A player opened with a late position raise and Calvin Anderson called on the button. The flop brought and it was checked to Anderson. He fired out a bet and Anderson's opponent came over the top with a raise. Anderson called to see the turn.
The dealer produced the and Anderson's opponent bet. Anderson called and the hit the river. It was bet once more and Anderson called the bet.
Anderson's opponent threw up the and shook his head. This prompted Anderson to show and then table the rest of his hand- .
Anderson's opponent shook his head and then after about five seconds finally tabled the rest of his hand- showing for the best hand with a pair of jacks.
"...You've got it," said Anderson quizzically. The pot was pushed toward his opponent and Anderson quietly questioned why his opponent would slow roll like that.
"I was just mad the spades didn't come," he replied as he stacked his new chips. Anderson is now down to about 6,000.
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We caught up with the action on fifth street to see Justin Bonomo fire out a bet. Jon Turner called to see sixth and Bonomo slowed down with a check. Turner led out and Bonomo called.
Both players were dealt their seventh street card and the action went check-check.
Bonomo rolled over for a draw that didn't quite get there and and had just his showing pair of eights. Turner flipped up and his pair of queens took down the pot. Turner now has about 26,000 in chips while Bonomo has fallen to around 27,000.
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Action folded to Allen Kessler's button. He cut out a raise that allowed the small blind to fold. Erick Lindgren made it three bets from the big blind and Kessler flat called.
Lindgren drew one and to Lindgren's surprise, Kessler took three.
"Okay," Lindgren said with a chuckle. "I'm happy."
He fired out a bet. Kessler looked at his new cards and then decided to drop them into the muck. Lindgren was pushed the pot and now has about 36,000.
We found Eric Crain in a pot from the small blind against an opponent in the big blind and another in the cutoff. At the final draw, Crain drew one, the big blind drew one, and the cutoff stood pat.
Crain fired out 1,200 on the end, and the big blind folded.
"Alright, I've gotta keep you honest," the cutoff said, calling after about a minute of thought.
"Good call," Crain said, tabling a pair of deuces along with . His opponent revealed a to take the pot.
Brendan Taylor raised from late position and Phil Ivey cut out a three-bet. It folded back to Taylor who flat called.
Both players drew two cards and Taylor checked. Ivey continued with his aggression and Taylor called once more. Taylor took one this street and Ivey did the same. Taylor checked a second time, Ivey fired out another bet and Taylor hesitated for a moment. His gaze looked up, pondering his action. Eventually he decided to call and draw one. Ivey stood pat.
Taylor checked once again and Ivey checked it back.
"Ninety-six," said Taylor, spreading on the felt. Ivey mucked and Taylor took it down.
Todd Brunson, in the cutoff, capped the pot before the first draw against one opponent. His opponent drew two, and Brunson drew one.
Brunson's opponent tossed his last 275 into the pot before the second draw, and Brunson obliged. Both players stood pat.
Brunson's opponent elected to break his hand on the final draw, and Brunson stood pat again. He showed , and his opponent tossed his cards to the dealer and headed for the exit.