A player under the gun raised to 525 and found calls from Garry Gates in middle position and the big blind. The flop was and the preflop aggressor led out for 1,250. Gates re-raised to 2,600 and the player in the blinds got out of the way. The final opponent went deep into the tank and was clearly pained by the position he was in. After a minute or two he slowly slid his cards to the dealer and Gates was awarded the pot. He now has 19,900 chips.
Action was checked by one player on the flop and then Matt Waxman fired 350. His opponent check-raised to 1,200 and Waxman made the call.
The turn was the and Waxman was faced with a bet of 1,700 from his opponent. He called.
The river completed the board with the and the player moved all in for 5,800, having Waxman's remaining 2,175 covered. Waxman tanked for a minute and then folded his hand. His opponent showed the .
Moto Mabuchi limped in from middle position and then Isaac Baron made a raise to 700 from the very next seat. Mabuchi called and the flop came down . Mabuchi checked and Baron fired 750. Mabuchi folded and Baron won the pot.
In a recent hand with Martin Kabrhel we saw him raise from early position preflop and receive one caller, the small blind.
On a flop the small blind checked and Kabrhel bet out 475, and was called. The turn brought the and with it a check raise from the small blind after Kabrhel bet 1,650. It was 4,000 to Kabrhel and he took his time to decide what it was he wanted to do. About four to five minutes passed before Kabhrhel eventually folded.
Owen Crowe checked the flop and Joel Merwick was next to act. He fired 600 and the player behind him called. Crowe folded.
The turn was the to pair the board and Merwick checked. HIs opponent bet 1,100 and Merwick made the call.
The river was the and completed the board. After Merwick checked, his opponent fired all in for 2,200. Merwick made the call holding the . His opponent held just the for ace high and Merwick won the pot.
Brian White was able to get the last of his chips in on a board holding . His opponent just had a deuce and was only drawing to quads. The river made White an even stronger boat when it was another Ace and he doubles to about 8,200.
J.P. Kelly got all his chips in the middle preflop against one other player. Kelly held and his opponent held .
The flop ran out . The turn brought the which made Kelly sweat the river with his opponent having a flush draw. The hit on the river and Kelly took down the pot.
We found James Dempsey facing a bet of 1,200 on a board of , and after a minute or two of contemplation Dempsey moved all in.
His opponent sat bewildered and traded glances with Dempsey and his hole cards a handful of times before eventually making the call. Dempsey said "you got it" and his opponent flipped over for two pair. James Dempsey mucked and was eliminated.