We found Ben "Angry African" Lang contemplating a preflop all in from a short stack. Lang, who didn't have his opponent covered by much, finally called.
Lang:
Opponent:
Lang's outlook improved on the flop, and the turn put his opponent on the brink of elimination. "Pair it," the player said as he got out of his seat, seemingly resigned to his fate. He got his wish as the hit the river, and he sat back down with his tournament life spared. Lang may be feeling up to his nickname with fewer than three big blinds to his name.
Randy Hockey raised all in for 2,750 from middle position. Chad Holloway, in the cutoff, reraised to 8,500 and the button four bet all in for about 20,000 eventually forcing Holloway to fold his hand.
Hockey showed and the big blind had . Hockey triples up when he spiked his set on the flop and the turn and river did not improve his opponent's hand.
Everyone at Table 108 folded to the small blind, who raised to 1,800. Robert Jones, who covered his opponent, shoved all in from the big blind, and his opponent leaned back in his seat before announcing a call.
Jones:
Small blind:
The flop brought improvement for the small blind. The turn and river did not, however, and Jones now has 27,800 chips.
We found Chad Holloway staring at a 3,800 turn bet from his early position opponent on a board of . Holloway, also in early position, called the bet and saw a river. His opponent thought for a bit before checking, and Holloway immediately checked behind and showed . Holloway's opponent grabbed the ace and spun it into the muck, muttering that he had "only two kings."