Five players, including Chris Moneymaker who was just moved into the Amazon Purple section, saw a flop of 
. Raymond Rice bet 4,200. Moneymaker thought about it before folding. Everyone else folded as well except Ian Davis. The turn was the 
. Both players checked. The river was the 
and Davis seized the initiative to bet 15,000 which forced Rice to fold his hand.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
With around 3,500 in the middle and the board reading 
, Brett Richey bet 2,000 from the big blind and his opponent on the button called.
The river was the and Richey bet 3,500 and his opponent folded.
On a board that read 
Faraz Jaka bet 5,400 and got a call from his opponent. The river was the 
. Jaka led out again, this time for 13,500. His opponent thought it over for a few moments before laying it down to give Jaka the pot.
Rene Lazaro checked a 
flop from the big blind, and Jay Farber, in middle position, bet 700 into a pot of around 3,000. Lazaro check-raised to 3,000, and Farber called.
The fell on the turn, and Lazaro bet 6,000. Farber called.
Lazaro fired 16,000 on the 
river, leaving himself 25,600 behind. Farber gave it a few moments thought before releasing his hand.
Photography ©Joe Giron
With around 38,000 in the pot, Perry Friedman bet 50,000 out of the big blind on a board of 
. His opponent, Edward Hatzakortzian, was on the button and went into the tank.
After thinking for a few moments, he began thinking out loud: "If you had three-four, why would you go so hard?"
"That's what she said!" replied Friedman.
Hatzakortzian went on, talking about how he had a lot of outs. Friedman asked if he was on a flush draw. Hatzakortzian answered somewhat affirmatively before moving on to saying 50,000 was simply such a large bet, saying he would have called quickly had the bet been half as much. Eventually, he folded.
"What'd you think I had, a lower set?" Friedman asked. "Did you have six-six?" he said as he flashed for a set of fives. As Friedman collected the pot, there was some table talk about whether Hatzakortzian had thought Friedman had a set, whether Hatzakortzian had one himself, or whether both players did, in fact, have sets. The resolution was not fully reached as the dealer had shuffled the cards and it became time to deal the next hand.
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