We arrived at the table to find the aftermath of a hand where Nicolas Halvorson sent a player to the rail. Halvorson's opponent opened with a raise of pot and it came around to Halvorson who potted it back. His opponent called and the flop brought . The rest of the money went in on the flop and the hands were tabled.
Halvorson:
Opponent:
Halvorson was ahead and needed to fade clubs on the next two streets. He did exactly that as the turned and the rivered. Halvorson was able to drag the pot and now sits on about 140,000.
Three players including Eric Crain and Kevin O'Donnell took a flop of . The first player checked and Crain fired 9,000 into the middle. O'Donnell announced a raise of pot which was enough to put his own stack all in. The first player folded and Crain snapped it off, tabling . O'Donnell let out a sigh.
"You haaaaaad to have it," O'Donnell lamented, showing .
"Oh, wow," chimed Crain back.
The turn brought the and the river the , ensuring that Crain would drag in this pot. He's now sitting on about 188,000 in chips.
Robert Corcione is back at 180,000 after busting a player at his table. Corcione opened under-the-gun plus one and the big blind was the only non believer. The big blind check-called a 4,000 bet on and the dealer burned and turned: . The big blind now led out for pot (17,000) and Corcione made the call. The river was the and the big blind went all in for 11,500. Corcione made the call and showed his . The big blind had for a rivered two pair but that hand went straight to the muck.
Eric Crain opened the cutoff to 5,000 and Jason Mercier contemplated his options on the button. He made it 15,300 to go after some thinking and instantly called when Crain potted allin. Mercier had good reason to do so with while Crain went to battle with .
The flop was rather save for Mercier with . The on the turn brought Crain a lot of outs though. The on the river wasn't one of the cards he needed and Mercier doubled.
As we approached table 443 we saw Eric Crain and Christopher Paasch involved in a pot from the blinds. on the table and Paasch check-called 5,500 from the small blind. The on the turn made Paasch check-call another 15,000. The river brought out the and Paasch thought for about a minute before announcing that he needed a maximum of thirty seconds more. "I don't like to waste the table's time" he said. He then checked and folded as Crain bet out 40,000. Paasch showed his for a flopped double gutshot and flushdraw which bricked. "Where is the ?" asked Crain while he flashed his .
Blake Purvis opened with a pot-sized raise and it rolled around to Jean-Nicolas Fortin who three-bet to an unknown amount from the big blind. Puvis instantly moved all in for 28,200 and the hands were turned up.
Puvis:
Fortin:
"Give me a jack!" yelled Purvis.
The flop did not oblige as it brought . The turn, however, was kinder to Purvis, as it brought the .
"There it is!" he yelled.
The river brought the to finish off the board and Purvis was able to double up to about 60,000 in chips.
We caught up with the action when the board read to see Adam Geyer check over to his opponent. Geyer's opponent fired 8,000 and Geyer took a while before flat calling.
The river was the and Geyer checked once more. His opponent checked it back and Geyer tabled for aces full. Geyer's opponent mucked and and Geyer took down the pot. He's now sitting on about 78,000.
. The rest of the money went in on the flop and the hands were tabled.
turned and the 
rivered. Halvorson was able to drag the pot and now sits on about 140,000.
. O'Donnell let out a sigh.
.
and the river the 
, ensuring that Crain would drag in this pot. He's now sitting on about 188,000 in chips.
and the dealer burned and turned: 
. The big blind now led out for pot (17,000) and Corcione made the call. The river was the 
and the big blind went all in for 11,500. Corcione made the call and showed his 
for a rivered two pair but that hand went straight to the muck.
while Crain went to battle with 
.
. The 
on the turn brought Crain a lot of outs though. The 
on the river wasn't one of the cards he needed and Mercier doubled.
on the table and Paasch check-called 5,500 from the small blind. The 
and Paasch thought for about a minute before announcing that he needed a maximum of thirty seconds more. "I don't like to waste the table's time" he said. He then checked and folded as Crain bet out 40,000. Paasch showed his 
for a flopped double gutshot and flushdraw which bricked. "Where is the 
?" asked Crain while he flashed his 
.
. The turn, however, was kinder to Purvis, as it brought the 
to see Adam Geyer check over to his opponent. Geyer's opponent fired 8,000 and Geyer took a while before flat calling.
for aces full. Geyer's opponent mucked and and Geyer took down the pot. He's now sitting on about 78,000.
