A player in middle position raised to 1,800, and John Turner (cutoff) and the button both called. The player in the small blind reraised to 5,600, though, folding the initial raiser but keeping the other two around for the flop.
It came , and the small blind bet 7,500. Now Turner was the only caller, and the two of them were heads-up to the turn. It put trips on board, and it drew an all-in shove for 32,500 from the small blind. Turner would spend at least three minutes in the tank, but he eventually surrendered to slip back to about 118,000.
The action folded around to Humberto Brenes who raised to 2,100 from the button; the player in the big blind called, making it heads-up to the flop of .
The big blind checked and Brenes opened for 2,500, but the big blind called before both players checked down the turn of the and the river before the big blind turned over . Brenes mucked his hand.
We caught the action with the board already dealt and the stack of Tom McCormick being counted out for his double up.. His withstood the of his opponent on a board.
Scotty Nguyen was getting in a battle on a flop. His opponent had bet 6,000 and Nguyen had raised to 15,000 - said foe then set Nguyen all in and was duly called.
The TV cameras rushed over as Nguyen counted out every bit of his 42,600 for all to see and, with trembling hands, his opponent put out the call.
Nguyen:
Opponent:
Nguyen sighed, drawing only to running nines, he began to shake hands with everyone at the table and began to walk away, looking back only briefly to see if the turn might possibly provide some form of redemption. Instead it was the and the former Main Event champion was eliminated after the came on the river.
After a flop of Kenny Nguyen bet 2,700 and his opponent, the player in the cutoff, folded his face up. Nguyen said "I'll show you one so you know it was a good fold" and revealed his eliciting a few chuckles from the other players at the table.
Nguyen is known for his talkative and friendly nature at the tables and although we don't know if his personality has anything to do with it, Nguyen has been chipping up all afternoon and was up to around 75,000 after this hand.
Chad Winters opened to 1,700, and was called by George McDonald, Russell Carson (small blind), and Tommy Le (big blind). The flop fell , and the action checked to McDonald who bet 3,700. Only Winters called.
Both players checked after the turned, and Winters led for 6,750 after the completed the board. McDonald tank-called, then mucked when Winters tabled for a winning flush.
Over on table 293, the action folded around to the player in the cutoff who raised to 1,800 preflop; Annette Obrestad called from the button and so it was heads-up to the flop of , which they both checked.
On the turn of the , the cutoff bet 2,300 and again, Obrestad called, then both players checked down the river . The cutoff showed for a pair of jacks, which was best against Obrestad, who could only rustle up a smaller pair with her .
and action checked around to the player in the cutoff, who bet 2,600. The button and big blind folded, but Sowers made the call.
and Sowers checked again, prompting a 6,000 bet from his opponent. Sowers flatted.
river and Sowers tabled 
, which was good as his opponent mucked.
, and the small blind bet 7,500. Now Turner was the only caller, and the two of them were heads-up to the 
turn. It put trips on board, and it drew an all-in shove for 32,500 from the small blind. Turner would spend at least three minutes in the tank, but he eventually surrendered to slip back to about 118,000.
.
and the river 
before the big blind turned over 
. Brenes mucked his hand.
giving Duhamel's opponent a straight and just like that - our defending champion was sent to the rail.
withstood the 
of his opponent on a 
board.
and the former Main Event champion was eliminated after the 
face up. Nguyen said "I'll show you one so you know it was a good fold" and revealed his 
, and the action checked to McDonald who bet 3,700. Only Winters called.
completed the board. McDonald tank-called, then mucked when Winters tabled 
, the cutoff bet 2,300 and again, Obrestad called, then both players checked down the river 
for a pair of jacks, which was best against Obrestad, who could only rustle up a smaller pair with her 
.
