Sam Trickett opened to 76,000 with the button and Shawn Buchanan moved all in for 768,000 more from the small blind. The big blind released and Trickett tank-called.
Buchanan:
Trickett:
Greg "FBT" Mueller sprinted down from the media risers to sweat his friend Buchanan as the flop fell . The on the turn was clean for Buchanan as well, and Mueller turned to the rail and whispered, "One more" with his index finger in the air.
The bricked on the river, and Mueller gave a nice Kobe Bryant fist-pump to celebrate the double-up.
Buchanan doubled to 1,700,000 chips while Trickett slipped to 2,140,000.
Sam Trickett opened for 100,000 from the small blind and Shawn Buchanan called from the big blind.
The flop was . Trickett led out for 125,000 and Buchanan called. The turn came the and Trickett fired a second bullet for 250,000. Again, Buchanan called. The river was the and Trickett made it 600,000 to go. Buchanan tanked for close to five minutes before folding.
Trickett is up to 3.4 million and Buchanan is down to 915,000.
We currently have two tables of four; when we lose one more players, they will combine to a single table. Although there was some talk of playing all the way down to a winner tonight, the decision was made to stop when we reach our six-handed final table.
Action folded to Sam Trickett in the small blind who moved all in for effectively 400,000 chips. Haxton called all in, and the hands were opened:
Trickett:
Haxton:
There was paint on the flop, but Haxton did not make a pair when the dealer fanned . The on the turn gave Haxton a gut-shot draw, but the bricked on the river eliminating him in 9th place.
With the knockout, Trickett is now up to 2,750,000 chips.
Shawn Buchanan opened for 70,000 from the cutoff and Eugene Katchalov called on the button.
The flop was . Buchanan led out for 72,000 and Katchalov called. When the hit the turn, Buchanan checked to Katchalov. He bet 200,000 and Buchanan called. The river was the and Buchanan checked again. Katchalov bet 300,000 and Buchanan folded.