Jeff Madsen had raised to 400 from middle position and was called by Amnon Filippi and the big blind.
The flop came and big blind checked to Madsen who asked Filippi how much he had left. Filippi replied that he had 1,125 left. Filippi put that 1,125 in when Madsen checked and both players called.
The turn was the with Madsen and the big blind both checking. The river was also checked through.
The big blind showed and Madsen mucked face up. Filippi couldn't beat the eights and was quickly on his way out of the Amazon Room.
Roland de Wolfe seems to have busted now - EPT Snowfest winner Allan Baekke is now in his former seat, to Phil Ivey's left. It can't be a terribly lucky seat though, as Baekke is down to 1,200 already. Wherever the chips are going, it's not to Ivey - he's on just a shade over his starting stack, on 8,000.
We arrived just in time to see the tail end of an all-in showdown. The chips had gone in on the flop, and when we arrived on the river, the newly busted gentleman was shouting something in a language that we didn't understand but we suspect it was obscene. He kicked his chair over and left.
Chair Kicker:
Boyan Josic:
The turn came a seven, making Mr. Chair Kicker a straight, but the river had brought a third club making them both flushes, Josic's ever so slightly higher.
Josic looks to be our early chip leader on an incredibly impressive 35,000 or so.
Bryan Devomshire was in a pot against a player in the big blind with a raised flop reading . Devonshire, who was acting under the gun, bet 225 into the flop and the big blind quickly raised it to 750.
After thinking for a moment, Devonshire three-bet to 2,125, which convinced his opponent to release his hand.
We arrived to the scene to see a board of with the player in the cutoff betting 1,100 into a pot of about 1,500. Shannon Elizabeth thought for a moment before making the call.
The river was the and Elizabeth bet 1,700. Her opponent tanked for some time before finally deciding to fold.
After winning the hand, Elizabeth has found herself with her staring stack of 7,500 to work with.