Nam Le and Igor Sharaskin just played for stacks on a flop of . Le was holding for the nut flush draw and open ended straight draw, and Sharaskin was holding for top two pair. But despite Sharaskin having the best hand at that time, Le was actually the favourite. Le did hit one of his outs when the hit the turn but the cruel on the river gave Sharaskin eights-full and Le was out.
Igor Sharaskin has cashed in 3 World Series of Poker (WSOP) events including 2 Pot-Limit Omaha events in last years series recording an impressive 4th place in the $1,500 Hi/Lo version for $42,870.
The overnight chip leader Joseph Ressler and Viacheslav Igin have been playing quite a few pots together at Table #429 and here is the latest installment.
The action folded around to Ressler, who was seated on the button, and he raised to 2,400. Igin was in the big blind and he three-bet to 7,600 and Ressler called. The flop was and Igin made a 10,000 c-bet, which Ressler called. Onto the turn and Igin tapped the felt, Ressler bet 120,000 and Igin called. That was the last bet to enter the pot as the was checked through and Igin took the pot holding; Ressler mucked his hand.
Picking up the action on the connected flop, Steve Merrifield checked and Raul Paez fired 5,500. Merrifield made the call.
Fourth street was the and Merrifield checked again. Paez upped his bet and slid out 10,000. Merrifield check-raised all in for 60,200 and Paez gave it up.
From middle position, Corey Burbick raised to 2,400. Matt Vengrin made the call from the big blind and the flop came down . Vengrin checked, Burbick bet 2,400 and Vengrin folded.
World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holder, Jason DeWitt, has just lost a three-way all-in to take him down to 60,000 in chips. The benefactor was John Hoellein and here are the hands (all the action occurred pre flop).
Hoellein
DeWitt
Original All-In Player
Board:
The nut flush, on the river, scooping the pot for Hoellin.
Despite a career stretching back to the beginning of 2003 Jan-Peter Jachtmann has never cashed in a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event. With just 22 eliminations to go before the money bubble bursts, will this be cash number one? We just saw him double up to 100,000 after winning the following all-in hand (we are not sure at what stage the money went into the middle)
Jachtmann
Opponent
Board:
Jachtmann hitting a straight on the turn to double up.
Table 432 is looking mighty fine with the right mix of quality players and huge stacks. In seat 2 you have Shawn 'Bucky' Buchanan. Buchanan is one of the world's greatest all-round poker players with over $4.5 million in career earnings including one final table appearance so far this year finishing 6th in the $2,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball event. Seat 4 is the Hendon Mobster Joe Beevers. The man known as 'The Elegance' has amassed over $2.4 million in a career spanning back as far as 1996. In seat 6 we have one of the most talented players in the game in the form of Chino Rheem. Rheem is also one of the bigger earners with over $5.8 million in chips.
Here is Rheem and Buchanan involved in a small pot.
Buchanan raised to 2,500 in the hijack seat and Rheem called in the big blind. The flop was and Rheem check-called a 3,100 Buchanan bet. That was the end of the action and the and were checked through and Buchanan won the pot with two-pair - .
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. Le was holding 
for the nut flush draw and open ended straight draw, and Sharaskin was holding 
for top two pair. But despite Sharaskin having the best hand at that time, Le was actually the favourite. Le did hit one of his outs when the 
hit the turn but the cruel 
on the river gave Sharaskin eights-full and Le was out.
and Igin made a 10,000 c-bet, which Ressler called. Onto the turn and Igin tapped the felt, Ressler bet 120,000 and Igin called. That was the last bet to enter the pot as the 
was checked through and Igin took the pot holding
; Ressler mucked his hand.
flop, Steve Merrifield checked and Raul Paez fired 5,500. Merrifield made the call.
