When Stephan Patz first took his seat at Table 414 earlier today, he probably didn't consider the possibility that before the afternoon was over he'd be knocking out "GSP" — i.e., Georges St-Pierre. But that's what has happened, with Patz using a turned set rather than a cross, jab, or round kick to take down the UFC Welterweight champ.
We caught up with the action on the flop, with the board showing 
and Patz firing 1,700 into the middle. St-Pierre had been down to about 5,000 just prior to the hand, and so when he called the bet the fighter had just 2,125 chips behind.
The turn brought the 
and a bet of 3,000 from Patz, and St-Pierre called with what he had left. Patz had 
— he'd turned a set of jacks. But St-Pierre was still swinging with 
for both flush and straight draws.
But the river was the 
, and down goes St-Pierre. GSP shared a congratulatory hug with Patz before departing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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48,500 | |
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Busted |
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and De Meulder bet 1,050. George called on this street almost without missing a beat of counting down his brick of money.
rivered and it went check-check. George tabled 
for a pair of aces and De Meulder mucked his hand. As the pot was pushed to George he went right back to thumbing through dozens of hundred dollar bills.
. Brian Rast was sitting under the gun with 3,425 pushed out in front of him — likely a raise over a post-flop bet by his opponent sitting a couple of seats over — and his opponent was responding by setting out a raise to 9,025.
and river the 
and the small blind checked.
flop, however, when Dolan's opponent checked a second time on the 
turn, Dolan tossed out two yellow $1,000 denomination chips and his opponent quickly mucked.
on the turn paired the board a brought another bet from the aggressor, this time for 800. Another call was made by Hanson and the dealer laid out one more card. The 
on the river saw a repeat of action with an 1,100 bet from the early position player. Hanson struggled to make the call and eventually did.
for a superior full house, kings full of queens.
