Level: 5
Blinds: 800-1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000
Level: 5
Blinds: 800-1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000
Patrick Leonard was still discussing his controversial bustout from the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event yesterday. "My girlfriend texted me and asked, how was your day. I'm like, don't even ask," Leonard joked with his tablemates.
"Stop bluffing people," Jordan Siegel added.
"I'm never bluffing again," Leonard said.
Meanwhile, Brant Hale had raised under the gun and Alex James called in the small blind.
James drew three and Hale one. Hale then bet, and James called.
Hale stood pat on the second draw and James took two. Hale bet again, and James called.
James took one more and Hale patted. Both players checked. "Deuces," James announced, while Hale had 8x7x6x3x2x to win the pot.
John Monnette raised from the hijack, Sebastian Mortensen three-bet on the button, and Monnette called.
Both drew two as Monnette check-called a bet from Mortensen.
On the second draw, Monnette took two and Mortensen one, and Monette check-called again.
Both drew one on the end, and Monette quickly check-folded to a final bet from Mortensen.
Wataru Kosugi raised under the gun and Viktor Blom called in the big blind.
Both drew two and it checked through.
On the second draw, both took two again and Blom check-called a bet.
Both drew one on the end. Blom checked, and Kosugi shook his head as he checked behind.
"You win," Blom announced while he shaking his head, "pair of fives." Kosugi tabled 6x6x. Blom was able to proudly table his 8x5x5x3x2x, and he reached the six figure mark, taking some from the former chip leader.
Ryuta Nakai bet from the small blind after the first draw and Allen Kessler called on the button.
Nakai drew one and Kessler two. Nakai then bet, and Kessler called.
Nakai again took one, and Kessler stood pat. Both players checked, and Kessler showed 9x7x6x3x2x to win the pot.
"The Allen Kessler special," tablemate Owais Ahmed said.
Heads-up after the first draw, Hye Park bet from the small blind and Joe McKeehen raised in the cutoff. Park called.
Park drew one and McKeehen stood pat. McKeehen then bet, and Park called.
Park again drew one, while McKeehen stood pat. He bet again, and Park folded this time.
Ryan Hoenig raised on the button and David Lin called from the big blind.
Lin drew three and check-called a bet from Hoenig who drew two.
Both took one on the second draw as Lin check-called again.
Lin still needed one on the end while Hoenig was pat. Lin would check-call a final bet from Hoenig, who tabled 8x6x5x3x2x, which was best as Lin mucked.
Steve Billirakis raised all in for his last 3,600 in the big blind and Liam He reraised in the hijack. David Gee called in the small blind.
Gee drew two, while Billirakis and He took one. He then bet, and Gee called.
Gee again drew two, Billirakis one, and He stood pat. He bet, and Gee folded this time.
Billirakis drew one and turned over 6x5x3x2x. He stood pat with 9x8x7x4x3x, and Billirakis could only find an Ax on his last card and was sent to the rail.
Pierre Lewandowski raised in the cutoff and Damjan Radanov called on the button.
Both players drew two and Lewandowski bet. Radanov then raised, and Lewandowski called.
Lewandowski drew one, while Radanov stood pat and bet. Lewandowski called and drew one more, while Radanov again patted.
Both players checked, and Radanov turned over 8x7x5x4x2x to win the pot.
At another table, Calvin Anderson recently became the first elimination of the tournament.
Action picked up after the first draw in a four-way pot as David "ODB" Baker led out from the big blind, getting called by James Tilton in the cutoff, Nicolas Julien on the button, and Robert Wells in the small blind.
On the second draw, everybody drew two except for Baker, who took one. Baker bet out again, getting folds from Tilton and Julien, but Wells put in the call after some deliberation.
Wells drew two again on the end and Baker still needed one. Wells checked to Baker who put out a final bet, and Wells shrugged as he tossed in calling chips. However, he got the good news as Baker announced pair, prompting Wells to reveal Ax8x5x4x2x for the winner.