded with a reraise to 5,800 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and the original raiser pushed all in for 13,125 total. Pilgrim called, tabling , well behind his opponent's .
The flop brought an ace, Pilgrim couldn't catch up, and he fell to 24,500.
Soon after, Pilgrim was involved in another big hand. Two players limped, then Pilgrim raised to 2,800 from the hijack seat. The small blind reraised 7,800, and it folded back around to Pilgrim who reraised to 20,000 total (leaving himself just 1,400 behind).
The small blind went into the tank. "It's only a game," said Pilgrim after a while. Finally the small blind called, showing . Pilgrim flipped over .
The flop came ten-high, but the on the turn put Pilgrim in front, and a four on the river ensured him the pot. He's back up to 44,000 now.
Following a flop, Gavin Smith checked, and Grant Hinkle bet 2,500. Smith made the call. The turn then brought the . Smith checked again, and this time Hinkle bet 6,000. Smith called once more.
The river was the . Smith announced he was all in for his last 9,000 or so, and Hinkle thought a moment before letting it go.
Smith now has 36,000, while Hinkle drops to 9,500.
Just after we returned from dinner, Greg Mueller raced back from Event #43 to his stack of 6,800 here.
"You guys know I'm shippin'" he said, noting he was under the gun and thus first to act. "Blind all in, boys. Come and get it!" He set his chips before his cards without checking them -- 6,800 total.
He got no takers until the small blind, who called. The BB got out. Mueller's opponent tabled . Time to see what Mueller had...
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The table laughed at the sight of the worst starting hand in hold'em. The flop came , and Mueller was already moving from the table. The on the turn sealed it, and off he went, swift as thought.
Joe Serock opened UTG+1 to 1,000, the button called, and Shannon Shorr called from the small blind. A player in the big blind reraised to 4,000 straight. Serock shoved for ~10,000, and the big blind called to put him all in.
Serock:
Big blind:
There was an ace on the flop and that all but did it for Serock. The full board ran , and Serock is out of chips and out of the field.
A series of bets preflop meant a short-stacked Melanie Weisner was all in with against an opponent's . The flop came , giving Weisner a set. But the turn was the , provoking an "oh!" from the table and giving her opponent a straight.
The dealer burned one and turned over the river, which also provoked a reaction -- the . Weisner had made a full house, and survives with 7,800.
An unknown player raised to open the pot, and Jeff Sarwer made it three bets to go. A third player reraised, the initial raiser folded, and Sarwer called to see a heads-up flop.
It came , and Sarwer called a bet. Both players checked the turn, and Sarwer bet on the river. His opponent called, and Sarwer turned up . That's the nuts on that board, and Sarwer scoops the pot to move his stack up to 24,500.
We didn't see the betting action that led to the shove, but we walked up to see Shaun Deeb all in on a flop. He had two very nice aces, but they were almost drawing dead as Aaron Steury called with the nuts, .
The on fourth street was Deeb's potential life saver, opening up a lot of potential outs. The river was a blank , though, and Deeb stormed away from the table after running out of chips.
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. Pilgrim flipped over 
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on the turn put Pilgrim in front, and a four on the river ensured him the pot. He's back up to 44,000 now.
flop, Gavin Smith checked, and Grant Hinkle bet 2,500. Smith made the call. The turn then brought the 
. Smith checked again, and this time Hinkle bet 6,000. Smith called once more.
. Smith announced he was all in for his last 9,000 or so, and Hinkle thought a moment before letting it go.
. Time to see what Mueller had...
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, and Mueller was already moving from the table. The 
on the turn sealed it, and off he went, swift as thought.![[user66118]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
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made him hesitate for a moment, but the 
, giving Weisner a set. But the turn was the 
turn, and Sarwer bet on the 
flop. He had two very nice aces, but they were almost drawing dead as Aaron Steury called with the nuts, 
, though, and Deeb stormed away from the table after running out of chips.