The documentary, Bet Raise Fold: the Story of Online Poker, premiered last night at Palms in Las Vegas. Kristy attended the pre-party to speak to a few of the most important people in the making of this film.
Action started with Matt Stout raising to 45,000 from under the gun + 1. Everyone folded except Martin Finger in the big blind. Finger reraised to 134,000. Action was back to Stout who made another reraise to 301,000. Finger just called.
On the flop, Finger checked to Stout who bet 200,000. Finger called.
The turn was the , putting four clubs on the board. Finger checked again to Stout. Stout thought momentarily before making a bet of 240,000. Finger just called again.
Action slowed down on the river where both players checked. Finger showed and Stout just mucked his hand.
"One more bullet," David Pham said to Stout about making another bet on the river.
"I don't know," Stout said.
Finger stayed silent and collected his newly found chips.
From under the gun David Pham raised to 54,000. Andrew Dean called from the hijack and Matt Berkey called from the big blind.
On the flop. Action checked to Dean who bet 90,000. Berkey folded but Pham called.
The turn was the and Pham checked to Dean who continued with a bet of 215,000. Pham called once more.
The river was the . Pham checked for a third street. This time Dean pulled out even more chips. He bet 350,000. That sent Pham into the tank for a long while. He tanked for almost five minutes before finally giving up his hand and allowing Dean to scoop the pot.
"Good fold," Dean said after the hand.
"For who?" someone else at the table asked, which got a good chuckled out of everyone.
Action folded to Matt Berkey's small blind and he moved all in for 189,000. David Pham called out of the big blinds and the hands were flipped on their backs.
Berkey:
Pham:
The board fell and Berkey was able to score the double up. He's now sitting on about 395,000.
Benjamin Pollak moved all of his short stack in before the flop. He was all in for 224,000. Action folded to the blinds where David Pham just called. Finger thought about it for a while in the big blind, but eventually folded.
Pham:
Pollak:
The flop brought Pollak a straight draw when it came but unfortunately for him the turn took away his pair outs when it came the . The river was the and it was not what Pollak needed to stay alive. He was removed from the tournament in 7th place.
The rest of the players are now on a short break while preparations for the official final table and live stream take place.