We caught up with a hand between Jean-Robert Bellande and one opponent. Bellande's opponent bet 500 on a board reading .
After some pondering, Bellande threw out a raise, making it 1,100 to go. Like lightning, his opponent announced a re-raise, moving 3,500 chips out into the middle.
"You really turned a set of threes? That'd be brutal." said Bellande.
Bellande decided to fold his hand, flipping up before tossing it into the muck.
"Good play. Good play or good catch, one of the two," Bellande added. He's currently sitting slightly below starting stack.
None other than Patrik Antonius just sat down here at tan 273 to the direct left of Erick Lindgren. This is only Antonius' third event of the whole series, so I'm sure the ladies (and Norman Chad) are happy to see him back in action.
A player in the hi-jack opened for 300 and was re-raised to 800 by Roland de Wolfe on the button. The player in the big blind chucked in 300 - apparently having meant to call the initial raise of 300. The dealer told her that she had to keep the 300 in the pot regardless if she chose to call and she decided to call. The hi-jack came along as well.
The flop came and both players checked to De Wolfe, who fired an 1,100 bet into the middle. The big blind then threw in a raise to 2,000 and the dealer told her she had to make it 2,200, which she did. The hi-jack over-called and action was back on De Wolfe, who shook his head with a bewildered look on his face and mucked.
The pot was checked down and won by the player in the big blind, who held against her opponent's for a missed flush draw. Upon seeing this, De Wolfe stuck his tongue out in disgust.
Ben Lamb raised to 250 from middle position and was called by three players including both blinds. The flop came and both blinds checked to Lamb who bet 700, the other middle position player folded, the small blind called, and the big blind folded. After the turn brought the the small blind check-called a bet of 1,500 from Lamb. The river was the and the small blind took the reins by betting out 3,500. Lamb called and the small blind said "Just an ace" as he revealed his . Lamb jokingly said, "You can't beat me" and flipped over his and they split the pot.
Lamb was just over the starting stack after the hand with 30,100.
We caught up on the flop where Allen Cunningham bet 500 in middle position and Martin Hruby called in the hijack. On the flop, Cunningham bet 600 but this time Hruby folded.
Cunningham came in 581st in last year’s main event but hasn’t really had any huge scores on the tournament circuit the past few years. If Cunningham can make another final table in this event like he did in 2006 where he famously came 4th when Jamie Gold won though, that would certainly get him back on track.
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi check-called a bet from Michael Kilker with the board reading . The turn was the , Grinder check-called 800, and the river was the .
Grinder checked, Kilker checked behind, and Mizrachi opened up for a king-high flush. The river trap failed, but Mizrachi was still able to chip up a bit.
We managed to catch up to Table 286 just in time to watch Mikhail Smirnov limp in from under the gun. Action folded to Eugene Katchalov in the small blind who completed, the big blind then opted to check.
On a flop all players checked. With the turn Katchalov started the action with a check, the big blind followed and knuckled as well, and Smirnov threw out a bet of 300. Katchalov called and the big blind folded. The river brought another check from Katchalov, and a bet of 700 from Smirnov. Katchalov quickly called and Smirnov flipped over for a pair of aces. Katchalov mucked and Smirnov raked in the pot.
Brock Parker raised to 275 in middle position and was three-bet by the cutoff to 750. Parker made the call and checked on the flop. The cutoff led out with a bet of 800 but was met with a check-raise to 2,250 from Parker. The cutoff made the call and Parker fired 3,175 on the turn. The bet was enough to get the players to fold as Parker raked in the pot.
After losing a large amount of his stack in prior hands, Ashton Griffin just got a much needed double up. With the board already showing the Griffin bet out 3,225 from under the gun and the button tanked for a bit before calling. The river was the and Griffin moved all in for his last 6,000 chips. The button called but mucked his hand when Griffin revealed his for a set of jacks.
After the hand Griffin's stack was back up to a much more manageable 25,000.
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before tossing it into the muck.
and both players checked to De Wolfe, who fired an 1,100 bet into the middle. The big blind then threw in a raise to 2,000 and the dealer told her she had to make it 2,200, which she did. The hi-jack over-called and action was back on De Wolfe, who shook his head with a bewildered look on his face and mucked.
against her opponent's 
for a missed flush draw. Upon seeing this, De Wolfe stuck his tongue out in disgust.
and both blinds checked to Lamb who bet 700, the other middle position player folded, the small blind called, and the big blind folded. After the turn brought the 
the small blind check-called a bet of 1,500 from Lamb. The river was the 
and the small blind took the reins by betting out 3,500. Lamb called and the small blind said "Just an ace" as he revealed his 
. Lamb jokingly said, "You can't beat me" and flipped over his 
and they split the pot.
flop where Allen Cunningham bet 500 in middle position and Martin Hruby called in the hijack. On the 
. The turn was the 
.
flop all players checked. With the 
river brought another check from Katchalov, and a bet of 700 from Smirnov. Katchalov quickly called and Smirnov flipped over 
flop. The cutoff led out with a bet of 800 but was met with a check-raise to 2,250 from Parker. The cutoff made the call and Parker fired 3,175 on the 
and Griffin moved all in for his last 6,000 chips. The button called but mucked his hand when Griffin revealed his 
for a set of jacks.
