Blair Hinkle just made a very nice call against Nicolas Levi over on Table 364.
The board read and there was about 33,000 in the middle when Levi checked to Hinkle who bet 16,000. Levi raised to 50,000 and Hinkle called.
The two checked the on the river and Levi opened for a busted flush draw. Hinkle showed for a pair of fours, and was shipped the pot pushing his stack to 252,000 chips.
Tom Dwan raised to 18,500 under the gun, and Chris Bell called in the cutoff. Then Blair Hinkle moved all in from the small blind for a total of 134,100. Dwan made the call all in, putting himself at risk, and Chris Bell ran for cover. Turn 'em up.
Dwan:
Hinkle:
Things looked good for durrrr through the flop and the turn. But the on the river was just the miracle Hinkle needed to relegate Mr. Dwan to the rail and chip up to 210,000.
Eli Elezra is across the aisle from the shootout area playing Day 2 of the 2-7 triple draw event. He started cheering as he saw Dwan bust, pleased to have one less event to sweat the $1 million bracelet bet he made with Dwan.
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Chris "Jesus" Ferguson has dropped below 50,000 chips early on after a hand with William Molson.
Josh Tieman opened to 5,100 on the button and Ferguson three-bet to 14,000 from the small blind. Molson put in a fourth bet to 33,000 in the big blind, and only Ferguson called.
The dealer fanned on the flop and Ferguson check-called a 14,000 chip bet from Molson.
The turn brought the and Ferguson checked again. Molson bet enough to put Ferguson all-in, but Ferguson opted to fold.
That sizable put pushed Molson's stack to 220,000 chips, while Ferguson's slipped to just 42,000 chips.
Action folded to Stuart Rutter in the cutoff, and he raised to 5,000. Eugene Katchalov defended his big blind, then checked the flop. Rutter checked behind, taking them to a free on the turn. Katchalov check-called 7,000 from Rutter. The on the river put four to a wheel and a flush on the board. Katchalov checked one more time, and Rutter gave up. Katchalov didn't get the bet he was looking for and lamented some missed value with for the nut flush. The hand dropped Rutter to 110,000 while Katchalov is just over starting stack.
Nicolas Levi is keeping himself busy at the table. He raised to 5,200 in the cutoff, and Blair Hinkle repopped to 15,000 on the button. Levi called, then checked the flop. Hinkle bet 15,000, and Levi called. He checked again after the on the turn, and Hinkle promptly moved all in for 90,100. Too much for the Frenchman, who quickly folded. Hinkle moved up to 155,000.