After the action folded around to her on the button, an unknown player raised to 425 and watched the small blind call, as well as Dan Kelly in the big blind come along.
The flop fell and Kelly check-called a c-bet of 700 by the button player, while the small blind got out of the way.
On the turn both players tapped the table, and the completed the board on the river. Kelly checked for a third time, and his opponent claimed the pot with a 1,200 wager.
David Peters is part of the vast stable of pros that are sponsored by Phil Ivey's yet-to-be launched site, but that did not stop Ivey taking some chips from his student!
Peters opened to 500 in late position, the small blind called and Ivey called in the big blind. The dealer fanned out the flop, a flop that the blinds checked to Peters on. Peters led for 600, the small blind folded, Ivey moved all in for 1,400 in total and Peters called.
Peters:
Ivey:
Ivey had flopped flush and was essentially a lock to win the hand. The turn meant Ivey could not lose, rendering the river useless.
Whenever the steady din of riffling chips and table talk is punctuated by a collective "Whoa!," we try to find out what all the excitement was about. On a recent hand, the ruckus was generated by your standard one-outer on the river.
Zack Sanders saw two players get it all in in front of him, and with in the hole he was more than ready to do the same. One opponent held the , while the other tabled to put Sanders in a dominant position.
Flop:
Of course, domination can end with the simple spread of three board cards across the felt, and Sanders was now drawing to a single out in the deck: the case ace. The turn came to put Sanders on the brink of elimination.
River:
On this Fourth of July we had some fireworks a little early, and Sanders could finally exhale after binking the perfect card on the river. The opponent with big slick was eliminated, while the player holding jacks was left with just a single chip to work with. At least he has a chair though, right?
Tim Duckworth (Seen Here Competing in an Earlier WSOP Event)
We watched Tim Duckworth lead out for 600 on the flop, and Bryn Kenney tossed out a raise to 1,375.
Duckworth came along and the turn came , prompting the veteran PokerNews reporter to tap the table. Kenney then made a smallish bet of 1,275, and after a moment of deliberation Duckworth flatted.
On the river, Duckworth checked for the second time, and Kenney splashed out a tower of yellow T1000 tournament chips to force an all-in decision.
After tanking for a few minutes, Duckworth released his hand and lived to fight another day.
We found Ari Engel all in with against an opponent with . The board had come down , and Engel took the pot down with his boat, eliminating his opponent.
Meanwhile, Jesse Capps was eliminated from the tournament at another table.
and Kelly check-called a c-bet of 700 by the button player, while the small blind got out of the way.
turn both players tapped the table, and the 
completed the board on the river. Kelly checked for a third time, and his opponent claimed the pot with a 1,200 wager.
flop, a flop that the blinds checked to Peters on. Peters led for 600, the small blind folded, Ivey moved all in for 1,400 in total and Peters called.
turn meant Ivey could not lose, rendering the 
river useless.
, while the other tabled 
to put Sanders in a dominant position.
to put Sanders on the brink of elimination.
flop, and Bryn Kenney tossed out a raise to 1,375.
, prompting the veteran PokerNews reporter to tap the table. Kenney then made a smallish bet of 1,275, and after a moment of deliberation Duckworth flatted.
river, Duckworth checked for the second time, and Kenney splashed out a tower of yellow T1000 tournament chips to force an all-in decision.
against an opponent with 
