A player raised to 300 and Kevin Allen called on the button to see a monotone flop of 
. Both players checked and the 
added more clubs to the board on the turn. The original preflop raiser fired 500 and Allen called.
The river completed the board with the 
and a bet of 1,500 was fired out by the first player. Allen tanked for a bit and then made the call. His opponent tabled the 
and Allen mucked, dropping back to 2,325 in chips.
Level: 4
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Priyan de Mel is often cited as the sixth member of the Hit Squad (much like John Kabbaj was regarded as the fifth Hendon Mobber), and if results were anything to go by, he'd certainly be deserving of that mantle.
It took a couple of years for those near misses to turn into direct hits, but recent times have been kind to de Mel, in particular when he won back-to-back £1,000 GUKPT titles for a combined £129,300 in spondoolies.
Since then, he's had a few tidy scores here and there, including a cash in this year's WSOP Main Event, but a bracelet here would certainly provide the icing on the already sumptuous cake, and cap a terrific 12 months.
At the moment, he's heading in the right direction as his scorecard now reads 11,000, putting him right up there with the chip leaders.
We can infer that Ali Masterman was the preflop raiser from the button, and he found calls from both the small (Scott Fischman) and big blinds.
Three-ways, we picked up the action as the dealer was running out a flop of 
. The blinds checked to Masterman, and he continued out with a bet of 300. The dealer tapped the table, burned a card, and almost dealt the turn card with action still pending.
"No no no nononono!" Fischman yelled, just barely halting the dealer before the damage was done. The dealer recognized his mistake and nodded in acknowledgement, and Fischman promptly check-raised to 1,000 straight. That was enough to fold the big bind, but Masterman didn't waste any time splashing in the call.
Now it was time for the dealer to roll over the 
on the turn finally, and Fischman kept the heat on with a bet of 1,700. Masterman thought it over for a long while, seemingly resigned to the wrong decision he was about to make. He shoved in for about 5,000 total, and Fischman instantly called to put him at risk, turning over 
to leave his opponent's 
drawing stone dead. A meaningless 
filled out the board, and the big blind claimed he'd folded 
on the flop.
Kyle Bowker was surprised to see Fischman get paid off there. "That's like the biggest tell ever. Lucky you found the one guy who didn't know how strong you were."
Speaking of strength, Fischman's chip stack is now the big one in town. He's up to 14,500 after that knockout pot.
Peter Jetten raised to 250 from middle position and found two callers. The dealer spread a flop of 
and Jetten fired a continuation bet worth 350, leaving himself with 900 chips behind. The next player called and then the second player raised to 950. Jetten moved all in for 1,250 and the player in the middle folded. The other opponent called.
Jetten tabled the 
and his opponent the for a set of ducks.
The turn was the and the river the 
to send Jetten to the rail.
The cutoff on the TOD (Table of Death) opened to 250 and Phil Hellmuth reraised to 600 from the button with just 1,900 behind. The cutoff made the call then quickly set Hellmuth in on the 
flop.
Hellmuth looked annoyed, shrugging his hands before folding his cards.
"You're 2 and 0 against me so far buddy, I keep raising with what I think is the best hand and you keep sucking out on me."
Phil Ivey called an under-the-gun raise to 250 and saw the flop come 
. The preflop raiser checked the flop and Ivey bet 400. His opponent check-raised all in for 1,550 and Ivey mucked his hand, giving up some more chips and slipping to 8,000.
Scott Fischman limped in from middle position and another player limped in behind before Peter Jetten raised to 450 from the button. Fischman was his only customer and the flop came down 
.
Both players checked the flop to see the fall on the turn. They both checked again and the fell on the river. Fischman check-called a bet of 550 from Jetten and won with the to move up to 7,100. Jetten mucked and dropped back to 1,700.
From middle position, Phil Ivey raised to 250. The player in the big blind reraised to 625 and Ivey made the call. The flop came down and the big blind fired 725. Ivey called to see the 
added to the board on the turn. The big blind fired 1,125 and Ivey folded, dropping back to 8,400 in chips. He's no longer leading the way now.
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