From the cutoff seat, Billy Kopp raised to 525. Darren Elias called on the button, and the player in the big blind also called. The three players took a rainbow flop of , and the big blind checked to Kopp. He fired 725, and Elias folded. The big blind made the call.
The fell on the turn, keeping the board rainbow. Both the big blind and Kopp checked to see the board pair on the river with the . The big blind fired 1,250 into Kopp and won the hand as Kopp folded. Kopp dropped back to 6,500 in chips.
As we wandered over to Tom Dwan's table, Fabio Coppola fished out his Total Rewards Card and kindly asked us if he could please go into the chip counts. With his impeccable manners, it would have been rude of us to have refused his offer - and for those looking out for him, you'll be pleased to know that Coppola is currently on 39,000.
We then witnessed a hand heads-up between Tom Dwan and Amit Makjiha on a flop. Makhija opened for 825, and Dwan called, before both players checked down the turn of the and the river . Dwan tabled , and Makhija showed down - that'd be a split pot, for those of you keeping score at home.
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Amit "amak316" Makhija has just scored a big double up against Tom "Durrrr" Dwan. The two players got a ton of chips in preflop, with Makhija all in for a little over 21,000.
Makhija:
Dwan:
This classic coin flip turned into domination for Makhija when the flop came . The turn came the , and Dwan had a slim chance to get a sick suckout, but the river came the . Makhija doubled up to about 43,000, and Dwan dropped down to 5,500.
Ali Eslami was on the button and got all in with the big blind. Eslami held the to the big blind's . The board ran out and Eslami dropped to 6,700 in chips. The big blind was all in for 7,875.
, and the big blind checked to Kopp. He fired 725, and Elias folded. The big blind made the call.
fell on the turn, keeping the board rainbow. Both the big blind and Kopp checked to see the board pair on the river with the 
. The big blind fired 1,250 into Kopp and won the hand as Kopp folded. Kopp dropped back to 6,500 in chips.
flop. Makhija opened for 825, and Dwan called, before both players checked down the turn of the 
and the river 
. Dwan tabled 
, and Makhija showed down 
- that'd be a split pot, for those of you keeping score at home.
to 
. He's now at 10,000 in chips.
. The turn came the 
, and Dwan had a slim chance to get a sick suckout, but the river came the 
. The board ran out 
