As we arrived at the table, we saw that Chris Moorman was heads up with Jamie Kerstetter on a board that read . Kerstetter fired out 3,300, and Moorman made the call. The river brought the , pairing the board and completing the flush draw. Kerstetter checked, and Moorman pounced on the opportunity, betting out 10,100. Kerstetter wasn't scared though, and made the call. Moorman instantly mucked his hand, while Kerstetter tabled for a winning straight.
Kerstetter vaults up to 57,000 after the hand, while Moorman drops to 54,000.
We mentioned in the Orbit with Brian Rast post that Matt Matros and Gary Bolden played out a big pot, so here are the details of that hand.
Michael Rosenbach raised to 700 from under the gun, and Matros made the call in the cutoff. Bolden also called on the button, as did Brian Rast in the big blind, and the flop came down . Rast and Rosenbach checked to Matros, who fired out 1,600. Bolden was the only caller, and the turn came the . Matros bet out again, this time for 2,700, and again, Bolden came along.
The hit the river, and Matros took a peak at Bolden's stack, then threw out a bet big enough to set Bolden all in. Bolden thought for about 30 seconds, then let out a big sign and leaned back in his chair. He thought for about 90 seconds total before committing the chips, and Matros flipped up for ace high with busted draws. Bolden showed for second pair, which was good enough to secure the double up.
phil_hellmuth phil_hellmuthWon a big pot, then decided I need sleep! Headed back to Aria to sleep 2 1/2 hours, figure my nap will cost me 7K iJuly 06 2012
Players are on another 15 minute break following three levels of action. While you wait, Lynn Gilmartin caught up with some players during an earlier break:
PokerNews reported earlier that Brian Rast got off to a fast start in this event, so we wanted to get a closer look at what makes Rast so dangerous. Here is an entire orbit with Rast.
Hand #1 - Rast started with 66,000 on the button. Jeff Papola raised in the cutoff, and Rast folded his hand. Rast went to his phone, and sent out a text while he was waiting for the hand to finish.
Hand #2 - Rast started the hand by giving Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier change for his big blind. Papola raised it up once again, but this time, Rast fired back with a three bet to 2,025. It got back around to Papola, and he put in a four bet to 5,200. Rast asked him how much he had left, and then kicked his cards in after 15 seconds of thought.
Hand #3 - For the third hand in a row, action started with Papola raising to 700, and for the second hand in a row, Rast three bet to 2,025. This time, it was good enough to make Papola fold his hand, and Rast raked in the pot.
Hand #4 - Papola and Rast continued their raising war with each other, as for the third straight hand, Paopla raised to 700 and Rast three bet to 2,025. This time, Papola called, and they saw a flop of . Papola checked to Rast, who fired out 2,475. Papola called, and the turn came the . Papola checked again, and Rast kept up his aggression, firing 5,100. Papola folded his cards, and Rast took the pot, upping his stack to 70,000.
Hand #5 - Finally, Papola folded preflop, and Rast also had no interest in playing, as he kicked his cards in from under the gun +1. During the hand, Rast made change once again for an orange T1,000 chip.
Hand #6 - Brian Rast was under the gun, and he quickly folded his cards.
Hand #7 - Action started with Michael Rosenbach raising under the gun to 700, which got calls from Matt Matros on the button, Gary Bolden in the small blind, and Rast in the big blind. The flop came down , and it was checked over to Matros, who fired out 1,600. Bolden called, and Rast kicked his cards in. Shortly after, Rast sneezed a couple times, and took a swig from his water bottle. Matros and Bolden went on to play a big pot, and we will post about that shortly.
Hand #8 - Brian Rast was in the small blind, and Amir Lehavot raised to 700. Papola made the call on the button, and Rast released from the small blind.
Rast started the orbit with 66,000, and ended it with 69,000. And that concludes our orbit with two-time bracelet winner Brian Rast!
Freddy Deeb had a few choice words for us as he made his exit. We were watching a hand at a nearby table and told us he was eliminated. He said he flopped a set of deuces and his opponent flopped a set of aces. We believe Justin Gardenhire was the recipient of Deeb's chips.
We caught up with this hand on the flop between Jennifer Parrish and Alex Masek. The board was and there was a series of bets and raises we missed. We did see Parrish push all in for just over 20,000 and Masek called.
Parrish:
Masek:
The board completed and Parrish doubled her starting stack as Masek slid down the counts.