Isaac Haxton's dinner probably isn't going to taste quite as good as it would have if the field went to dinner five minutes ago. He was one of four players who paid 800 chips each for a flop of . Two players checked to Haxton, who led out for 2,400. Jonathan Tare behind him called as did a player in front.
The turn was the . Action again checked to Haxton. His bet of 7,400 was then raised all in by Tare for a total of 34,400. That raise induced a quick fold from the third player in the hand but put Haxton in a tough spot. He tanked for several minutes before calling the all in with , a set of sevens. Tare turned up for a made straight with an irrelevant-for-this-hand club draw. Haxton needed a board pair to eliminate his opponent, but the river blanked .
After doubling Tare up to about 74,000, Haxton was left with 9,000.
On a flop of Tyler Smith fired out 2,200 and found a caller next to speak before an opponent in late position check-raised all in for 12,925.
Smith made the call only to have the smooth-caller move all in for an additional 21,675 to Smith.
After doing some calculations and thinking, Smith eventually made the call to put both opponents at risk.
Smith:
Smooth-Caller:
Short Stack:
The landed on the turn to give Smith a straight draw to go along with his flush draw, and when the landed on the river, Smith was preparing himself to collect the pot.
"Yeah! F**k yeah!" screamed the smooth-caller thinking that his top set had held up.
Smith cheekily pushed his a little closer to both the board and his opponent to signify the straight, as the embarrassed smooth-caller made a quick to the exit.
Smith is now our chip leader with 156,000 in chips.
We joined in the rush of ESPN cameramen to the table of Chris Moneymaker after the familiar cry of "All in! Call!" was heard.
Moneymaker wasn't the one at risk but a fair chunk of his change was in the middle on a board of .
Moneymaker opened for two pair which was ahead of his opponent's , but both had to nervously wait for the cameras to get into position before the river was dealt.
In a moment that probably won't make the TV cut, the river anti-climatically landed the and Moneymaker's two pair held to eliminate his opponent. Moneymaker is back up to 44,000.
Dewey Tomko is up to 41,000 thanks to a draw that came in. Tomko was out of position for a flop of and check-called a bet of 1,500 from his lone opponent. When the turn paired the board , Tomko led out for 2,500 and was called. He tried the same bet on the river and was called again. Tomko turned over , a combination draw that had come in on the turn to give him a diamond flush. He's now up to 41,000.
Earlier Steve Wong won a pot with by making a wheel. Perhaps feeling that wasn't enough of a challenge, he just took down a pot with . Wong raised to 1,500 on the turn, , after an opponent led out for 500. That player called, then check-called 3,250 more on the river. He couldn't beat trip deuces.
On the button, Ray Romano called a middle-position raise to se a flop. The raiser bet 1,200, and Romano called. His opponent checked the turn, and Romano bet 2,000. The other player didn't buy it and called. The river was the , and both players checked to showdown. Shown , Romano just mucked. But he still had 38,000.
A few hands later, we caught him staring at a board. His opponent had bet 15,000 at the sizable pot, and Romano went into the tank. He emerged with a call, showing . But Romano's instincts were right. His opponent held to win the hand with a turned full house. After a good start to his day, Romano is all the way down to 16,000.
Facing a raise from the cutoff and a call from the button, Ted Forrest bumped it to 5,000 from the big blind.
The cutoff passed, but the button made the call as the flop fell down and Forrest check-called a 6,000-chip bet to see the land on the turn and Forrest check once again.
The player on the button then cut out a bet of 38,000 to effectively put Forrest all in for his last 14,500.
Forrest took his time deliberating before eventually finally a fold to see his stack slip to the above mentioned 14,500.
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. Two players checked to Haxton, who led out for 2,400. Jonathan Tare behind him called as did a player in front.
. Action again checked to Haxton. His bet of 7,400 was then raised all in by Tare for a total of 34,400. That raise induced a quick fold from the third player in the hand but put Haxton in a tough spot. He tanked for several minutes before calling the all in with 
, a set of sevens. Tare turned up 
for a made straight with an irrelevant-for-this-hand club draw. Haxton needed a board pair to eliminate his opponent, but the river blanked 
.
Tyler Smith fired out 2,200 and found a caller next to speak before an opponent in late position check-raised all in for 12,925.
landed on the turn to give Smith a straight draw to go along with his flush draw, and when the 
face up. It was a great fold as Michelle showed 
and Moneymaker's two pair held to eliminate his opponent. Moneymaker is back up to 44,000.
by making a wheel. Perhaps feeling that wasn't enough of a challenge, he just took down a pot with 
. Wong raised to 1,500 on the turn, 
river. He couldn't beat trip deuces.
flop. The raiser bet 1,200, and Romano called. His opponent checked the 
turn, and Romano bet 2,000. The other player didn't buy it and called. The river was the 
