"I guess if your name is Joe Hachem, you're allowed to stay at the table!" stated Nenad Medic.
With the Tournament Director and dealers enforcing players having to leave during their break, Joe Hachem remained in his chair while playing Chinese Poker against Nenad Medic and/or Noah Boeken.
Medic and Boeken pulled up chairs on the sidelines a few feet away while Hachem remained in his chair continuing to battle it out with one or both of the others for the duration of the break.
After a flop of Matt Affleck checked to his opponent who bet 550. Affleck then raised the pot and the other player went all in. Affleck called and their hands were revealed.
Opponent:
Affleck:
Affleck's set of jacks was trailing the other player's set of aces. The on the turn gave Affleck some flush outs, but the on the river was of no help and his stack dipped to 2,900 with one add-on chip behind.
With a raise to 275 from the cutoff, Phil Laak made the call from the button, as did the small blind.
The flop of saw Laak fire out a pot bet of 925 which was called by just the small blind as both players checked the on the turn.
The river of the also saw both players check as the small blind tabled his winning for trips. Laak mucked, while also slipping to 4,125 having already used his add-on chips.
We found three players committing 300 preflop - two of which were JP Kelly and Stephen Chidwick - to see a flop fall.
Kelly tossed in a bet of 900 to force one opponent out before Chidwick check-jammed from the small blind. Kelly called off his last few thousand as the cards were tabled.
Kelly:
Chidwick:
With Kelly holding a semi-wrap against Chidwick's semi-wrap too, the on the turn gave Chidwick the lead with the nuts, but left Kelly drawing dead to just a full house.
Unfortunately for Kelly, the river landed the to send him to the rail as Chidwick climbs to over the 13,000-chip mark.
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Eli Elezra tossed out a bet of 1,625. One of the players called while the other folded.
for a pair of jacks and although not the strongest hand, it was better than what the other player held and Elezra won the pot.
, we found Bertrand Grospellier giving an all in player action with his 
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, the turn and river landed the 
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to send his opponent to the rail as Grospellier climbs to 18,000 in chips.
Matt Affleck checked to his opponent who bet 550. Affleck then raised the pot and the other player went all in. Affleck called and their hands were revealed.
on the river was of no help and his stack dipped to 2,900 with one add-on chip behind.
for trips. Laak mucked, while also slipping to 4,125 having already used his add-on chips.
flop fall.
to send him to the rail as Chidwick climbs to over the 13,000-chip mark.