Action folded around to Anthony Nicholson who raised to around 7,000. Action folded to the button, Enrique Carlos, who went all in for just a few thousand more. It folded back around to Nicholson, who said "Well I have to call even though I have nothing." Nicholson showed which was live against Carlos's . The board was nearly perfect for Nicholson, as it came out , and Nicholson scooped the pot with trip nines eliminating Carlos.
Alex Alashkar continues to add chips to his stack to stay near the top of the leader board after busting Diana Zhao. Zhao pushed all in pre-flop for her remaining 10,000.
Alashkar:
Zhao:
The board ran out , the turn brought the , and the river brought the .
The button raised to 4,500 and Donald Michael went all in from the small blind for about 45,000. Joseph Zeman overcalled from the big blind and the button folded. Michael showed the and was well behind the of Zeman. The board ran out , eliminating Michael and chipping Zeman up to a commanding stack of around 160,000.
Stefan Martin from Mesa, AZ picked up a nice pot when Billy Johnson moved all in for over 25,000 pre-flop. Martin called Johnson's all in and flipped up . Johnson showed .
The flop ran out with neither player catching anything. The turn came and the river flipped up , giving Martin the straight.
Anthony Nicholson made it 8,600 under the gun and it folded around to Haviv Bahar who sat contemplating for about three minutes before finally shoving in his entire stack of 22,300. Nicholson made the call.
Nicholson:
Bahar:
The board fell and Nicholson raked another pot, sending yet another player to the rail in the process.
Alex Alashkar was involved in yet another monster pot. On a board of Robert Gullickson had moved his final 77,600 chips all in. The pot was roughly 50,000 and Alashkar begin counting out the chips trying to get a read on the stone cold Gullickson.
Eventually he folded, pleading with Gullickson to show his cards to which Gullickson just shook his head and slid his cards to the dealer. Later Alashkar claimed to have had pocket kings and was sure the river ten helped Gullickson by way of a ten high strait. Gullickson responded that Alashkar was both right and wrong. The ten helped him but he had pocket tens, not , the only hand that would have beaten Alashkar.
Both of these players have been around poker long enough that you can't put it past them to have each had Ace high, but the hand is especially notable because Gullickson has chipped up to about 128,000. That means that three out of the five largest stacks in the room are at the same table because Jason Baker sits there as well, holding strong with about 125,000. If you like action, it is clear these players are not afraid to mix it up and should provide for an exciting day.
Jordan Dhooghe started the day as the chip leader, but he has fallen in the chip counts throughout most of the day. Dhooghe now sits at just under 30,000 after a hand that left us scratching our heads. Dhooghe was in the big blind, and made a raise to 9,500 hundred facing a button and small blind limp. The button folded, and Daniel Quach raised all in in the small blind for around 30,000 more. Dhooghe tanked for about a minute before calling and flipping up..... The news turned from bad to worse for Dhooghe when Quach flipped up . The board ran out , and Dhooghe lost the hand, spiraling down to 28,500.
After a raise to 6,000 from Michael Anderson, Ronald Saccavino moved all of his chips into the middle from the small blind. The action was not back to Anderson yet though, as Sean Drake in the big blind decided to move all in also. Anderson got out of the way and the cards were turned up.
Saccavino:
Drake:
The board came , failing to improve Saccavino's hand.
From early position Robert Omara raised all in for his final 4,900. Amy Baze flatted from late position before Jordan Dhooghe isolated Omara's raise by going all in for 35,400 which Baze also called.
Omara:
Baze:
Dhooghe:
Dhooghe was well ahead but wasn't able to avoid a sweat. The flop came giving Baze a pair and five outs twice. The turn was the , the river a harmless and Dhooghe gets a huge lift to 80,000 just before break.
Amy Baze, on the other hand, is left with just 26,500.
which was live against Carlos's 
. The board was nearly perfect for Nicholson, as it came out 
, and Nicholson scooped the pot with trip nines eliminating Carlos.
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and was well behind the 
of Zeman. The board ran out 
, eliminating Michael and chipping Zeman up to a commanding stack of around 160,000.
. Johnson showed 
.
and the river flipped up 
, the only hand that would have beaten Alashkar.
