Heads-up to the J♣8♣8♥ flop, Sanat Mehrotra checked before he then called a bet of 4,100 by Marcelo Ortiguela. They headed to the A♥ on the turn on which Mehrotra checked again. Ortiguela made it 7,000 to go and that won the pot right there for Ortiguela.
You wouldn't know it was the $10,000 Main Event on Table 112 in the Paris Gold section.
All eight players at the table have agreed that each time a player wins a hand, they will show one of their cards to the table.
The first to show a card was Kevin Romer. After seeing a raise and a call ahead of him, he moved all in for around 18,000. Nobody called, and Romer flipped over the 10♥.
Erick Mossinger opened to 1,500 from middle position before Diane Zimmerman three-bet to 5,000 from the cutoff. Javier Gonzalez called the three-bet out of the small blind, but Mossinger was not done with the bidding.
Mossinger four-bet to 25,000. Zimmerman five-bet to 55,000, which led to a fold from Gonzalez. Mossinger called to put himself at risk for 52,800 as he went to a showdown against Zimmerman.
Erick Mossinger: A♣K♠
Diane Zimmerman: A♦3♦
Mossinger was in a good position to double, and the flop did not bring much to worry about when it came 8♠6♥5♠.
The turn was not as friendly as the 3♠ peeled to give Zimmerman the lead, but Mossinger was far from down and out with his flush draw and kicker working for him.
Mossinger's flush draw came in handy when the Q♠ river improved him to a flush to save his tournament run.
Graham Cowan led out for 3,000 from the small blind on a board of 3♠10♣J♠10♦. David Diaz called from the big blind, while Christopher Park folded on the button.
The 3♥ completed the board, and Cowan fired another 6,500. Diaz called, prompting Cowan to instantly muck his hand and allow Diaz to pull in the pot without showing.
Action was picked up from when Scott Dehm was all in for his last 18,500 from middle position. He was called and covered by Kyle Grosshanten on the button.
Scott Dehm: A♦9♦
Kyle Grosshanten: A♥Q♣
Dehm was behind when the cards were flipped, and he stood from the table to watch the runout. Another player at the table said "It's always the stand-up that works", as Dehm picked up his bag and prepared himself to leave the tournament area.
He saw a nine in the window on the 7♠2♦9♠ flop which put him ahead. There was no change on the 4♣ turn or 3♦ river, and he locked up the double and was able to retake his seat. As he did so he said "Now I've wasted it!". Another player said "No it's better to be in now."
Grosshanten could afford to take the hit as he was still sitting with one of the commanding stacks at the table.
Liam Jehu and Anthony Cirillo were in for 11,000 each headed to a flop, which came Q♠6♠7♣. Cirillo bet 16,000 from the small blind and Jehu called from the big blind.
Both players checked on the 2♦ turn and Cirillo checked again on the Q♣ river. Jehu enough to put Cirillo all in for his last 15,000, which was met with a quick fold.
Jehu showed he held A♠A♣ before collecting the pot.
On the river of a A♦Q♥9♣7♥5♠ board with more than 33,000 in the middle, Michel El Massih checked and then faced a bet of 15,000 by Pasini Coxsey on the button. El Massih reluctantly called and was shown the K♥Q♣, which he had beat with the A♣K♠. El Massih then told the table that his call was rather poor in theory, though it won a decent pot in the final level of the night.
Adam Rude raised to 1,200 under the gun, which only Matthieu Mary called in the big blind.
The action checked all the way to a 7♣5♣8♣6♠2♠ river, where Mary bet 1,800. A curious Rude made the call before mucking his cards when Mary tabled 5♥4♣ for a turned straight.
Three players saw a K♣7♥8♦ flop with around 16,000 in the pot. Wesley Cannon checked from the big blind, Anthony Cirillo checked from under the gun, and Liam Jehu bet 4,000 from the next seat. Only Cannon called.
Both players checked the J♦ turn and the 2♥ river. Cannon tabled Q♥Q♣ for a pair of queens, which was good enough to earn him the pot.
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