Timothy Do was all in for his last 17,000 in chips and appeared to have been called by a friend of his. He laughed and said, "This is the best hand I've had all day, bro."
Do tabled and found himself way ahead of his opponent's .
The board ran out and Do held on. His opponent laughed and said, "That wasn't only your best hand of the day, but it was the only one you've actually played!"
Daniel Rudd opened for 4,800 and then called a three-bet to 16,000 from Marcos Fernandez leaving around 80,000 behind.
The flop was and Fernandez continued for 12,000 and Rudd called. The turn card was the and both players checked. The river card was the and a last check from Fernandez saw a bet of 27,000 from Rudd.
Fernandez asked to see Rudd’s remaining stack and gave it several minute’s thought before calling.
Michael Telker raised to 4,000 from late position and Ralph Wong three-bet to 11,000 from the hijack. Jonathan Kramer was in the small blind and four-bet shoved for 64,500. Telker folded and Wong went in the tank. He thought for a while and eventually shovelled some chips in the middle to call.
Kramer was at risk and ahead with , while Wong tabled for a classic race.
The flop came ad Kramer was still ahead with a pair of queens. The turn was the and Wong took the lead with a pair of kings. The river was the and Kramer was sent to the payout desk.
Jiri Horak raised to 4,600 from middle position and Dimitar Danchev three-bet to 13,500 on the button. Horak thought for a moment before moving all in for about 72,000. Danchev practically beat him into the pot.
Horak was at risk and well behind with up against Danchev's .
The flop came , and while Horak was unable to hit a queen anymore, he did pick up a straight draw should a jack hit the felt. The turn was the and the river was the , sending Horak to the rail.
Michael Telker had the big stack and is more than willing to use it.
Action folded to Telker in mid position and he opened for 4,000. Marc Convey in the bug blind was the only caller.
The flop was and Convey check-called a 4,000 continuation-bet from Telker.
The turn was the and Convey checked again. A bet of 12,500 from Telker got a fold. That made for another pot added to Telker’s stack and he has recently topped the 300,000 mark.