When we arrived at David Williams' table, we noticed he was sitting behind a chip stack of around 18,000. We also noticed he was involved in a hand on the turn of a board and was up against two opponents. Williams was first to act and checked. The player in the cutoff position then led for 1,525 and the other player involved in the hand folded from the button. Back on Williams and he would raise to 4,500. Williams' opponent opted to shove all in here, having Williams covered. Williams made an extremely quick call, holding 16,300 behind. At this point the two players turned their hands over.
Williams:
Opponent:
Williams was way ahead with the straight on the turn and it stayed that way as a completed the board on the river.
Kristy Arnett was in a three way pot on a flop of when we arrived at the table. Arnett checked from the small blind, as did the big blind, and their other opponent fired out 725. Both players called, and the turn brought the . Arnett checked again, and the big blind bet 1,200. Their other opponent folded, but Arnett came along.
The river was the , and both players checked. Arnett tabled for trip queens, and her opponent mucked. After that pot, Arnett is back up over starting stack, sitting on 32,000.
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Chris Viox has had an impressive World Series of Poker showing this year so far. An eighth place finish in Event 37: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix, a 15th place finish in Event 18: $2,500 Seven Card Razz, and a 64th place finish in Event 11: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha. All of that combined with Viox winning a bracelet last year in Event #25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better tells us one thing, the man can player poker.
We recently caught up to him making it 225 from the cut-off preflop. The button called, and the small blind followed suit.
The flop came prompting checks from both the small blind and Viox. The button however bet out 675. Both the small blind and Viox made the call and we were off to the turn.
After the landed on the turn, the small blind bet out 2,000. Both remaining players made the call.
A on the river brought a check from the small blind and a bet of 5,000 from the sleeping giant Viox. The button then folded, and the small blind took his time, but eventually folded as well.
We arrived at Ray Romano's table with the Hollywood star and comedian involved in a hand with four opponents. At this point, a flop was already out on the felt.
It looked like it was a limped pot, with Romano on the button and four players to act before him. The action was checked around to Romano and he bet 300. Two players folded and one player called as Romano and the player would take to a turn. Romano's opponent checked here and Romano bet 400. When his opponent folded, Romano triumphantly turned over as he raked in the pot. Romano then continued talking to the player on his left about mixed martial arts. It sounded like a serious conversation, but Romano was still making this person laugh out loud.