After the button raised to 650, Steve Chowan shoved all in from the small blind for a total of 2,075. Both the big blind and the button called. The two players with chips behind checked every street and the board ran out . The button showed , the big blind mucked his hand, and Chowan showed for a full house. After the hand the dealer asked Chowan, "Were you smiling after the turn?" and Chowan just grinned as he raked in the chips.
Michael Anderson raised from the cutoff to 800 and the big blind defended. Anderson's opponent checked-raised all in for approximately 2,000 after Anderson bet 1,500 on the flop. Anderson made the call and needed to dodge hearts to eliminate his opponents.
Anderson:
Opponent:
The turn and river sealed the deal, chipping Anderson up to 7,300.
Matt Savage raised to 600 preflop and an opponent moved all in for 2,925 total. It folded around to Savage who took about 15 seconds before calling. The cards were flipped and it was a race situation.
Savage:
Opponent:
The flop left Savage nearly drawing dead as it came . Savage would need runner runner for a straight, but he didn't get it as it came . The hit drop Savage's stack to around 3,800.
With the board reading , Billy Johnson made a small bet and his opponent check raised for his entire stack. Johnson insta-called and tabled the for a flopped nut straight. The other player dejectedly showed his and wrapped the table, saying "nice hand sir." The on the river brought no help and Johnson chipped up to over 22,000 in chips.
Martin LaVallie has quickly amassed one of the biggest stacks in the tournament, and it looks like he has no intention of slowing down, taking back to back hands with pure aggression. In the first hand, with 1,300 in the pot, LaVallie and his opponent took a flop of . When his opponent bet 1,050, LaVallie raises to 3,550, inducing a fold. On the next hand, LaVallie three bet his opponent to 2,400 after a 600 raise inducing another fold. Lavallie is now sitting on around 29,000.
From middle positition, Chris Harris from Seattle raised to 700 and the button flatted. The small blind squeezed all in for 1,825. Harris re-popped it approximately 3,000, prompting a fold from the button. Revealed hands showed both players were off to the races.
Harris:
Opponent:
The board ran out , chipping Harris up and eliminating his opponent.
. The button showed 
, the big blind mucked his hand, and Chowan showed 
for a full house. After the hand the dealer asked Chowan, "Were you smiling after the turn?" and Chowan just grinned as he raked in the chips.
, eliminating one opponent and tripling up another, tapping into the historic power of the ten-deuce at the WSOP.![[user196616]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
flop. Anderson made the call and needed to dodge hearts to eliminate his opponents.
river sealed the deal, chipping Anderson up to 7,300.
. Savage would need runner runner for a straight, but he didn't get it as it came 
, Billy Johnson made a small bet and his opponent check raised for his entire stack. Johnson insta-called and tabled the 
and wrapped the table, saying "nice hand sir." The 
on the river brought no help and Johnson chipped up to over 22,000 in chips.
