We caught up just as Liv Boeree and another player were getting it all-in preflop in a button vs. small blind confrontation. Boeree had her opponent covered by a mere 200 in chips.
Boeree:
Opponent:
The board came , crippling Boeree.
In the next hand, Boeree went all-in blind and lost, sending her to the rail.
Action folded to the player on the button and he raised to 1,600. Ali Eslami called from the small blind and Noah Schwartz called from the big blind, bringing the three players to the flop. All three checked to see the land on the turn. Eslami was first to act and checked to Schwartz. He bet 3,500 and the button folded. Eslami also folded and Schwartz won the pot.
Pierre Neuville checked the board to the next player in the hand. He also checked and then action fell on Matt Hawrilenko. Hawrilenko bet 2,900 and Neuville made the call. The third player folded.
The turn was the and Neuville checked again. Hawrilenko bet a larger 7,000 and this time Neuville couldn't make the call. He mucked his hand and Hawrilenko won the pot.
Grant Hinkle was first to act and pitted against Rene Angelil in this one. We picked up the action on the board. Hinkle checked, Angelil bet 3,000 and Hinkle check-raised to 7,000. Angelil called.
Fifth street was the and Hinkle bet a small 2,000. Angelil called.
Hinkle tabled the for kings and deuces with an eight. Angelil showed the for trip deuces and won the hand.
We caught up with the aftermath of an all in confrontation between top poker author David Sklansky and Balazs Botond. Sklansky's tournament life was on the line as the cards were turned over.
Sklansky:
Botond:
The board read and Botond's pair of jacks reigned supreme, sending Sklansky to the rail.
We caught up with the action on a where Ricky Fohrenbach and his lone opponent in the small blind checked.
The turn brought a and the small blind bet 2,000. Fohrenbach called.
When the hit the river, the small blind check-raised an 8,000 bet from Fohrenbach for enough to put Fohrenbach at risk. Fohrenbach said, "I could fold with kings here, that would be kind of sick," and threw in his remaining chips for the call.
His opponent revealed the for treys-full-of-deuces and sure enough, Fohrenbach mucked face up.
With the final board reading , defending champion James Dempsey fired 7,800 into a pot of approximately 10,000. His opponent tanked for a bit and then made the call. Dempsey showed pocket threes, which meant he was playing the board. His opponent tabled the and won the pot.