David Chicotsky came by our desk to let us know how he busted from the event just a short while ago. He said he started the action with a raise to 250 and two players called behind him before the big blind made to 1,150. Chicotsky then reraised to 3,500 and the first flat-caller reraised to 8,000. Everyone folded back to Chicotsky and he called all in for about 6,000. He held two queens and his opponent two kings. Chicotsky was unable to improve and was eliminated.
Tom Dwan made it 250 preflop and was called by both the small blind and the big blind. The flop came and the action checked all around. When the turned, the small blind checked and the big blind shot out a bet of 375. Dwan flat called and the small blind folded.
The river came the and the player in the big blind tossed out 1,000, which Dwan instantly called. Dwan flipped up for a pair of jacks, which was ahead of his opponent's . This pot brings Dwan up to about 14,500
Grant Hinkle raised to 250 from the hijack seat and DJ Blanchard called out of the big blind to see the flop come down . Blanchard checked and Hinkle fired a continuation bet of 250, the same amount he raised to preflop. Blanchard made the call.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the fall on the river and put a straight on the board. Blanchard paused, then checked. His opponent, Hinkle, fired 300. Blanchard called.
Hinkle tabled the to play the board. Blanchard showed the and also played the board. Chop it up boys.
We noticed Tony Dunst getting up out of his seat after having missed the action. We are being told a raising-fest broke out preflop, which eventually saw Dunst and one other player getting it all-in. Dunst had against his opponent's , which caught a flush on the turn - ending Dunst's tournament life early.
We caught up with the board reading and Cody Slaughbaugh made a pot sized bet of 3,100. Slaughbaugh's opponent moved all in for 3,525 total and Slaughbaugh made the call, tabling , which was behind his opponents . Slaughbaugh needed an ace or a club to knock his opponent out, but the river did not comply when it fell .
After this pot Slaughbaugh is now sitting with 5,300.
On a flop of , the player under the gun bet 300 and Humberto Brenes made the call. The fell on the turn and the player under the gun checked to Brenes. Brenes took this opportunity to seize control of the pot by firing out a bet of 800. However, much to the chagrin of Brenes, his opponent check-raised him, making it 2,150 total. After some thinking, Brenes sent his cards into the muck, knocking his stack to around the starting size of 4,500.
Gavin Smith and Allen Kessler are seated at the same table and the first thing we heard when walking by was Smith's voice saying, "Am I going to need to put you on suicide watch if you don't cash ten times this year like last year?"
Kessler laughed and said he wouldn't need to be put on watch, but Smith kept talking. He went on to say to Kessler, "When are you going to start trying to win a tournament? Every time you make a final table you just don't play to win. You just play so tight you can tell the most ridiculous bad beat story when it's over."
The ribbing went on for a bit longer and everyone around got a good laugh out of it, even Kessler, as it's all in good fun.
Tony Dunst opened for 250 from middle position and ran into a re-raise to 575 from his immediate left. Action folded to the small blind, who raised pot to 2,800. Dunst moved the rest of his stack in and the original re-raiser folded. The second re-raiser committed his last remaining chips dejectedly.
"I've got the big ones," Dunst said, flipping over . His opponent turned over
The board ran out , chipping Dunst up and sending his opponent home.
As a result of that hand, Dunst has chipped up to approximately 11,000.
and the action checked all around. When the 
turned, the small blind checked and the big blind shot out a bet of 375. Dwan flat called and the small blind folded.
and the player in the big blind tossed out 1,000, which Dwan instantly called. Dwan flipped up 
for a pair of jacks, which was ahead of his opponent's 
. This pot brings Dwan up to about 14,500
. Blanchard checked and Hinkle fired a continuation bet of 250, the same amount he raised to preflop. Blanchard made the call.
fall on the river and put a straight on the board. Blanchard paused, then checked. His opponent, Hinkle, fired 300. Blanchard called.
to play the board. Blanchard showed the 
and also played the board. Chop it up boys.
, which caught a flush on the turn - ending Dunst's tournament life early.
and Cody Slaughbaugh made a pot sized bet of 3,100. Slaughbaugh's opponent moved all in for 3,525 total and Slaughbaugh made the call, tabling 
, which was behind his opponents 
. Slaughbaugh needed an ace or a club to knock his opponent out, but the river did not comply when it fell 
.
, the player under the gun bet 300 and Humberto Brenes made the call. The 
, chipping Dunst up and sending his opponent home.