Barny Boatman shoved for just over 12,000 and picked up calls from the player on the button and Jorge Espinoza in the big blind. The flop was and a bet from Espinoza got rid of the other player.
It was a good flop for Boatman who showed . Espinoza though tabled and was ahead.
The turn was the and the river the to bust Boatman.
A player in middle position raised to 3,500 and got calls from Craig Trost on the button and [Removed:532] in the big blind.
The flop came and all three players checked to the on the turn. [Removed:550] led out for 5,500. The player in middle position folded and Trost called. The river was the and [Removed:550] led out for 18,000 this time. Trost quickly moved all in, and [Removed:550] looked taken aback. He counted his stack and eventually folded.
It appeared as though the two were chatting before Trost mucked and [Removed:550] was prompting him to show his cards. Trost declined and said, "You're too good!"
With about 10,000 in the pot and the board reading , Martin Staszko checked in middle position. Jody Howe was on the button and bet 3,500, and Staszko called. The turn was the and Staszko check-called Howe's bet of 10,200.
The river was the and Staszko checked again. Howe sized out a bet of 23,500 this time, and Staszko called once more.
Howe tabled for a set of eights and Staszko's cards went to the muck. Howe has been chipping up steadily today after starting the day with 86,400.
Jason Gilbert was all in from the small blind and the big blind gave him action.
Gilbert was at risk with , while his opponent held .
The dealer fanned the flop, and the first two cards were a couple of queens. The third card was an ace though, and the entire table gasped at the board. Gilbert held a commanding lead with aces full of queens, and had to dodge the lone fourth queen to stay alive. The turn was the and the river was the , giving Gilbert a full double-up on a setup flop.
As Gilbert was raking in the pot, more than half of the table whipped their phones out to take a photo.
There was an open from early position, then Mark Wahba moved all in and was followed by another all-in push from Jalal Shamroukh. The original raiser had them covered and gave it some thought, but eventually folded.
Mark Wahba:
Jalal Shamroukh:
“Are you kidding?” Wahba asked. “Every time I go in with this I run in to the same hand.”
The flop was all clubs giving Shamroukh a freeroll draw to the nut flush, and Wahba suddenly went silent and stared at the board.
There was no club on the turn, nor on the river. The tension broke and Wahba seemed less annoyed than he had been mere seconds before.
and a bet from Espinoza got rid of the other player.
. Espinoza though tabled 
and was ahead.
and the river the 
to bust Boatman.
, while Pfau showed 
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and all three players checked to the 
and [Removed:550] led out for 18,000 this time. Trost quickly moved all in, and [Removed:550] looked taken aback. He counted his stack and eventually folded.
and action was checked to big stack Downs who bet 8,000. Kou called and the original raiser folded.
and Kuo check-called a 15,000 bet from Downs.
and both players checked.
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, Martin Staszko checked in middle position. Jody Howe was on the button and bet 3,500, and Staszko called. The turn was the 
and Staszko checked again. Howe sized out a bet of 23,500 this time, and Staszko called once more.
for a set of eights and Staszko's cards went to the muck. Howe has been chipping up steadily today after starting the day with 86,400.
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board. Gilbert held a commanding lead with aces full of queens, and had to dodge the lone fourth queen to stay alive. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
