On a flop of there was a bet of 3,300 before James Obst check-raised to 15,150 leaving himself roughly 2,100 behind. Cary Katz then check-shoved all in for roughly 34,000 as the flop better made the call.
Obst:
Katz:
Opponent:
The turn and river landed the and to see Obst's set cracked as Katz and the other opponent chopped it up.
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi has just lost a sizeable pot but still has 125,000 chips at his disposal so he is hardly down and out.
Mizrachi got into a raising war on the flop that resulted in his opponent being all-in with for a set of aces and Mizrachi the for top pair and the nut flush draw. Mizrachi's flush outs were taken away — in fact all of his outs — when the improved his opponent to a full house, and when the river bricked off Mizrachi handed over 20,700 of his colossal stack.
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From the cutoff, Joe Ebanks opened with a raise to 1,400 and was called by the player on the button, Jeffrey Palarino in the small blind and David "Bakes" Baker in the big blind.
The quartet checked around on the flop leading the dealer to place the onto the turn. Palarino checked, Baker bet 4,500 and only Ebanks called.
The river brought the into play and both players checked.
Ebanks showed for jacks and fours, which Baker mucked when he saw.
On a board of , Scotty Nguyen bet out 1,500 and Elezra raised pot to 9,600. A third player made the call before Nguyen spent several minutes deliberating before finding a fold.
The river landed the and Elezra bet out 9,000 with his opponent instantly making the call.
Elezra tabled his for the nut straight as his opponent tabled his .
As Elezra was scooping the pot, Nguyen stated he folded .
Following a raise to 1,500 and a call by Matt Giannetti, Jeremy Ausmus raised the button to 6,500. The original raiser folded but Giannetti called while saying, "Lets see a flop!"
The flop fell and Giannetti moved all in for roughly his last 450 in chips and Ausmus called.
Giannetti:
Ausmus:
The turn and river landed the and and Giannetti headed to the rail as Ausmus climbed to nearly 70,000 in chips.
Poker Hall of Fame member Scotty Nguyen is seat on table #15 alongside Jason Somerville, Eoghan O'Dea and Eli Elezra. On the rail is a woman who Nguyen described as "his number one fan." So far she's cheered when Nguyen won a hand, posed for a photograph with Nguyen and went straight for his heart and brought him his favorite beer!
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there was a bet of 3,300 before James Obst check-raised to 15,150 leaving himself roughly 2,100 behind. Cary Katz then check-shoved all in for roughly 34,000 as the flop better made the call.
and 
to see Obst's set cracked as Katz and the other opponent chopped it up.
flop that resulted in his opponent being all-in with 
for a set of aces and Mizrachi the 
for top pair and the nut flush draw. Mizrachi's flush outs were taken away — in fact all of his outs — when the 
onto the turn. Palarino checked, Baker bet 4,500 and only Ebanks called.
into play and both players checked.
for jacks and fours, which Baker mucked when he saw.
and Marchese the 
. The board ran 
to improve Laak to trip sixes, but Marchese to a full house and he doubled up.
and Elezra bet out 9,000 with his opponent instantly making the call.
for the nut straight as his opponent tabled his 
.
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