Corkins runs into the Hilton Sisters
Over at the featured TV table, Hoyt Corkins moved all in for 31,900. Johannes Korsar re-raised all in and everyone else folded.
Korsar:
Corkins:
The flop was and Corkins picked up a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the and Corkins added two more outs, which he desperately needed if he expected to survive. The river was the and Korsar's Queens held up. Cowboy Hoyt Corkins headed to the rail under a warm round of applause from the audience.
Over at the featured TV table, I caught the action on a flop of . Janne Lamsa fired out 11,000. Daniel Negreanu raised to 50,000. Lamsa moved all in for 107,000. Negreanu went into the tank and eventually called.
Negreanu:
Lamsa:
Negreanu was ahead witha pair, but Lamsa flopped a nut flush draw. The turn was the and Lamsa made his hand. The river was the . Negreanu was knocked down to about 35,000. Lamsa increased his stack to 220,000.
Ian Frazer has been moved to the same table as Kenny Tran. Its getting a little heated after Tran started telling Frazer what he thought he had.
"I must be surrounded by professionals I'm getting all these free poker lessons. You should go on TV and give up all this brilliant advice," Frazer retorted.
"They couldn't afford my fee," Tran remarked back.
Over at the featured TV table, Daniel Negreanu moved all in for his last 26,500. Patrik Antonius went into the tank for two minutes before he folded his big blind. Negreanu won the blinds and antes.
First of all, Jamie Gold called a raise to 5,800 from Jon Turner on the button. When Turner bet out on the flop, Gold raised another 15k on top of his 7,500. A pass from Turner - he was shown Gold flopped set: . "It would have been sick if you'd moved in. I'd have called, but I'd have felt sick," commented Gold.
Then a decision was put to yoyoing John Tabatabai - again against Turner, who seems to play almost as many pots. Turner had check-raised on a board of by 17k, which was about a third of his remaining chips. Tabatabai went into the tank, and when he came up for air, it was to throw his hand away unhappily.
The chips on that table look like:
Dominic Kay -- 225,000
Andreas Bergren -- 61,700
James Keys -- 110,300
Jon Turner -- 110,000
Jeff Buffenbarger -- 65,700
John Tabatabai -- 58,500
Jamie Gold -- 160,000
Marcello Marigliano -- 119,400
Kunkuwap
After Jamie Gold had limped under the gun, John Tabatabai checked from the big blind and the two checked down a board until Gold bet 5k on the river.
"I'm such a fish," confessed Tabatabai.
After huffing and puffing momentarily, Tabatabai called and showed .
We love Levi's fedora
Dave Colclough opened the pot for 7,000 from UTG, Lee Nelson called, and Nicolas Levi moved all in for 30,500 from the small blind. Colclough folded and Nelson called. Nelson turned over and was in a race situation with Levi's . The was the first card off on the , inspiring a groan from Nelson. The turn was the , the river was the and Levi earned a much-needed double-up to 73,000. Nelson was down to 58,000 after the hand.
Kid Poker Rivered
Over at the featured TV table, Daniel Negreanu was fighting for his tournament life with a short stack. He lost most of his chips when Janne Lamsa caught a flush against him. Kid Poker hoped that he could get some of them back when he tangled with Lamsa in another hand.
Lamsa opened for a 10,000 raise. Negreanu moved all in for 37,300.
"Poker gets easy when you're short stacked," said Negreanu. "I don't care either way what you do."
After a minute of thinking, Lamsa called.
Negreanu:
Lamsa:
Negreanu was ahead. The flop was . The turn was the giving Lamsa an opportunity to chop if a 6 fell. Lamsa's only chance to win the hand would be if a King spiked on the river. The dealer burned, then dealt the . Lamsa won the pot on a three-outer.
Negreanu shook his head and said, "I would have settled for a six and the chop."
Negreanu got a loud applause from the audience as he headed to the rail.
and Corkins picked up a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the 
and Corkins added two more outs, which he desperately needed if he expected to survive. The river was the 
and Korsar's Queens held up. Cowboy Hoyt Corkins headed to the rail under a warm round of applause from the audience.
. Janne Lamsa fired out 11,000. Daniel Negreanu raised to 50,000. Lamsa moved all in for 107,000. Negreanu went into the tank and eventually called.
. Negreanu was knocked down to about 35,000. Lamsa increased his stack to 220,000.
. "It would have been sick if you'd moved in. I'd have called, but I'd have felt sick," commented Gold.
by 17k, which was about a third of his remaining chips. Tabatabai went into the tank, and when he came up for air, it was to throw his hand away unhappily.
board until Gold bet 5k on the river.
. The 
, inspiring a groan from Nelson. The turn was the 
, the river was the 
and Levi earned a much-needed double-up to 73,000. Nelson was down to 58,000 after the hand.
. The turn was the 
