With the board reading , Eric Froehlich checked, and Joe Cassidy bet. Froehlich called, and the turn brought the . Froehlich again check-called Cassidy's bet, and the dealer revealed the river card, the . Froehlich checked, Cassidy bet, and Froehlich called. Cassidy turned over his hand, for a flopped pair of sevens. Froehlich mucked, and Cassidy took the pot.
Cassidy has been slowly and steadily building his stack today, and now sits with 90,000.
While he isn't in our tournament, we thought you might enjoy William Reynolds' The Last Time I... video with William Reynolds, who is playing the 4-Max tournament.
Terrence Chan raised from the button, and the only caller was Barry Greenstein in the big blind. Both players checked when the dealer spread on the flop, and then Greenstein bet the turn. Chan called, and both players checked the on the river. Greenstein tabled for flopped flush and straight draws, but neither draw got there. Chan turned over for an unimproved pair of queens, which was good enough to win the pot.
With 4,500 or so in the pot and a flop of , Paul Sokoloff checked from the big blind and Greg "FBT" Mueller bet 1,200. Sokoloff responded with a check-raise to 2,400 and then called when Mueller three-bet it to 3,600. Sokoloff proceeded to check-call bets on both the turn and river only to muck when Mueller rolled over the for a turned straight.
With the board reading on the flop, Justin Smith checked, then raised when Mohsin Charania bet. Charania called, and the turn was the . Smith led out, and Charania called. Smith led out again when the fell on the river, and this time Charania raised. Smith then re-raised, and Charania called the third bet. Smith revealed , and Charania showed . Charania had rivered a flush, but Smith had flopped a set which improved to a full house on the river.
Greg "FBT" Mueller raised to 3,000 from middle position only to have Paul Sokoloff three-bet to 4,500 from the button. The blinds both folded and then Mueller made the call before checking in the dark. Sokoloff took the opportunity to bet in the dark, and after the flop fell , Mueller called.
Mueller then check-called a bet of 3,000 on the turn before both players checked the river. Sokoloff turned over the for a pair of jacks and it was good as Mueller flashed the before mucking.
Todd Witteles raised preflop, and Mike Leah called from the big blind. The flop fell . Leah checked, Witteles bet, and Leah called. Then the hand started to get interesting. The turn was the , and Leah checked again. This time he check-raised when Witteles bet. Witteles asked Leah how much he had behind, which turned out to be 5,100. Witteles then three bet, and Leah four-bet all in for 11,100 total. Witteles called and immediately said, "I have the nuts." Leah responded, "Then I have two outs."
Witteles:
Leah:
Witteles had indeed flopped the nut flush, while Leah had flopped a lower flush with an open-ended straight flush redraw. The dealer then brought the river, the , which was not one of Leah's outs, and he has been eliminated from the tournament.
As a fitting postscript, on the very next hand, Witteles raised preflop and got no callers, and turned over the same .
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, Eric Froehlich checked, and Joe Cassidy bet. Froehlich called, and the turn brought the 
. Froehlich again check-called Cassidy's bet, and the dealer revealed the river card, the 
. Froehlich checked, Cassidy bet, and Froehlich called. Cassidy turned over his hand, 
for a flopped pair of sevens. Froehlich mucked, and Cassidy took the pot.
turn. Chan called, and both players checked the 
on the river. Greenstein tabled 
for flopped flush and straight draws, but neither draw got there. Chan turned over 
, Paul Sokoloff checked from the big blind and Greg "FBT" Mueller bet 1,200. Sokoloff responded with a check-raise to 2,400 and then called when Mueller three-bet it to 3,600. Sokoloff proceeded to check-call bets on both the 
turn and 
river only to muck when Mueller rolled over the 
for a turned straight.
, and Charania showed 
. Charania had rivered a flush, but Smith had flopped a set which improved to a full house on the river.
, Mueller called.
turn before both players checked the 
for a pair of jacks and it was good as Mueller flashed the 
before mucking.
. Leah checked, Witteles bet, and Leah called. Then the hand started to get interesting. The turn was the 
