Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
Eugene Katchalov opened the action from early position with a raise to 700. Lucille Cailly, who is seated to his direct right, called and then Rupert Elder three-bet to 2,400 from the hijack. Action folded back around to Katchalov, he four-bet to 6,200 and Cailly got out of the way.
Elder made the call and then both players checked the 
flop. After the dealer burned and turned the 
, Katchalov checked and Elder fired out 5,800. Katchalov, who was recently featured in Men's Fitness for a successful weight loss, thought for a few moments and then released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,200 | |
|
33,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
||
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
board with about 9,000 in the pot, Scotty Nguyen was facing a bet of 4,400 before he moved all in for 6,725. His opponent called after a few moments, but mucked when Nguyen tabled 
for fives full of kings.
arranged neatly across the felt, and a bet already in front of the amateur opponent, Zolotow raised it up to 6,500 and stared silently into the ether.
for a flopped set.
in shock, his Rubik's cube suddenly a jumble of discordant colors. When the turn (
) failed to deliver a face saving four, Zolotow secured a well deserved double, the predator having laid a trap hours earlier before waiting patiently to ambush his prey.
, as the action checked over to Hansen, who bet out 3,500, which only Bach called. The two then opted to check the 
on the turn, as well as the 
, which took down the pot.
. The player on the button made the call and then GSP fired out a single orange T5,000 chip on the 
river. The button thought long and hard before folding, which prompted the rest of the table to encourage GSP to show a bluff.
