A short-stacked Jennifer Harman got her chips in preflop with and squaring off against Leonid Bilokur, who held . It was an old-fashioned flip, and one that didn't come down in Harman's favor as the flop fell . Bilokur paired his king to take a commanding lead, and Harman was left looking for a queen.
The turn wasn't what she needed and neither was the river. Bilokur ended up making a flush, which sent Harman home in 18th place with her first cash of the 2012 World Series of Poker.
Action started with Roland Israelashvili, and he made it two bets. Ben Landowski was on the button, and he put in a third bet. Kevin McGuinnes was in the small blind, and he made it four bets! Both IIsraelashvili and Landowski called, and the flop came down . McGuinness had just 24,000 left, and he bet the first 8,000 in the dark. Israelashvili raised, and Landowski went into the tank. After two minutes of thinking, he folded, and McGuinness committed the rest of his chips, saying "Let's rock and roll!" Israel called, and the cards were flipped.
Israelashvili:
McGuinness:
Israelashvili was out in front, but McGuinness could still pair up to take the lead. The turn was the , and McGuinness was down to the river. It was the , and he was eliminated, while Israelashvili is now up to 240,000.
On a flop of , Lori Kirgan bet from the cutoff only to have Ian Johns put in a raise. The two, who were both short, actually had the same amount of chips, all of which went in after a couple more raises.
Showdown
Johns |
Kirgan |
Johns was in good shape with his pair of aces, but Kirgan could still make a straight with a ten. The turn was interesting as it gave Kirgan flush opportunities, but it'd be the river that'd give he the aforementioned straight and the win.
A disappointed Johns collected his things and made his way to the payout desk in 16th place.
On the first hand back from the break, we caught a big hand between Ben Landowski and Chris Swan. The board read , and Landowski checked to Swan, who bet out. Landowski check raised, and Swan called. The river came the , and Landowski bet. Swan called, and let out a groan of frustration when Landowski showed for a full house. That hand boosted Landowski up to over 500k, while Swan is down to just 100,000.
Action started with Jared Woodin, and he raised. Ben Landowski put in a third bet, and it folded back to Woodin. He stuck the rest of his chips in, and Landowski instantly called.
Landowski:
Woodin:
Woodin caught a piece of the flop, as it came down . He would still need to catch one of the two remaining queens in the deck, and he hit one of them on the turn, the . The river was the , and Woodin survived the hand to double up. He has taken full advantage of this blessing, as he has since won a few more small pots to up his stack to 130,000.
Action folded around to Chris Swan in the small blind and he put in a raise. Glenn Engelbert defended from the big blind and then called bets on both the flop and turn before both players checked the river.
Engelbert flipped over for a rivered pair of sevens, which prompted Swan to slightly shift in his chair before showing the . Swan is down to just 45,000.
Action folded around to Lori Kirgan on the button and she put in a raise. Leonid Bilokur made the call and then checked the flop. Kirgan obliged with a bet, Bilokur check-raised and Kirgan three-bet her last 4,000. Bilokur made the call and table , which was ahead of Kirgan's .
"You did it to me again," Kirgan said in reference to an earlier hand. At that time, the dealer burned and turned the . "Yes," Kirgan said after hitting the two-outter. The completed the board on the river and Bilokur was left with 70,000.
A few hands later, Bilokur became involved in a pot with David Arsht. We're not sure of the exact action, but we do know that Bilokur was eliminated on a board after Arsht revealed .
and squaring off against Leonid Bilokur, who held 
. It was an old-fashioned flip, and one that didn't come down in Harman's favor as the flop fell 
. Bilokur paired his king to take a commanding lead, and Harman was left looking for a queen.
turn wasn't what she needed and neither was the 
river. Bilokur ended up making a flush, which sent Harman home in 18th place with her first cash of the 2012 World Series of Poker.
. McGuinness had just 24,000 left, and he bet the first 8,000 in the dark. Israelashvili raised, and Landowski went into the tank. After two minutes of thinking, he folded, and McGuinness committed the rest of his chips, saying "Let's rock and roll!" Israel called, and the cards were flipped.
, and McGuinness was down to the river. It was the 
, and he was eliminated, while Israelashvili is now up to 240,000.
turn was interesting as it gave Kirgan flush opportunities, but it'd be the 
river that'd give he the aforementioned straight and the win.
, and Landowski checked to Swan, who bet out. Landowski check raised, and Swan called. The river came the 
for a full house. That hand boosted Landowski up to over 500k, while Swan is down to just 100,000.
, and Woodin survived the hand to double up. He has taken full advantage of this blessing, as he has since won a few more small pots to up his stack to 130,000.
turn before both players checked the 
for a rivered pair of sevens, which prompted Swan to slightly shift in his chair before showing the 
. Swan is down to just 45,000.
, which was ahead of Kirgan's 
completed the board on the river and Bilokur was left with 70,000.
