Josephy and O'Brien Battle it Out
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Cliff Josephy, Dan O'Brien and Kyle Julius are engaged is some serious poker a battles, with no one player wanting to back down. A recent hand between Josephy and O'Brien shows the intensity of the competition at this table.
Cliff Josephy raised to 4,000, and Dan O'Brien reraised to 11,600. Josephy then 4-bet to 20,000, and O'Brien thought for about a minute before calling. The dealer spread a 
flop, and Josephy continued for 22,000. O'Brien considered his options for about two minutes before announcing a raise to 25,000. Josephy thought for a bit, but didn't wait too long before folding.
O'Brien half-jokingly offered to show one card, and Josephy urged him to do it: "C'mon, you want me on tilt, don't you?" O'Brien obliged at turned over the 
. It will be interesting to see how the battle develops at this table as the tourney progresses.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000 | 50,000 |
|
143,000 | -2,000 |
and Minieri immediately checked. Andrews bet out 12,000 and Minieri called. The turn was the 
and Minieri checked again, only to see a bet of 21,000 from Andrews, which he called rather quickly.
river, Minieri checked one more time, and this time he would call a 44,000 chip bet from Andrews. Andrews showed 
for a the rivered nuts and she took down the pot, gaining the chip lead at her table as well.
Adam Friedman checked to David Baker. Baker made a bet of 19,200 and after thinking about it for a second, Friedman called.
and Friedman checked again. Baker then moved all in with a shorter stack than Friedman's. Friedman thought about it for a while before finally calling. Baker showed 
for a flopped set and that was good enough to win the pot, but Friedman was forced to show his hand anyways by the dealer.
and then counted out chips to ship to Baker.
, but Bianco had 
, giving Bianco a set of kings and an even bigger lead. The turn was the 
, pairing Salsberg's ace, but he was still drawing dead even before the meaningless 
fell of the river. Bianco doubled up, and Salsberg still has a respectable stack.
, but Steinberg had him dominated with