Joseph "Buddy" Frezza called the 120,000 bet from Lionel Barrancano on the turn with the board reading J♦5♣4♣J♠ from the button.
The river was the 7♥. Action went check-check and Frezza revealed the A♦A♠ for the winning hand.
Joseph "Buddy" Frezza called the 120,000 bet from Lionel Barrancano on the turn with the board reading J♦5♣4♣J♠ from the button.
The river was the 7♥. Action went check-check and Frezza revealed the A♦A♠ for the winning hand.
It was cutoff versus big blind as Laurence Hall was in the big blind when the player in the cutoff moved all in for 180,000 and Hall made the call.
Cutoff: J♠9♠
Laurence Hall: A♠Q♥
The board ran out with no favors to the cutoff K♥6♣2♥7♣7♥ and Hall added to his stack and we did not even hear any oi oi oi.
Kevin O'Donnell raised to 60,000 from middle position and Raymond Hicks defended his big blind.
The board ran out 5♣4♦6♠8♣J♦ and both players checked all three streets.
Hicks revealed A♣10♦ to take the pot.
The board was displayed 5♠2♠4♣2♦7♠. Keith Williams was starting to get up from the table as he was slightly covered.
His 3♥3♣ had missed it's draw on the flop and fell to the 10♠10♥ of David Lower who was stacking up the new addition to his stack, which was close to a double up.
Action was caught after the board ran out 4♠Q♠2♠J♣8♦ and Lawrence Scholl led out for 150,000 from the small blind.
With the pot having been 225,000, Philippe Rup took some time for his decision.
He eventually found the call and revealed J♦10♦ to best Scholl's A♠6♥.
On the turn, Tom Thomas bet 125,000 on a board of 9♣3♣K♦8♦ and Kevin O'Donnell called.
The river paired the board with the K♠ coming off. Thomas fired 260,000 and O'Donnell called swiftly.
Thomas didn't have much with the A♠3♥ and O'Donnell tabled his A♥K♣ to take the nice pot to move over 2 million.
Among the recent eliminations are three-time bracelet winner Barry Greenstein and bracelet winner Vince Burgio.
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Action came in on the turn as it read 4♥10♦9♣Q♣. Larry Wright bet 225,000. James Jackson raised all in and Wright put in his remaining amount behind, which was about 100,000.
Larry Wright: J♦10♥
James Jackson: Q♦J♣
Jackson had the lead and the A♠ river did not change anything as Wright was eliminated.
William Korn raised to 65,000 in late position and Marsha Adams flat called from the hijack. The flop came out with 2♠7♦Q♣ and Adams took the lead and bet 55,000 after Korn checked.
The turn 3♦ saw Korn check again and Adams pushed harder and bet 155,000. Korn took some time before ultimately folding.
Adams stated that she was supposed to play in the LIPS National Women's Tournament today for their 25th anniversary but she is now committed to this tournament and obviously came to win.