Anthony Lee raised to 7,000 before the flop and Frank Rusnak shipped his last 19,000 into the middle. Lee made the call and Rusnak was at risk with his . Lee tabled the the dealer prepared to burn and turn
Flop:
Rusnak hit the flop hard with his nut straight and the rainbow board left Lee drawing nearly dead. He would need to start paring board cards or hole cards to fill up and make a boat.
Turn:
River:
No pairs were forthcoming and Rusnak scored a much needed double-up to about 40,000.
We saw a big hand brewing as Frank Peelen bet out 25,000 on a board. It was decision time for the Big Blind as action was on him. Instead of calling he opted for moving all in, and was quickly called by Peelen. Cards were tabled and neither player held anything too substantial.
Peelen:
Big Blind:
Peelen had a pair of aces and his opponent had a pair of fives with a handful of straight draws. The turn brought the which prevented any run-run flush draws.
The river caused some confusion as the dealer declared "straight!" and a confused Peelen replied "straight?" not fully realizing what his winning hand was. Peelen won the hand playing his , adding more chips to his growing mountain.
Anthony Lee raised to 7,000 before the flop and the big blind made the call, bringing a flop of to the table. Both players checked and the dealer turned the , prompting the big blind to fire a bet of 7,500 into the pot. Lee decided to see another card and made the call.
The river fell and this time the big blind led out for 16,500. Lee paused for a moment before pushing his entire stack forward for the all-in move. This forced an immediate fold by the big blind and Lee climbed to about 85,000 chips with the power play.
The flop was and 18,500 chips were already in the middle as Mark Thoennes fired a bet of 10,500 into his opponent Jeff Sarwer. Sarwer put in a raise and made it 23,500 to go. Thoennes called.
The fell on the turn and Thoennes checked with 55,000 in chips left in his stack. Sarwer bet the pot for 65,500 in order to put Thoennes all in if he made the call. Thoennes thought it was best to fold and gave it up.
With 51,000 chips in the middle, the flop read between Ryan Welch and Dmitry Motorov. Welch was up first and bet 40,000. Motorov thought for a minute and then made the call to bring the pot to 131,000 going to the turn.
On fourth street the hit the felt. Welch took a a few seconds and then spit out the word, "Pot," to bet the full amount he could, 131,000. Motorov mucked his hand after about 20 seconds and gave up the pot.
Michael Kamran was in the small blind and raised to 9,000 before the flop, only to see the button reraise to 30,000. Kamran decided it was now or never and pushed his last chips into the middle and the button snap-called, tabling his . Kamran held the , and at the moment his queens were in the lead over his opponent's jacks.
The flop fell and Kamran made trip tens to solidify his position in the hand. The button held a gutshot straight with his jack-nine and would need to spike an eight to complete it. A jack would also be good for trips, but Kamran had that blocked with the jack in his hand.
The turn and river came and respectively and Kamran's trip tens held for the double-up. He now sits with just under 90,000 chips as Day 2 play continues.
Continuing his chip and a chair efforts, Nick Binger went all in for his last 9,000 or so chips and was called in two spots. The flop read and Binger's opponents checked it down trying to combine forces and eliminate the dangerous pro.
Nick's brother Michael, also competing in this Day 2, came over to sweat the all-in moment and Nick held his cards up for Michael to see what he was working with. The turn and river came and respectively, and both opponents checked it down the whole way.
Binger waited to reveal his holding and both opponent's announced "Ace-high." Binger finally showed his for trip queens and after starting our post-break play with only 2,500 chips, which was good for only a single big blind, Binger has multiplied his stack by ten to sit with over 25,000 at the moment.
Short stacked Binger did not even have enough chips to pay for a big blind when he moved all in after a player in late position raised. Binger realizing he had no other move, put out his three chips and found some protection as Nathan Gamble on his left reraised. The protection was quickly wiped away as Thoennes also made the call. The initial raiser folded and it was time for a flop.
all hit the flop and before we knew it the other two players were betting back and forth until Mark Thoennes was all in against his opponent in a side pot. Cards were then flipped.
Binger:
Thoennes:
Gamble:
The turn was the a horror cards for both Binger and the other player in the hand, but the river was the giving Binger a straight. Thoennes essentially doubled up as well with a set of jacks
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. Lee tabled the 
the dealer prepared to burn and turn
board. It was decision time for the Big Blind as action was on him. Instead of calling he opted for moving all in, and was quickly called by Peelen. Cards were tabled and neither player held anything too substantial.
which prevented any run-run flush draws.
to the table. Both players checked and the dealer turned the 
and this time the big blind led out for 16,500. Lee paused for a moment before pushing his entire stack forward for the all-in move. This forced an immediate fold by the big blind and Lee climbed to about 85,000 chips with the power play.
and 18,500 chips were already in the middle as Mark Thoennes fired a bet of 10,500 into his opponent Jeff Sarwer. Sarwer put in a raise and made it 23,500 to go. Thoennes called.
fell on the turn and Thoennes checked with 55,000 in chips left in his stack. Sarwer bet the pot for 65,500 in order to put Thoennes all in if he made the call. Thoennes thought it was best to fold and gave it up.
hit the felt. Welch took a a few seconds and then spit out the word, "Pot," to bet the full amount he could, 131,000. Motorov mucked his hand after about 20 seconds and gave up the pot.
, and at the moment his queens were in the lead over his opponent's jacks.
and Kamran made trip tens to solidify his position in the hand. The button held a gutshot straight with his jack-nine and would need to spike an eight to complete it. A jack would also be good for trips, but Kamran had that blocked with the jack in his hand.
and Binger's opponents checked it down trying to combine forces and eliminate the dangerous pro.
respectively, and both opponents checked it down the whole way.
