In a recent hand we found Noah Boeken in the big blind calling a bet from a player on the button. With a flop being put out both players checked. It wasn't until the turn that Boeken fired out 2,800, the button called fairly quickly.
Both players were granted access to the river where Boeken bet out 8,200. After a quick tank session the button folded. As Boeken started stacking his chips he said "just the nuts" with a sigh.
We just had Will Failla move into the tan section of the Amazon and subsequently take down a huge pot as soon as he showed up.
A player in the cutoff raised it up to 2,300 and Failla in the big blind re-raised to 5,100. The cutoff then put a fourth bet out there making it 13,400 and Failla called.
The flop came down and the cutoff put out a bet of 15,200 which Failla instantly called. The turn came the and Failla checked again. This time the cutoff checked as well and the river came . Both players checked again and Failla announced "One Pair" showing . His opponent mucked and he scooped the big pot to put him up to 220,000.
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To say that Ben Lamb has been on a heater is quite the understatement. He is running like he is on the sun. Lamb has just scored a double knockout to become the second player of the day to break the 400,000 mark. Lamb raised to 2,400 on the button, and both of the blinds made the call.
The flop came out , and the small blind checked. The big blind went all in for about 14,000, and after getting a count, Lamb threw out a stack of orange chips worth about 60,000. It was on the small blind now, who had about 35,000 or so. He announced himself all in, and the cards were flipped up.
Lamb:
Small Blind:
Big Blind:
Inexplicably, Lamb was actually behind in an all in, and would need to get lucky to score the double knockout. Of course, this is Ben Lamb we are talking about, so the table was hardly surprised when a hit the turn to fill up Lamb. The river came a black , and Lamb collected all the chips, upping his stack to around 415,000.
A player opened to 1,300 from early position, and Rayan Nathan moved all in for 24,600. His opponent went deep into the tank, debating whether or not he wanted to flip. He eventually called, but wasn't flipping.
In a recent hand we witnessed a short stacked Amnon Filippi move all in from late position after a player in early position made it 2,600 preflop. Action then folded around to a player in the small blind who tank folded for a few moments. When it did get back to the initial raiser he instantly threw in the proper amount of chips and cards were tabled.
Filippi:
Opponent:
The cards came out and with an ace falling out of the deck and no tens making an appearance Filippi was eliminated on day 2b.
Josh Mancuso opened for 2,300, then Mike Sexton pushed all in for his last 16,000 or so. It folded back around, and Mancuso made the call.
Sexton showed , but had run into Mancuso's . The board ran out , and the "World Poker Tour" host hit the rail just before the end of Level 9. Mancuso moves up to about 90,000.
flop being put out both players checked. It wasn't until the 
turn that Boeken fired out 2,800, the button called fairly quickly.
river where Boeken bet out 8,200. After a quick tank session the button folded. As Boeken started stacking his chips he said "just the nuts" with a sigh.
, and Galen Hall fired 18,000. His opponent tank-called, and Hall turned over 
for a pair of queens.
and the cutoff put out a bet of 15,200 which Failla instantly called. The turn came the 
and Failla checked again. This time the cutoff checked as well and the river came 
. Both players checked again and Failla announced "One Pair" showing 
. His opponent mucked and he scooped the big pot to put him up to 220,000.
, and the small blind checked. The big blind went all in for about 14,000, and after getting a count, Lamb threw out a stack of orange chips worth about 60,000. It was on the small blind now, who had about 35,000 or so. He announced himself all in, and the cards were flipped up.
and with an ace falling out of the deck and no tens making an appearance Filippi was eliminated on day 2b.
, and the "World Poker Tour" host hit the rail just before the end of Level 9. Mancuso moves up to about 90,000.
