Brock Parker, winner of two World Series of Poker bracelets, including one in limit hold'em, has been eliminated.
On Parker's final hand, he raised preflop, and Todd Witteles, three-bet. The players continued raising until they reached the cap. Interestingly enough, the exact same preflop action had occurred on the previous hand. That time, Witteles and Parker ended up chopping the pot with a full house on the board.
This time around, the flop came , and Witteles bet out. After a couple raises, Parker was all in and at risk. He turned over for a pair of twos, but Witteles showed , and Parker would need help. The turn, however, was the , securing the pot for Witteles. The meaningless river was the , and Parker was eliminated in 18th place. He earned $11,337 for his efforts.
Hand-for-hand play was short and sweet here on the bubble, at least for 18 of the players. The sole exception is Danny Warchol, who was just eliminated as the bubble boy.
It happened when Todd Witteles raised the hijack and a short-stacked Danny Warchol three-bet all in for 10,500 from the button. The blinds both folded, Witteles called and the cards were turned up.
Witteles:
Warchol:
Warchol seemed hopeful of winning the flip, but after the flop came down his enthusiasm quickly disappeared. He seemed resigned to his fate as he stood from his chair, which was about the time the dealer burned and turned the . Warchol needed either an ace or jack on the river to stay alive, but you already know neither came. Instead it was the and Warchol was sent packing as the bubble boy.
The remaining 18 players are now guaranteed to take home a minimum payday of $11,337.
Ronnie Bardah raised preflop, and a short-stacked Chris Kwon made it three bets. Bardah called, and the flop came . Bardah bet out, and Kwon called. The dealer turned the , and Bardah bet out again. Kwon called for the last of his chips, and the players turned up their cards. Bardah held , but Kwon was ahead with . The river then brought a , giving Bardah a Broadway straight and the pot, and Kwon was eliminated.
David Chiu raised preflop, and Matt Schreiber three-bet, leaving himself only 3,000 behind. Chiu called, and Schreiber bet his last 3,000 in the dark. The flop came , and Chiu called. Schreiber showed , while Chiu was ahead with . The turn was the and the river the , giving Schreiber no help, and he has been eliminated.
Three players each committed 12,000 preflop and saw a flop of . Michael Moore checked from the small blind, Brent Wheeler bet 4,000 from the big and a short-stacked Jason Papastavrou moved all in for 5,500 total from the under-the-gun position. Moore checked with the dealer to make sure Wheeler couldn't reraise if he were to call, and due to the size of Papastavrou's all in, that was the case.
Moore ended up making the call, Wheeler called the additional 1,500 and there were two active players to the turn. Moore proceeded to check-call a bet of 8,000 and then led out when the completed the board on the river. Moore tabled the for a runner-runner flush, which bested Wheeler's and Papastavrou's .
We missed Paul Sokoloff's elimination hand, but lucky for us Ronnie Bardah has a good memory.
According to him, Todd Witteles opened from the hijack holding and a short-stacked Sokoloff called off in the big blind with . The flop gave Sokoloff a gutshot straight draw, and the turn actually made it a double gutshot. Unfortunately for him, the blanked on the river and Witteles' jacks and sixes took down the pot.
Danny Warchol raised preflop, and Todd Witteles three-bet. Gabriel Nassif called, and Warchol re-raised all in for 12,500 total. Both other players called. The flop was . Nassif bet out, and Witteles called. Nassif bet out again on the turn, the , and Witteles called again. Both players checked when the completed the board on the river, and all three players turned up their hands:
Nassif:
Witteles:
Warchol:
Witteles won the side pot with his pair of threes. Warchol won the main pot with his pair of sevens and tripled up on the hand.
In one of the last hands before the break, Danny Warchol raised only to have Bruno Fitoussi three bet from the button. Warchol responded with a four bet and then bet in the dark after Fitoussi called. The Frenchman then call the bet after the flop came down .
When the dealer burned and turned the , Warchol bet and Fitoussi immediately raised. Warchol not only called that raise but check-called a bet on the river as well. Fitoussi tabled the for a full house and a frustrated-looking Warchol sent his cards to the muck.
button in Safari
, and Witteles bet out. After a couple raises, Parker was all in and at risk. He turned over 
for a pair of twos, but Witteles showed 
, and Parker would need help. The turn, however, was the 
, securing the pot for Witteles. The meaningless river was the 
, and Parker was eliminated in 18th place. He earned $11,337 for his efforts.
. Warchol needed either an ace or jack on the river to stay alive, but you already know neither came. Instead it was the 
and Warchol was sent packing as the bubble boy.
. Bardah bet out, and Kwon called. The dealer turned the 
, but Kwon was ahead with 
. The river then brought a 
, giving Bardah a Broadway straight and the pot, and Kwon was eliminated.
, and Chiu called. Schreiber showed 
, while Chiu was ahead with 
. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, giving Schreiber no help, and he has been eliminated.
. Michael Moore checked from the small blind, Brent Wheeler bet 4,000 from the big and a short-stacked Jason Papastavrou moved all in for 5,500 total from the under-the-gun position. Moore checked with the dealer to make sure Wheeler couldn't reraise if he were to call, and due to the size of Papastavrou's all in, that was the case.
turn. Moore proceeded to check-call a bet of 8,000 and then led out when the 
completed the board on the river. Moore tabled the 
for a runner-runner flush, which bested Wheeler's 
and Papastavrou's 
and a short-stacked Sokoloff called off in the big blind with 
. The 
flop gave Sokoloff a gutshot straight draw, and the 
. Nassif bet out, and Witteles called. Nassif bet out again on the turn, the 
completed the board on the river, and all three players turned up their hands:
.
, Warchol bet and Fitoussi immediately raised. Warchol not only called that raise but check-called a bet on the 
river as well. Fitoussi tabled the 
