Mark Demirdjian is still sitting behind the largest stack in the Amazon Room. We recently watched him take down another small pot that played out like this. Folded to the player in middle position, he raised it up to 1,600. A player a couple of spaces to his left made the call, along with Demirdjian on the button.
All three players checked the 
flop and it was on to the 
turn. This time when it was checked to Demirdjan, he would bet 3,300. The preflop aggressor folded here, while the other player flicked out a call. The 
was the card that would complete the board on the river and again Demirdjan's opponent would check. This time Demirdjan tossed out a bet of 6,800 which was enough to secure the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
294,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
was dominated by his opponent's 
, and the 
flop didn't help much. The 
on the turn gave O'Shaughnessy a gut-shot straight draw however, and the 
spiked on the river, giving him said straight.
. This time, it was checked to Filippi, and he assembled a big bet of 16,400, and stuck it in the middle. This was alittle more then a pot sized bet, and his opponent folded, murmuring something about Filippi having a straight as he mucked his hand.
for the nut flush. Filippi commented "I didn't need the straight!" as he raked in the chips.
. Varkonyi's opponent check-called a 2,200-chip bet.
, and both players checked. The two knuckled again when the 
. Varkonyi mucked, and he's now down to 19,000 chips.
, two checks put action on JJ Liu, who fired out 15,000. An early-position player made the call, while her other opponent got out of the way, and it was heads-up to the 
, and the 
, Paur bet 5,600 on the river and his opponent took several long moments before raising to 25,000.
