Clements led out for bets on fourth and fifth street, Benson called both, and Clements slowed down on sixth street, check-calling a bet from his Aussie opponent.
Clements checked dark heading into seventh, Benson knuckled behind, and Clements revealed for kings and tens. Benson mucked.
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In Omaha it's very common a hand goes to showdown and as the pot can get chopped we're also used to writing down many hands in which nobody rakes in a profit. Josh Arieh however just won a hand without showdown on the river while three players were involved still on the flop.
The action started with a raise by Cory Zeidman and Arieh, on his immediate left, called. Allen Kessler called from the big blind and the flop brought out .
Kessler checked to Zeidman who bet and both this opponents made the call. On the turn the popped up and Kessler checked again. Zeidman bet, Arieh raised and Kessler quickly folded. Zeidman called but check-folded on the river when the hit.
Fresh off a deep run in the $10,000 Razz Championship Nick Schulman's back at it again here in the H.O.R.S.E.
Schulman just raised under the gun and Perry Friedman three-bet in position, only getting the initial raise to call. The flop brought out and Schulman check-called a bet.
On the turn the hit and Schulman check-called another bet. The river was the and both players checked.
"Fives," Friedman announced, and Schulman quickly turned over his to rake in this pot.
A player made it two bets to go from under the gun, Adam Friedman made it three bets on his direct left, and the action folded back to the original raiser, who called.
The player bet out on a flop of , Friedman called, and the turn was the . There was another bet, Friedman raised this time, and the player quickly called.
The river was the , the player check-called a bet, and Friedman showed . To the amazement of Friedman, the player showed for a pair of aces and raked in the pot.
"I was afraid ya had three of 'em," the player said, referring to Friedman's pair of kings.
"Hey Phil, did you request this seat?" Mike Matusow as asked Phil Ivey, who's sitting at his table.
"It's great," Ivey said with a big smirk on his face as he turned around in his chair, as he's right in front of the TV that's showing the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat.
Matusow, who doesn't even have to turn around, is filled with joy with regards to his seating assignment, but he also realizes there aren't that many tougher tables out there.
"It's so insane that Tim Duncan's playing so well, I mean he's 38!" Matusow yelled.
"Are you 38 yet?" Matusow asked Ivey, who responded by saying that he's 37.
The mind of The Mouth has been made up about the Finals as he tells everyone who wants to hear it that the Spurs will win in five games. As the game gets closer and closer to the end tonight we'll make sure to keep you posted on any of the banter that's likely to occur.
Eric Buchman was faced with a bet on a flop of and made the call. His opponent bet again on the turn (), Buchman raised, and the player made it three bets. Buchman called.
The river was the , Buchman called one last bet, and his opponent showed .
"Just a jack," the player said.
Buchman rolled over a superior jack - - and was awarded the pot.
Ali Eslami: / /
Josh Arieh: / — fold
Tom Koral: / — fold
Alex Kuzmin: / /
Alex Kuzmin just rocked up for the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, but it looks like he's having a bit of an issue. We're not sure if he forgot to put in his contacts or forgot to bring his glasses, but he's having a very difficult time seeing the cards. In a game like stud, this presents a real problem.
On one of the first hands he was dealt, Eslami brought it in with the , Arieh completed, Koral raised, and Kuzmin cold-called.
All four players checked on fourth street, Koral checked again on fifth, and Kuzmin bet. Only Eslami called.
Eslami check-called two more bets on sixth and seventh, then mucked when Kuzmin fanned . The Russian is up to almost 40,000 chips, while Eslami is back to the starting stack.
Andrey Zaichenko: / /
Stephen Chidwick: / /
Third Player: / /
Two bets went in on fourth street between Zaichenko, Chidwick, and a third player, and the action checked to Zaichenko on fifth street. He bet, and both of his opponents called.
The same action went down on sixth street, and the action once again checked to the Russian after all three players were dealt a down card. Zaichenko fired out another bet, Chidwick check-raised, and the third player folded.
Zaichenko made the call, Chidwick rolled over for a flush, and Zaichenko unhappily mucked.
The Russian quickly took to Twitter after the hand: