Steve Billirakis is among the leaders after dragging a large pot with a pair of eights.
We found Steve Billirakis in late position, calling a bet of 15,600 from an opponent who fired pot on fourth street with the board reading . The river brought a likely-brick: . The first player, who only had about 13,000 left, thought briefly before checking. Billirakis examined his opponent's stack before making what appeared to be a resigned check back.
The first player flipped for a pair eights and a missed wrap. Billirakis looked at his opponent's hand for a second, then picked out the from his own hand for a pair of eights with a better kicker before throwing down the for his own missed draw.
We're hearing that word repeatedly right now, as bustouts are coming by the barrelful. Keep an eye on the "Payout" tab for information about player placings.
Apparently, Loren Klein busted Doug Polk while we were writing up the previous entry. According to PokerNews' own Pam Maldonado, Polk fired out a bet on a flop and was raised by the player to his left. Klein repotted, and Polk got it all in, while the third player folded. Klein had top two, and he held against an unknown hand.
We didn't see when the money went in, but cash game crusher Doug "WCGRider" Polk just doubled through former chip leader Loren Klein on a board of . Polk held for aces up, while Klein had for a bricked combo draw and an overpair.
At another table, well-known British pro Stephen Chidwick doubled up to 37,000 with a set of kings against a hand we didn't see.
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After a flop of , Perry Green fired out 7,000 from the big blind after the small blind checked. The button then agonized for a while before folding, opening the way for Jamison Churchill to check-shove all in for 10,500 total. Green made the call, but he got bad news.
Churchill:
Green:
Green had the nut flush draw, but Churchill had three blockers, as well as a straight flush draw to go with his nut straight. The board ran out clean for Churchill, and the 1981 WSOP Main Event Runner-Up sent a portion of his stack to his right.
We found Jason Somerville checking on the end with a small pot in front of him against one opponent, who checked it back with the board showing .
"Top two," Somerville said, revealing . It was good, and he dragged the small pot.
"Top three, and the flush draw," Phil Laak said. "They put out the only pair you couldn't use."
The two bantered for a minute before Somerville remarked that Laak was the "most requested guest" on Somerville's popular online video series "Run It Up."
. The river brought a likely-brick: 
. The first player, who only had about 13,000 left, thought briefly before checking. Billirakis examined his opponent's stack before making what appeared to be a resigned check back.
for a pair eights and a missed wrap. Billirakis looked at his opponent's hand for a second, then picked out the 
from his own hand for a pair of eights with a better kicker before throwing down the 
for his own missed draw.
flop and was raised by the player to his left. Klein repotted, and Polk got it all in, while the third player folded. Klein had top two, and he held against an unknown hand.
. Polk held 
for aces up, while Klein had 
for a bricked combo draw and an overpair.
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