Lowery vs. Fricke
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
Douglas Claybrook limped from the under-the-gun position and Phillip Lowery responded with a raise to 1,500 from early position. Jimmy Fricke called from the button, the blinds folded, and Claybrook came along to make it three-way action to the 
flop.
Claybrook promptly checked, Lowery continued for 2,000, and Fricke called. Claybrook got out of the way and then the dealer burned and turned the 
. Lowery, who had a big stack, put Fricke to the test by moving all in. Fricke instantly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
194,000 | 4,000 |
|
25,300 | -2,700 |
, and Justin Lunin-Pack bet 5,600. Only Cassidy called.
, Cassidy check-called another 16,500, and the 
completed the board. Cassidy checked a third and final time, Lunin-Pack bet 27,000 — the majority of Cassidy's stack — and after a seven-minute tank, Cassidy folded.
, and he started calling out basketball players who wore the number 32.
, Johnson bet 5,500, and his opponent folded. "Pick one," Johnson told his opponent, who chose the 
. "Maholla," said Johnson who then pulled in the pot. He has now chipped up to 77,000.
and his opponent showed 
and Nguyen let out a yelp of approval and jokingly berated the player in the small blind for messing around with him preflop.
flop delivered him the lead with nines. The 
turn and 
turn made the board scarier, but the big blind came out with 16,100. Jaffe again called, seeing an 
, Ziemba checked, and Baron bet 8,000. Ziemba called.
and then telling Rousso "thank you, you're on my Christmas list. If you don't call there he gets all my chips."
