Matt Waxman joins the PokerNews Podcast at the top of the show to talk about winning a bracelet in 2013, debate whether or not the National Championship is a closed event, and tell the story of his first big heater in poker. The crew then gives play-by-play of a spat between Nick Schulman and the phone vendors outside of the Amazon Room, breaks down the recent bracelet winners, and more.
Will Failla opened to 20,000 and Anthony Spinella called from the button. Matthew Haugen shoved all in from the small blind for 126,000 and Failla folded.
Spinella made the call with and was behind the of Haugen. The flop came and Spinella jumped into the lead. The board completed and Haugen was sent to the rail.
Darren Elias was all in preflop with against the of Heinz Kamutzki
The cards came out and Elias was the next player to go just before the redraw for two tables.
Ryan Welch opened to 27,000 and Anthony Spinella reraised to 92,000 from the blind. Welch four-bet to 213,000 and Spinella met that with a five-bet to 360,000.
Welch moved all in and Spinella snap-called, but it wasn't good news as Welch turned over and Spinella was looking for black on the flop after tabling . It was all red though as the flop came down and the turn left Spinella drawing dead. The river was almost cruel he would be four-flushed, but with no more cards to come.
Welch gathered the huge pot and Spinella left beside himself.
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the cards were on their backs.
against Lapossie’s 
.
and Lapossie was out.
and the full house on the river saw Valenti as the next player to hit the rail.
and von Kreigenbergh had the 
.
and the straight of Katz crippled von Kreigenbergh.
but ran into 
.
and was behind the 
of Haugen. The flop came 
and Haugen was sent to the rail.
against the 
and Elias was the next player to go just before the redraw for two tables.
and the rest of Schulmans chips went to Goodmiller.
