Annie Duke raised to 2,200 from the cutoff, and Joe Hachem quickly made it 4,900 on the button. Jen Harman checked her cards a few times in the small blind and moved all of her chips across the line. Duke got out of the way, and when Hachem found out it was another 11,300 for him to call, he decided to risk it. But it wasn't exactly the flip he'd been hoping for.
Harman:
Hachem:
The board fell , and top set gave Harman a decisive victory. She went from short stack to 38,000 in short order. Hachem fell to 42,000.
Scotty Nguyen raised to 2,400, and Johnny Chan called on the button to see the flop come out . Looked like an action flop, but both players checked it. The turn made things even more interesting, yet it got two more checks. The on the river got a bet of 4,000 from Nguyen. Chan said, "I flopped a full house," and somehow he folded face up.
"Only you can fold that, Johnny," Nguyen said. Scotty is up to 73,000, approaching Johnny's 76,000 stack.
Daniel Negreanu made it 1,800 to go from under-the-gun and Mike Matusow called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop. The turn was the and Matusow led out for 1,600. Negreanu called. The river fell the and Negreanu called Matusow's 2,100 bet.
Matusow showed the nut no-pair with , but Negreanu had flopped his kicker with and took it down with two pair.
Annie Duke raised to 2,200 from early position, and both Joe Hachem and big blind Antonio Esfandiari called. Esfandiari checked the flop, and Duke c-bet 4,300. Hachem made the call while Antonio declined to put anymore chips into the middle. Duke checked the turn, and Hachem checked behind. Same action on the river, and Hachem turned over for third pair. That was good enough to move up to 56,000. Duke slipped to 25,000 and the position of table short stack.
Five players limped in and saw a flop. Bertrand Grospellier led out for 2,200 and only T.J. Cloutier called. The turn came the and both players checked. When the hit the river, Grospellier checked to Cloutier, who bet 3,100. Grospellier made the call.
Cloutier tabled for fours full of tens and raked in the pot.
Antonio Esfandiari is still alive in Day 2 of the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event. He started the day with average stack but has been blinding away for a little over an hour. They're approaching the money bubble now, so he's been running back and forth between the TOC stage and his seat at a table directly across the aisle.
Earlier, Esfandiari asked the TD whether or not a player can move all in and leave the table without killing his hand. Apparently, a player's hand is only dead if they step away from the table with action remaining. So he just ran over to his table, moved all in, and ran back without staying to see if he'd been called. After he folded his hand here, he dashed back to see that he had been called, but Antonio didn't stay to find out the other player's hand. Someone just called out, "You doubled up!" so it looks like his strategy is working so far.
Phil Hellmuth opened for 2,200 and Huck Seed made the call from the button. Both players checked the flop. The turn came the and Hellmuth led out for 3,000. Seed raised to 10,000 and Hellmuth wasted little time moving all-in. Seed decided against calling the additional 26,000 and let his hand go.
This table sure loves the split pots. Johnny Chan opened to 3,100, and Joe Hachem three-bet to 7,200. Then, after a silent minute, Jen Harman moved all in for 25,000 total. Chan folded, and Hachem looked her up, only to discover they both held the same hand. It was Harman's and Hachem's . The board ran out . Sigh.
Joe Hachem raised to 2,700 under the gun, and both Jen Harman and Annie Duke made the call. The flop came out , and Duke checked from the big blind. Hachem bet 2,900, and Harman slowly called. Duke, on the other hand, check-raised to 11,000. That was enough to scare Joe away. Harman thought about it for several minutes, and eventually she decided it was enough to get rid of her as well, sending the pot in Duke's direction. Annie is up to 47,000, while Harman has slid back to 22,000 since her double up soon after arriving at this table.
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, and top set gave Harman a decisive victory. She went from short stack to 38,000 in short order. Hachem fell to 42,000.
. Looked like an action flop, but both players checked it. The 
turn made things even more interesting, yet it got two more checks. The 
on the river got a bet of 4,000 from Nguyen. Chan said, "I flopped a full house," and somehow he folded 
face up.
flop. The turn was the 
and Matusow led out for 1,600. Negreanu called. The river fell the 
and Negreanu called Matusow's 2,100 bet.
, but Negreanu had flopped his kicker with 
and took it down with two pair.
flop, and Duke c-bet 4,300. Hachem made the call while Antonio declined to put anymore chips into the middle. Duke checked the 
for third pair. That was good enough to move up to 56,000. Duke slipped to 25,000 and the position of table short stack.
flop. Bertrand Grospellier led out for 2,200 and only T.J. Cloutier called. The turn came the 
hit the river, Grospellier checked to Cloutier, who bet 3,100. Grospellier made the call.
for fours full of tens and raked in the pot.
flop. The turn came the 
and Hellmuth led out for 3,000. Seed raised to 10,000 and Hellmuth wasted little time moving all-in. Seed decided against calling the additional 26,000 and let his hand go.
. Sigh.
, and Duke checked from the big blind. Hachem bet 2,900, and Harman slowly called. Duke, on the other hand, check-raised to 11,000. That was enough to scare Joe away. Harman thought about it for several minutes, and eventually she decided it was enough to get rid of her as well, sending the pot in Duke's direction. Annie is up to 47,000, while Harman has slid back to 22,000 since her double up soon after arriving at this table.