With 14,000 in the pot and the board showing , Aaron Steury checked to his opponent who bet 8,000. Steury thought it over for a moment before he check-raised to 26,600. His opponent didn't think too long before tossing in a call. Steury turned over for just ace-high while his opponent would be rewarded with the pot for making a nice call with . Steury would be down to 19,000 after the completion of the hand.
There was a raise to 2,000 from early position, and Phil Ivey, who is enjoying a lucky apple from Pat and Mel Humphries, asked the player how many chips he had. The player moved his arms so Ivey could see his stack, and Ivey called, taking a big bite out of the apple after flicking the chips forward.
The rest of the players folded, and both players checked on a flop of . The turn was the , the player check-called a bet of 3,700 from Ivey, and the completed the board.
The player checked, Ivey casually flipped out 8,000, and the player called. Ivey turned over for a pair of kings, and took down the pot.
With the flop reading , Guillaume Rivet got his stack of about 22,400 into the middle with against an opponent's . The turn and river officially locked up the double for Rivet.
Action folded to the player in the small blind and he raised to 3,000. Paul Pierce opted to defend from the big blind and the two saw a flop of . The small blind bet 3,000, Pierce called, and the dealer burned and turned the .
The small blind bet again, this time 6,500, and Pierce called once again. When the completed the board on the river, the small blind checked and then folded to a bet of 7,000 from Pierce.
Kunal Patel and a player were heads-up on a board of and action checked over to Patel. He fired out a fourth street bet of 3,600 only to have his opponent slide out a check-raise to 7,600. Patel thought for a bit before dropping calling chips forward.
The board paired on the river with the and Patel's opponent came out swinging for 11,100. Patel tanked for just over a minute before he moved for chips and dropped them into the center of the table. His opponent showed for aces and sevens, which prompted a muck from Patel. Patel's stack has been decreased to about 121,000.
A short-stacked Haralabos Voulgaris shoved all-in for 18,200 from the hijack and received a call from the player in the hijack. The rest of the players folded and the cards were turned on their backs.
Voulgaris:
Cutoff:
It was a flip, and Voulgaris was looking to hold to double through. He did just that as the board ran out a harmless .
"Flip master Haralabos," someone at the other end of the table said. Flip master, indeed.
With the community having come , Steve Chanthabouasy bet 40,000 on the river after his opponent checked to him. The player tanked before he called and Chanthabouasy showed for queens-full.