It is a dangerous thing to go Swimming with the Devilfish, the namesake of Des Wilson's book on David Ulliott, but that is exactly what Matt Marafioti tried to do in a recent hand. One a flop of 
, Matt Marafioti bet 3,500, Thorsten Schafer folded from middle position, and Ulliott called from the button.
Marafioti then bet 6,000 on the 
turn, and again the Devilfish just called. When the 
appeared on the river, Marafioti slowed down with a check, Ulliott bet 22,000, and Marafioti instantly folded.
The Devilfish has been on quite the heater as of late, chipping up to over 350K.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
355,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
110,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
flop where his opponent put out a bet of 12,500. After some quick contemplation Laak put the chips in and was allowed to see a turn.
rolling off the deck for fourth street Laak's opponent checked. It was here that Laak came out firing, and put a stack of chips in the middle worth 27,500. His opponent thought for a second or two before throwing his cards away.
flop was no help to Fair, and neither was the 
turn. In order to stay alive, Fair needed to catch a jack on the river. The dealer burned and out out the 
. It was a bittersweet end for Fair as he made his way to the door.
, and when we reached the table Ariel Schneller had bet enough to put Bassel Moussa all in. Moussa tank-called.
on the turn gave Gromov the nut-flush draw. The 
and was up against the 
of Kevin Saul. It was another flip, but Pesek's jacks held as the board ran out 
. Pesek was pleased as punch to survive the hand while Saul was left with just 6,000.
spiked on the turn. The insignificant 
was put out on the river as Saul grabbed his things and exited the tournament floor.
