Preflop the pot was limped three times, including Matt Affleck on the button, before the small blind completed and the big blind checked his option.
The dealer rolled out and the player second to act bet out 300. The first limper called, as did Affleck. The other two players folded and we saw the turn three-handed.
The dealer placed the on the board next and this time all three players opted to check. The river was the and once again Affleck faced two checks in front of him. He fired 1,100 into the pot which was good enough to take the first player out of the hand. The last player, however, made the call and Affleck had only . His opponent had for a set of Nines and Affleck is back to just under starting stack.
After a flop of , Chris Bell bet 800 from the cutoff and the player on the button raised to 2,600. The player in the big blind folded and Bell raised enough to put the button all in. The button decided to call and their hands were revealed.
Bell:
Button:
Both players held draws but the button was ahead with ace high and a better flush draw. The turn of the gave the button a pair of aces and the river brought the allowing the button to double up.
With the board reading and 1,750 in the pot already, James Potter put out a bet of 850 and David "Bakes" Baker called.
The river brought the and Potter bet out 2,875. Baker decided to call and Potter very quickly tabled his for jacks full of kings. Baker mucked his hand and was left with 2,500 in chips while Potter's stack grew to 14,000.
They've hardly been married a month and there's already a woman in between Erica Schoenberg and Erick Lindgren... at the table that is!
Yes, just two to Schoenberg's left is her new husband. Seated in between them is an unknown woman and Layne Flack was seated to Lindgren's left before he recently busted.
Ironically, on the table right next to them fellow Team PokerStars Pro's Joe Hachem and Barry Greenstein are seated right next to each other. Hachem is already one of the largest stacks in the room with 24,000 but his stack will be tested as Greenstein is directly to his left.
Jerome Bradpiece opened to 375 preflop and then called a 3-bet to 1,000 before moving all in for his last 1,700 or so on a flop. He was duly called and turned over but couldn't beat his opponent's despite catching a gutshot on the turn - mainly because the river was the .
and the player second to act bet out 300. The first limper called, as did Affleck. The other two players folded and we saw the turn three-handed.
on the board next and this time all three players opted to check. The river was the 
and once again Affleck faced two checks in front of him. He fired 1,100 into the pot which was good enough to take the first player out of the hand. The last player, however, made the call and Affleck had only 
. His opponent had 
against 
all in preflop after the board came 
. He's up to 16,000.
allowing the button to double up.
and 1,750 in the pot already, James Potter put out a bet of 850 and David "Bakes" Baker called.
and Potter bet out 2,875. Baker decided to call and Potter very quickly tabled his 
against another players 
.
and the other player's rivered pair of tens was enough to take the pot and eliminate Rheem from the tournament.
turn - mainly because the river was the 
