2009 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Joe Cada opened to 550 from under the gun, a player on the button called, and Blair Hinkle moved all in for 3,800 from the small blind. Cada re-shoved for 21,000, and the third opponent called all in for 9,975.
Cada:
Opponent:
Hinkle:
Cada was in great shape to record a double knockout, until the flop came down . The turn was a meaningless , but the spiked on the river, giving Hinkle the best hand with a set of fours!
Cada was the only loser in the hand, while Hinkle more than tripled his stack.
We caught up with the action to see a lot of chips getting pushed into the middle preflop. After a raise of 1,650, Vanessa Selbst popped it up to 3,400 from the big blind. The player in the small blind plopped a giant stack comprised mostly of yellow 1,000-denomination chips into the middle, making it 15,275.
Selbst looked visibly distraught and confused at that move before announcing that she was all in. The player in the small blind called before saying "I think you've got me beat".
Selbst:
Opponent:
The board fell and Selbst was able to send a player to the rail and become one of the top stacks in the room.
The player on the button raised to 500 and Phil Laak called from the small blind. The flop ran out and both players checked.
The hit on the turn and Laak bet 1,000. His opponent made the call. The river brought the and Phil led out with 3,775. His opponent tanked for a moment before folding his cards into the muck.
On a board of , a player led out for 400 and Erick Lindgren made the call. The turn came and this time Lindgren's opponent fired out 775. Lindgren quickly called and the two saw a river of .
Lindgren's opponent bet out 1,875 and Lindgren made the call fairly quickly once again. His opponent tabled and Lindgren shipped his cards into the muck.
Alex Bolotin opened to 400 from middle position, a player in the cutoff seat called, and Jeff Madsen called out of the big blind. The flop fell , and Madsen checked to Bolotin who continued for 600. The player in the cutoff raised to 1,600, Madsen released, and Bolotin called.
The turn was the , and Bolotin checked. His opponent tossed out two yellow T1,000 chips, and Bolotin called.
Both players checked on the river (we missed the card) and Bolotin's opponent opened up for a pair of tens. They were good.
Eugene Katchalov opened with a raise to 350 from the hijack seat, then John "Johnny World" Hennigan promptly raised to 950 from the cutoff. Daniel Negreanu folded from the button, as did the blinds, and Katchalov made the call.
The flop came . Katchalov checked, Hennigan bet 1,100, and Katchalov paused a beat before calling. Both then checked the turn. The river brought the and another check from Katchalov. Hennigan cut out chips and pushed out 2,300, and Katchalov didn't waste much time check-raising to 6,200.
"Oh... the pain," exhaled Hennigan with roll of the eyes, eliciting a chuckle from Negreanu. A few seconds later Hennigan tossed his cards dealerward.
Hennigan slips to about 16,000, while Katchalov chips up close to 25,000.
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. The turn was a meaningless 
, but the 
spiked on the river, giving Hinkle the best hand with a set of fours!
and both players checked.
and this time Lindgren's opponent fired out 775. Lindgren quickly called and the two saw a river of 
for a pair of tens. They were good.
, 
respectively.