In one of the last hand's before break, Daniel Park claimed an enormous pot at the expense of Jonathan Jaffe, after both players hit gin on the river.
After a minimal amount went into the pot preflop, the first three board cards came . Jaffe fired a bet of 20,000 into the pot, and Park came along to see the arrive on the turn. Both players tapped the table on fourth street, and when the completed the board on the river, the fireworks began.
A series of bets and raises found both players putting their stacks in the middle, and when the cards were revealed, it was a stunning sight to behold.
Showdown:
Park:
Jaffe:
Both players made their flushes on the river, with Jaffe holding the ace-high variety, and Park making the stone cold nuts with a straight flush. Jaffe was stunned to see the bad news, but he took the beat like an experienced pro, while Park simply smiled and organized his newly replenished stack.
Nicolas Cardyn checked to Stephen Chidwick on a flop and then called when Chidwick bet 6,500. The landed on the turn and this time when Cardyn checked Chidwick checked behind. Cardyn checked for a third time when the appeared on the river. Chidwick checked behind.
Cardyn opened the for the nut flush, obviously hoping Chidwick would take a stab at the pot on the river. The best laid plans of mice and men.....
Alex Givotovsky's tournament is over thanks to the hot-running John Juanda.
Juanda raised preflop and then called when Givotovsky made a move and three-bet all in with what turned out to be . Juanda's hand was and although neither player improved on the board, Juanda won the pot courtesy of his ace-kicker.
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Wow! What a river card! David Pham may not agree, but Jamie Rosen certainly will.
We joined the action on the where Rosen and Pham entered a raising war that resulted in Rosen being all in and at risk of elimination. Rosen showed for tip aces, but was crushed by the of Pham who had turned a boat.
"Nice hand," said a deflated Rosen as he rose from his chair and started to gather his belongings.
However, he had to sit back down because the river was the , improving Rosen to a bigger full house and leaving Pham to hand over all but 46,000 of his stack. Ouch!
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. Jaffe fired a bet of 20,000 into the pot, and Park came along to see the 
arrive on the turn. Both players tapped the table on fourth street, and when the 
completed the board on the river, the fireworks began.
flop and then called when Chidwick bet 6,500. The 
landed on the turn and this time when Cardyn checked Chidwick checked behind. Cardyn checked for a third time when the 
appeared on the river. Chidwick checked behind.
for the nut flush, obviously hoping Chidwick would take a stab at the pot on the river. The best laid plans of mice and men.....
and although neither player improved on the 
board, Juanda won the pot courtesy of his ace-kicker.
of Pham who had turned a boat.
, improving Rosen to a bigger full house and leaving Pham to hand over all but 46,000 of his stack. Ouch!
