After a flop, Barry Greenstein was all in for 2,200 on the button against Pat Pezzin in the small blind and Eugene Katchalov in the big blind.
Katchalov called bets from Pezzin after the turn and the river that we didn't quite catch, but Pezzin had nut nut with . Katchalov managed a quarter with , while Greenstein couldn't survive.
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Pat Pezzin opened with a raise from the hijack and Eugene Katchalov three-bet from the cutoff. It folded around to Joe Cassidy who tanked out of the big blind before calling. Pezzin called as well and the three took a flop.
The flop fell and Cassidy decided to lead out. Pezzin made it two bets and Katchalov thought for about twenty seconds before letting it go. Cassidy called all in for his last 1,700 and the hands were tabled.
Pezzin:
Cassidy:
The turn brought the and the river the , allowing Pezzin to take the low and Cassidy the high. The two chopped up Katchalov's chips and Katchalov is now left with just 5,900.
Action folded around to Dan Kelly's button and he raised it up. The small blind folded and a short-stacked Matt Nowicki called out of the big blind. The flop came and Nowicki checked. Kelly moved out a bet and Nowicki called.
The turned and Nowicki looked at his hand one more time. He checked once again and Kelly dropped in a bet. Nowicki shook his head and folded, allowing Kelly to drag in the pot. Kelly is up to about 48,000 while Nowicki is sitting on just about 3,000.
Alex Kostritsyn raised from under the gun and was called by Alan Emerson in the cutoff, Prince of Docness on the button, and Phil Ivey in the big blind.
The flop fell and Ivey checked to Kostritsyn who bet. Emerson called before Prince of Docness raised. Ivey folded, Kostritsyn reraised, and Emerson got out of the way. Prince of Docness called and then called all in after Kostritsyn bet the turn.
Kostritsyn:
Docness:
The fell on the river and Kostritsyn collected the pot with trip aces and the jack kicker.
We caught up with the action on a flop of to see Francesco Barbero check over to Eric Crain who led out with a bet. Barbero called and the turned. Barbero checked and Crain checked it right back.
The board completed with the and Barbero took this opportunity to fire a bet into the middle. Crain called.
"Kings," said Barbero, showing .
Crain mucked his hand and Barbero took down down the pot. He's now sitting around 155,000 while Crain has dropped to around 83,000.