Rob Jarrett-Smith and Paul Zimbler have departed from Table 6 since we've last been past. The table would've been hoping for a couple of no-name short-stacks to come in but they have to contend with Frank Kassela (14,500) and Fabrice Soullier (8,500). Heavy names with heavy racks.
... "Good game," as he eliminated an opponent, his 
holding up against 
.
It was Simon Mairs who lit the first spark, opening from UTG+1 for 425. His opponent three-bet all in for 1,475 and Mairs made the call.
A 
board later and the scalp, and a now 6,200 stack, were his.
An early position player opened to 400 and it was called by the small blind before Andrew Feldman moved in for 750 total and got called in both spots.
The flop was 
and the original raiser bet the small blind off the hand with a 700 chip bet and then turned over 
.
"Nine-three? That's...interesting," commented Feldman as he turned over 
, holding on the 
turn and 
river. Feldman up to 2,250.
With a raise to 375 and flat call before him, Richard Hawes decided to make his move by pushing all in from the small blind for 3,150.
The initial raiser thought for a couple of minutes before making the call with 
, leading to a showdown - after the cut-off had stepped out of the way - against Hawes' 
.
The 
flop brought a gutshot straight draw, which, after the 
turn, duly came through on the 
river to double Hawes through.
Things are going swimmingly for the Devilfish. He just beat with 
on an ensuing 
board to elevate his stack to 5,000. You can't class this as a double through as his opponent was left with one 25 green chip.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,500 | |
|
||
|
9,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
||
|
8,450
6,950
|
6,950 |
|
|
||
|
8,000
2,700
|
2,700 |
|
6,300
3,200
|
3,200 |
|
||
|
4,700
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
4,200
-500
|
-500 |
|
3,450
650
|
650 |
|
||
|
3,000 | |
|
2,300
-200
|
-200 |
|
|
||
|
2,200 | |
|
||
|
2,100
-900
|
-900 |
|
|
||
|
1,550
-2,050
|
-2,050 |
|
|
||
|
1,175
-1,825
|
-1,825 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 4
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Full Tilt Poker sponsored player Paul Zimbler is bemoaning his luck. He told us that he was up to 7,000 but is now back down to 2,100 after his kings were cracked. He raised to 300 and then moved all-in when an opponent three-bet to 700. His opponent called all-in with ace-queen and duly hit an ace on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,000
2,350
|
2,350 |
|
||
|
6,200
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
|
||
|
6,100
3,400
|
3,400 |
|
|
||
|
6,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,300
2,400
|
2,400 |
|
5,200
2,900
|
2,900 |
|
|
||
|
4,125
-875
|
-875 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,600
100
|
100 |
|
3,300
-2,300
|
-2,300 |
|
||
|
3,300
500
|
500 |
|
||
|
|
3,200
-300
|
-300 |
|
|
||
|
3,200
-1,200
|
-1,200 |
|
2,700
-900
|
-900 |
|
|
||
|
2,100
-600
|
-600 |
|
|
||
|
850
-1,050
|
-1,050 |
The near table started out with more stories than Jackanory with Devilfish and Neil Channing on board, but the anecdotes count will dip now that Channing has hit the deck.
Down to just a bowl of rice at the time, Channing moved all in for a few hundred in the cut-off with 
, but was looked up by Devilfish on the button who tabled a dominating 
.
"Marvellous," sighed a disappointed Channing as an hit the window, but it was followed by a and to give him outs to the straight. Despite a flush draw arriving on turn, Channing was unable to hit as the river came the 
to send him home.
