Samad Rashid raised to 3,900 from the cutoff, and it folded to Viktor Zsemlye in the small blind who after some deliberation set his remaining 28,100 before him. Haralabos Voulgaris folded from the big blind, then Rashid thought out loud a bit about the situation. As he spoke, Zsemlye sat wordlessly with his head down.
Finally he called, and Zsemlye looked up as he tabled his . "That's a good call," said Rashid of his decision as he turned over his . Then came the flop -- . "That's a bad call," said Rashid, not missing a beat at the sight of Zsemlye's two pair.
The dealer burned and turned the next card -- the ! "Oh," said Rashid, as if humbled by the surprising turn of fortune. The river was the , and Zsemlye has been eliminated.
"Dealer, you have been forgiven for all of your past sins," smiled Rashid afterwards as he stacked his chips. He now has about 128,000.
Nicholas Blumenthal opened to 3,200 from early position, Faraz Jaka re-raised to 8,800 on his direct left, and Miller Dao moved all in for around 30,000 from the blinds. Blumenthal immediately called with around 20,000 behind, and Jaka mucked.
Blumenthal:
Dao:
"Come on," Blumenthal lamented. "Yack!"
He did not find a "yack" on the board however, and the man who sits 15th on the 2011 World Series of Poker Player of the Year list was eliminated just short of the money, and some extra points.
The tournament director is doing some math out loud as he passes between the tables. His calculations tell us there are 102 players remaining. We're presently 24 eliminations away from the cash.
Hafiz Khan started the action by raising to 4,500. Anthony Ruberto three-bet to 11,500, and the action folded back to Khan who made it 20,500 - a little more than a min-raise.
"Is that a min-raise?" Ruberto said quizzically. "What are you doing, man? If you just jam, I beat you into the pot."
Khan said nothing. He sat silently with his left hand over his mouth, shuffling a stack of purple T500 chips in his right.
"Shoulda just jammed," Ruberto repeated before folding.
"The bet was the same as a shove, right?" Khan finally spoke.
"Stop saying all that B.S.," Ruperto retorted.
"You were the one talking during the hand," Khan fired back.
"Does it look like I have 'asshole' on my forehead?" Ruberto asked sarcastically. "You cost yourself some chips."
Ryan Fair opened with a raise from under the gun and ended up getting two callers from the blinds, including Isaac Haxton in the BB. The flop came and it checked to Fair who continued for 8,200. Only Haxton called. The turn was the , prompting checks from both Haxton and Fair.
The river was the , putting a second small pair on board. Haxton looked intently at the river card, then took about a minute to decide his course of action. Finally he set out a column of chips for a bet of 30,000. Fair looked at Haxton for several seconds, then let it go.
Haxton chips up to 128,000, while Fair still sits with about 174,000.
![[user38338]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
. "That's a good call," said Rashid of his decision as he turned over his 
. Then came the flop -- 
. "That's a bad call," said Rashid, not missing a beat at the sight of Zsemlye's two pair.
! "Oh," said Rashid, as if humbled by the surprising turn of fortune. The river was the 
, and Zsemlye has been eliminated.
board however, and the man who sits 15th on the 2011 World Series of Poker Player of the Year list was eliminated just short of the money, and some extra points.
and both players checked.
hit on the turn and Hellmuth bet 6,000. Todd made the call. The river brought the 
to take down the pot. He now sits with around 155,000 in chips.
fell on the turn and the 
hit on the river.
, putting a second small pair on board. Haxton looked intently at the river card, then took about a minute to decide his course of action. Finally he set out a column of chips for a bet of 30,000. Fair looked at Haxton for several seconds, then let it go.