button in SafariWells Takes Tough Beat To Bust Shy of the Money
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds
Seven Card Stud
Roy Thung: XxXx / A♥J♦5♣ - folded on fifth street
Robert Wells: 6♣6♥ / 6♦2♥4♣10♠ / 3♦
Paul Volpe: 8♠7♠ / J♠J♣8♥8♦ / 10♦
Paul Volpe completed with a jack and Roy Thung raised. Table short stack Robert Wells then made it three bets with 120,000 in chips behind - one full bet and a half. Volpe called and Thung came along as they headed to fourth street, on which Volpe paired his jack to bet.
Thung went into a brief tank and then tossed out three green chips for 75,000 total, which was ruled as a call. Thung first mentioned he was going to call but didn't announce anything, but didn't mind the ruling as a raise either. Wells then moved all-in behind and Volpe called, as did Thung.
Volpe bet again on fifth street and that's when Thung eventually got out of the way to see the cards turned over.
Wells was out in front with his rolled up set of sixes while Volpe had jacks and eights. The tides turned on sixth street when Volpe caught another eight for a full house and Wells caught two blanks to bust two spots away from the money.
"You know what I had," Thung told Volpe, who was still stacking the chips.
Jason Mercier was moved to Wells' vacated seat with two racks full of chips.
"Wow, nobody is short here except Bryce [Yockey]."