The man on Ray Romano's left was all in for about 8,000 with , and Ray was racing him with for most of his stack. "You got the jacks, Ray?" asked a railbird. He nodded and shrugged, not so sure about the outcome. "Don't worry, man. You're good. You're good," said his fan. Err...not so much. The flop fell , and the on the turn wasn't any better. The river was the , and Romano doubled his opponent, leaving himself with only 6,550. His non-psychic fan is still watching, offering the very helpful, "Come on, double up, Ray!" every minute or so.
With a little over 8,000 in the pot on the flop of , Tyler Smith checked and the next player checked. The payer on the button bet 6,000 and Smith called. The player in the middle position then raised to 12,000. The player on the button who had original bet the flop folded and Smith called.
The turn brought the and Smith checked. His opponent quickly bet 20,000 and Smith went into the tank. Smith asked his opponent to count down his stack and the player did so with very, very shaky hands. He had 50,600 behind. Smith tanked for a little bit more, but eventually folded his hand. His opponent tabled the for the nut straight and Smith dropped back to 154,000 in chips.
With the board reading we approached the table to see a bet of 3,500 from a player in the small blind and a raise to 12,000 from Tiffany Michelle.
The small blind was thinking long and hard but he eventually committed for a total of 13,750. Michelle tossed out the loose change to make the call.
"All in! Call!" came the cry from the dealer, but by the time the cameras and other media arrived, Michelle had tossed her cards straight into the muck, unable to be retrieved. The reason she did this was her opponent showed - a hand which Michelle was unable to beat, even with the help of the river.
Michelle is back to 17,000 and looking a little rattled.
Shannon Shorr raised to 800 and the cutoff seat called. The two players took a flop of and Shorr fired 1,300. His opponent raised to 3,150 and Shorr made the call.
The turn brought the and Shorr checked. His opponent checked behind to see the fall on the river. Shorr fired a bet of 2,850 and his opponent called. Shorr tabled the for a straight to the eight and his opponent couldn't believe it.
"No way!" said his opponent as he mucked his hand. "Wow."
Scott Seiver turned the screws ever so nicely aainst his lone opponent. Seiver was out of position for the hand after raising under the gun to 1,000. The only player that called Seiver was in middle position. Both men checked a jack-high flop, . Seiver checked again on the turn, then called a bet of 1,100. He put in a third checked when the river fell , but this time after a bet of 2,300 Seiver check-raised to 7,500. His confused opponent stuied the board for a few moments before finally mucking.
Following a raise from the cutoff, Isaac Haxton moved all in from the small blind for an additional 3,175. His opponent took some time before committing to a call.
Haxton:
Opponent:
The board landed and Haxton finds a much needed double up. He's up to 8,775.
On a flop of , Gary Benson called an opponent's all-in for 13,025. Benson turned over for top pair, top kicker, but his opponent flopped bottom set with pocket fours. The turn was the , the river was the and Benson was left with 11,850 chips after the hand.
Ray Romano was crippled when his jacks couldn't hold up against big slick. Then he got his last 6,000 or so in with on a flop. Ray was the only one with a pair, but his opponent's meant he'd have to dodge both straight and flush outs along with pair outs. The on the turn was a brick. Then the on the river gave Romano's opponent both a straight and a flush, a straight-flush, if you will. Romano hit the rail, but at least ESPN got some good footage first.
In a hand that started with a lot of promise, but fizzled out, Rob Hollink has taken a hit to his chip stack. With around 2,000 in the pot on a flop of , Hollink bet 700 and was called, before a third player check-raised to 2,900. Hollink responded with a re-raise to 6,200 which was cold-called as the check-raiser decided to give it up.
The on the turn was checked before the hit the river. Hollink checked and his opponent fired 6,000 which was enough to take it down as Hollink tossed away his cards. Hollink is back down to 36,000.
We got to Jonas Kronwitter's tabled to see a pot cooked up of over 15,000 chips between Kronwitter and one other player. The final board read and Kronwitter's opponent bet 10,000. Kronwitter raised all in for 15,950 total and his opponent made the call.
Kronwitter tabled the for a set of sixes and his opponent spun his hand into the muck pile. Kronwitter scooped the pot and is now up to about 47,000 in chips.
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, and Ray was racing him with 
for most of his stack. "You got the jacks, Ray?" asked a railbird. He nodded and shrugged, not so sure about the outcome. "Don't worry, man. You're good. You're good," said his fan. Err...not so much. The flop fell 
, and the 
on the turn wasn't any better. The river was the 
, and Romano doubled his opponent, leaving himself with only 6,550. His non-psychic fan is still watching, offering the very helpful, "Come on, double up, Ray!" every minute or so.
, Tyler Smith checked and the next player checked. The payer on the button bet 6,000 and Smith called. The player in the middle position then raised to 12,000. The player on the button who had original bet the flop folded and Smith called.
and Smith checked. His opponent quickly bet 20,000 and Smith went into the tank. Smith asked his opponent to count down his stack and the player did so with very, very shaky hands. He had 50,600 behind. Smith tanked for a little bit more, but eventually folded his hand. His opponent tabled the 
for the nut straight and Smith dropped back to 154,000 in chips.
we approached the table to see a bet of 3,500 from a player in the small blind and a raise to 12,000 from Tiffany Michelle.
river.
and Shorr fired 1,300. His opponent raised to 3,150 and Shorr made the call.
fall on the river. Shorr fired a bet of 2,850 and his opponent called. Shorr tabled the 
for a straight to the eight and his opponent couldn't believe it.
. Seiver checked again on the 
, but this time after a bet of 2,300 Seiver check-raised to 7,500. His confused opponent stuied the board for a few moments before finally mucking.
and Haxton finds a much needed double up. He's up to 8,775.
, Gary Benson called an opponent's all-in for 13,025. Benson turned over 
for top pair, top kicker, but his opponent flopped bottom set with pocket fours. The turn was the 
, the river was the 
and Benson was left with 11,850 chips after the hand.
flop. Ray was the only one with a pair, but his opponent's 
on the turn was checked before the 