We don't know exactly how the action went, but we know some betting took place that ended with Allen Kessler moving all in for about 40,000. Action was on Nick Abou Risk, who took his time deciding what his best option was. In the end Risk announced "call", to which Kessler asked "do you have ace-queen?". Risk's response was to flip over his hand, . Kessler scoffed at his opponent telling him "what an awful call". Kessler then took his time to expose his .
Kessler was ahead going to the flop. The on the turn brought Kessler saying "I f**king knew it" and went on to berate Risk even more, repeating how awful of a call Risk made. The on the river just gave Kessler more fuel for his tantrum. Kessler was also not happy with the dealer, who apparently spread the chips in the middle when no one asked him to. Kessler then would take turns muttering curse words about the dealer and Risk, until he eventually packed his Ipad in his plastic bag and stormed off to his pay off.
We do not know how the action went preflop, but we know some kind of raising went down between Joey Weissman in the small blind and Ken VanHo in the big blind. Once that was settled both players were witness to the flop.
It was here on the flop that Weissman bet out 6,500. VanHo countered by raising it up to 17,000. Weissman than announced "all in" for his remaining 65,000 and VanHo went into the tank. After a few moments went by Vanho made the call and cards were tabled.
Weissman:
VanHo:
Weissman needed any heart to fall on the turn or the river in order to snatch the hand away. The on the turn was not the answer, and neither was the on the river.
Weissman was subsequently eliminated, and his hunt for bracelet number two came to a halt today.
There was an early position jam from a short stack and Andrew Dean took his time before also moving all-in. Dean turned over and explained that he took his time so his opponent could ladder if he lost - nice chap. His opponent did turn over the weaker hand - - and the board of confirmed Dean's victory
We have just seen Justin Schwartz asking if he can late reg the $1,500 after being eliminated. His table told us that a short-stacked Schwartz ran into and despite hitting his ace on the flop, Ko also hit a nine for a set.
John Eames raised from early position and the table folded around to the blinds who both called. The flop came prompting a check from the small blind and a check from Sergey Tikhonov in the big blind. Eames bet out 6,500 and the small blind folded. Tikhonov took his time deciding what he wanted to do and in the end made the call.
The on the turn paired the board and again Tikhonov checked. Eames fired out 13,200 which prompted the rest of the table to play the waiting game, as Tikhonov went deep into the tank. A couple of minutes went by of Tikhonov measuring out chips before eventually putting out a min raise. Eames thought for awhile then folded his cards.
After the hand Eames pleaded to see one card. All Tikhonov could do was show his dismay that a call wasn't made. Tikhonov even went on to say "call.. call.. call..", causing the rest of the table to comment that that's the most Tikhonov has said in the past two days.
David Smart has just doubled up through Nick Abou Risk. We caught the action on a flop of , Smart had bet 10,000 from mid-position and Risk had made a raise from late position. Smart moved all-in, Risk called and we had a showdown with Smart at risk of elimination (so many risks!)
Smart
Risk
So Smart was in the lead with trip 7's but he had a lot of cards to fade. The dealer put the and the on the board and Smart won the hand with a full-house.
A short stacked opponent moved all in for the cut-off and Sergey Tikhonov three-bet all in for more from the button. The blinds released and cards were flipped over.
Tikhonov:
Opponent:
The board came and despite an initial scare of a possible straight Tikhonov held the best hand and was awarded the pot.
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. Kessler scoffed at his opponent telling him "what an awful call". Kessler then took his time to expose his 
flop. The 
on the turn brought Kessler saying "I f**king knew it" and went on to berate Risk even more, repeating how awful of a call Risk made. The 
on the river just gave Kessler more fuel for his tantrum. Kessler was also not happy with the dealer, who apparently spread the chips in the middle when no one asked him to. Kessler then would take turns muttering curse words about the dealer and Risk, until he eventually packed his Ipad in his plastic bag and stormed off to his pay off.
flop.
and explained that he took his time so his opponent could ladder if he lost - nice chap. His opponent did turn over the weaker hand - 
confirmed Dean's victory
into 
, Smart had bet 10,000 from mid-position and Risk had made a raise from late position. Smart moved all-in, Risk called and we had a showdown with Smart at risk of elimination (so many risks!)
and the 
on the board and Smart won the hand with a full-house.
