Action folded to Anson Tsang in the cutoff and he raised to 5,300. The button three-bet jammed for 36,500, the blinds got out of the way, and Tsang called to put the button at risk.
Anson Tsang:
Button:
Tsang had the best of it with his jacks and the button needed to improve to survive. The board ran out and Tsang took the pot to stack his opponent.
All the chips went in before the flop three ways; Jeffrey Tanouye had the largest of the three stacks but just barely had Jon Turner covered. The third player in middle position was substantially shorter.
Jeffrey Tanouye:
Jon Turner:
Middle position:
Tanouye found himself dominated and needed a lot of help to take the lead. He got it when the flop fell to give him top set. The on the turn meant Tanouye had a lock on the pot and he took it to stack both of his opponents after the hit the river.
Action folded to Kevin Eyster and he raised to 4,500 from middle position. The next player to act moved all in for 5,200, everyone else got out of the way, and Eyster called to put his opponent at risk.
Kevin Eyster:
Opponent:
Eyster had the best of it and his opponent needed to improve to win. The board ran out and Eyster took the pot to stack his opponent.