The player on the button opened for 800 and was flatted by Annette Obrestad in the small blind. Her opponent in the big blind squeezed to 2,000 total and both the player on the button and Obrestad called.
The flop came and Obrestad checked. The big blind continued with his aggression and bet 4,500. His opponent on the button folded, but Obrestad made the call.
Both players proceeded to check the turn and river. The player in the big tabled for two-pair, but Obrestad turned over for a flush and scooped the pot.
Obrestad seems to be in her element. She recently tweeted about her enjoyment in playing this short-handed event.
Annette_15 Annette ObrestadPlaying the 4 max. Having so much fun #loveshorthandedpoker!June 14 2012
In any case, Obrestad is sitting on a healthy stack of 68,000.
In a blind versus blind confrontation, John Juanda raised to 1,200 from the small and was three-bet to 2,500 by his opponent in the big. Juanda called to see a flop, which came . Juanda checked and his opponent bet 2,150. Juanda quickly announced he was all-in for his last 10,000 and his opponent called just as quickly.
Juanda: for a flush draw.
Opponent: for two-pair.
The turn and river were not enough for Juanda and he was knocked out of the tournament.
We caught up with the action on a flop. Isaac Haxton checked from the big blind position and his lone opponent from under-the-gun led out for 600. Haxton check-raised to 2,000 and his opponent made the call.
The turn brought a and Haxton led out for 4,300. His opponent again called.
When a completed the board, Haxton paused and slid a beefy 10,600 bet into the middle. His opponent fell into the tank, but eventually landed on a call. Haxton flipped over for flopped trips and his opponent mucked without showing.
Josh Brikis opened to 875 on the button, the player on his direct left three-bet to 2,300 from the small blind, and Brikis four-bet jammed for around 15,000. His opponent tank called with , and was dominated by Brikis' .
The flop pushed Brikis even further ahead, and his opponent asked for a count, but the turned, giving Brikis' opponent outs to win the hand.
The bricked on the river though, securing the double up for Brikis.
We caught up with the action on a flop. John Racener already had 15,000 in front of him from the button. His opponent in the small blind raised enough to put Racener all in. Racener tanked, but eventually said, "Alright, I call."
Racener:
Opponent:
Racener was in horrible shape and would need to catch a king to survive. The turn and river were no help and Racener was sent to the rail.