We just happened to get to Table 346 as two large stacks were preparing to face off. On a board of Ronnie Bardah checked and Alexander Queen bet out and was quickly called.
The turn brought another red card the which apparently was just what Bardah needed. Bardah took control for the first time and bet out. Queen made the call and both players were awarded the on the river.
Bardah continued his aggression and bet out again, only this time there was no call from Queen.
A player in middle position raised only to have Team PokerStars Pro (USA) Jason Mercier reraise from the small blind. After a call, the flop fell . Mercier led out and was called by his opponent, which was mimicked on both the turn and river.
Mercier gracefully flipped over for a full house and it was good as the middle-position player simply mucked.
An under-the-gun player limped only to have Justin Bonomo raise from early position. The cutoff then three-bet, UTG check-raised, and Bonomo bumped it up one more notch. The cutoff got out of the way as the UTG made the call.
Action checked to Bonomo on the flop, inspiring him to put out a bet. The UTG player then check-raised, Bonomo three-bet all in, and the UTG made the call.
Bonomo:
UTG:
Bonomo was in bad shape, but the turn did give him some chop outs to a deuce. However, it was not meant to be as the peeled off. Bonomo has been eliminated from the tournament.
We caught up with the action on a board where Isaac Haxton had bet from the small blind. The button raised and Haxton made the call as the players saw the on the river. Haxton check and his opponent moved all in. After some thought, Haxton called and his opponent turned over for a set on the river. Haxton mucked but was still sitting with a healthy 28,000 after the hand.
"Crazy" Mike Thorpe raised from the hijack and found one caller in Casey McCarrel from the big blind. When the flop came down , McCarrel check-called a bet from Thorpe. Both players checked the turn, and the McCarrel check-called another Thorpe bet on the river.
Thorpe revealed for ace high, which was no good against the of McCarrel.
David Baker raised from early position and got three-bet by the small blind. Baker made the call as the players saw a flop and the small blind led out. Baker called and the action was the same on the turn. On the river the small blind checked and after contemplating a bet, Baker checked behind. The small blind showed but Baker showed a superior two pair with to win the pot.
After betting on the button, Robert Ferdinand faced a raise from the small blind from none other than Jeff Shulman. Ferdinand made the call and got to see a flop of . Shulman bet out and Ferdinand made the call.
Both players got to see the on the turn, where Schulman bet out again only to be raised by the Ferdinand. Shulman called.
Sensing some strength from his opponent for the first time in the hand Schulman slowed down and checked. Ferdinand put out another bet and was called. Ferdinand showed the table {8d) and Schulman gave the table a lesson on how to muck properly.
. His opponent showed the table 
Ronnie Bardah checked and Alexander Queen bet out and was quickly called.
which apparently was just what Bardah needed. Bardah took control for the first time and bet out. Queen made the call and both players were awarded the 
on the river.
turn and 
river.
for a full house and it was good as the middle-position player simply mucked.
flop, inspiring him to put out a bet. The UTG player then check-raised, Bonomo three-bet all in, and the UTG made the call.
turn did give him some chop outs to a deuce. However, it was not meant to be as the 
, McCarrel check-called a bet from Thorpe. Both players checked the 
turn, and the McCarrel check-called another Thorpe bet on the 
river.
but Baker showed a superior two pair with 
to win the pot.
. Shulman bet out and Ferdinand made the call.
on the turn, where Schulman bet out again only to be raised by the Ferdinand. Shulman called.
