With around 10,000 in the pot and a flop of , the small blind checked and Daniel Engels bet 6,200 from the big blind. Allen Kessler then raised all in for 22,500, the small blind folded, and Engels made the call.
Engels:
Kessler:
Kessler was ahead with two pair, but Engels was drawing to an open-ended straight. The turn actually completed that straight, and Kessler tossed up his hand in frustration. No sooner did he do that than the dealer burned and put out the . Kessler spiked a full house to double.
"You are the praying mantis of poker," tablemate Aaron Massey said of Kessler's complaining tactics that always seem to lead to a double.
A short-stacked James Mackey, who was crippled after Zach Clark doubled through him, raised to 4,800 under the gun, which left him with just 500 behind. Action folded around to Clark in the small blind, and he called before Jeff Madsen raised to 11,000 from the big. Mackey called off and Clark got out of the way.
Madsen:
Mackey:
It was a flip, and while the flop didn't hit Mackey directly, it did open up some counterfeit possibilities. Likewise, the turn didn't hit Mackey, but it gave him a ton more outs including straight and flush draws.
"What a turn," Mackey said excitedly. Unfortunately for him, he would miss on the river as the appeared.
"Wow, too many outs," Madsen said. With that Mackey has bowed out of Event #35: $5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold'em.
There are two stacks getting blinded out as we speak as neither Dario Sammartino nor Shaun Deeb have shown up for the tournament. They started with 22,100 and 22,600 respectively, so neither has a lot of wiggle room.
We're not sure where Sammartino is, but if Deeb's recent tweet is any indication, he is on his way:
Jonathan Duhamel and Bryan Pimlott were all in on the flop. Duhamel held the for an overpair against Pimlott's . Following the turn and river, Pimlott was eliminated.
Dan Smith started the day third in chips, and he's gotten off to a great start as he continues to roll over Table 437.
In a recent hand, Richard Woodall opened for 3,000 from the button and was met by a three-bet to 7,500 from Richard Woodall in the small blind. Smith was in the big and eyed up his opponents' stacks before coming in with a four-bet to 17,700. Woodall responded by moving all in for 30,000 or so, Davenport folded, and Smith snap-called.
Smith:
Woodall:
Woodall stated that he had hoped both his opponents had big slick, but that wasn't the case; instead, Smith had Woodall dominated. The flop kept Smith firmly in the lead, and the turn didn't do anything to change that. The river was safe for Smith, and he sent Woodall to the rail while increasing his own stack to over 200,000.
From the hijack seat, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi opened with a raise to 2,200. Fabian Quoss called from the big blind with a stack of 11,500 to start the hand after he anted. The flop came down , and Quoss checked. Mizrachi bet 1,500, and Quoss called.
On the turn, the dealer added the to the board. Quoss moved all his chips into the middle, shoving for 7,800. Mizrachi got the count, then quickly called, holding . Quoss had flopped two pair with and needed to dodge Mizrachi's straight and flush draws.
The river completed the board with the , and that gave Mizrachi a winning straight to eliminate Quoss.
On the next hand, Mizrachi opened with a raise to 2,500 preflop and Matt Vengrin called in position. On the flop, Mizrachi bet 1,900, and Vengrin put in a raise to 4,200. Mizrachi reraised all in for a little over 20,000, and Vengrin quickly folded.
Action folded to a short-stacked Zach Clark on the button and he moved all in for roughly 12,000. Jeff Madsen folded the small blind, and then James Mackey called from the big.
Mackey:
Clark:
Clark got it in good, but Mackey took the lead on the flop. The turn meant Clark could only survive with an ace on the river, and that's exactly what came when the rolled off the deck. Clark found new life while Mackey was knocked down to just 4,000.
Jacob Bazeley opened for 2,200 from the cutoff and action folded to "King" Dan Smith in the big blind. Smith asked how much Bazeley started the hand with and then said, "All right, I'll give you action" as he called.
Smith then checked the flop and Bazeley continued for 4,200. Smith responded by check-raising all in and Bazeley wasted little time in calling off.
Bazeley:
Smith:
Bazeley had flopped a flush draw, which he needed to his to overcome Smith's top two pair. However, the flush was made moot when the turn delivered Smith a full house. The inconsequential was put out on the river, and then Bazeley made his way to the exit.
Meanwhile Chamath Palihapitiya and Dan Heimiller were both eliminated over at Table 436.
As expected the eliminations are coming quickly, and one of the first to go was Isaac Baron.
He got his short stack all in preflop holding , but he was unfortunate enough to run into Josue Sauvageau who had woken up with the . The flop left Baron looking for running cards, and the turn meant the only way he would survive was with a river eight for a chop. That didn't happen though as the peeled off instead, and Baron's day ends early.
, the small blind checked and Daniel Engels bet 6,200 from the big blind. Allen Kessler then raised all in for 22,500, the small blind folded, and Engels made the call.
turn actually completed that straight, and Kessler tossed up his hand in frustration. No sooner did he do that than the dealer burned and put out the 
. Kessler spiked a full house to double.
flop didn't hit Mackey directly, it did open up some counterfeit possibilities. Likewise, the 
turn didn't hit Mackey, but it gave him a ton more outs including straight and flush draws.
appeared.
flop. Duhamel held the 
for an overpair against Pimlott's 
river, Pimlott was eliminated.
, and Quoss checked. Mizrachi bet 1,500, and Quoss called.
, and that gave Mizrachi a winning straight to eliminate Quoss.
flop, Mizrachi bet 1,900, and Vengrin put in a raise to 4,200. Mizrachi reraised all in for a little over 20,000, and Vengrin quickly folded.
rolled off the deck. Clark found new life while Mackey was knocked down to just 4,000.
turn delivered Smith a full house. The inconsequential 
was put out on the river, and then Bazeley made his way to the exit.
