Team PokerStars Pro Marcel Luske raised it up under the gun, the cutoff re-raised, the big blind called, and Luske called.
The flop came down and the big blind checked. Luske bet out and both the cutoff and big blind called.
The turn was the the big blind again checked, Luske bet, the cutoff folded, the big blind check-raised and Luske called it.
The river came the big blind checked again, Luske bet and got a call. He showed for trip aces and took down the pot. He is up to a whopping 12,500 after the hand and is the chip leader at his table.
The under-the-gun player raised and was called by Jason Mercier from the big blind. The flop came and Mercier checked, his opponent bet, and Mercier raised. The UTG player called and the turn brought the . Mercier bet and the other player called. The river was the and Mercier bet once more and received a call.
Mercier showed the for a flush which was good enough to win the pot as the other player mucked his hand.
With one player already all in and the board reading , Chris Tryba got the remainder of his chips in against the third player in the hand.
All-In Player:
Tryba:
Opponent:
Tryba's tens were best until the river brought the giving both the other players a nine-high straight. The player who was all in for less and the third player divvied up Tryba's chips as he headed to the rail.
Shannon Shorr was in the big blind and faced a bet preflop, he called and got to see a flop. all graced the felt. After seeing the flop Shorr checked and his opponent plopped a bet out, Shorr called. The on the turn brought checks from both players.
The river allowed Shorr to bet for the first time in the hand, and after some contemplation Shorr's opponent called and showed . All we saw Shorr show was a , which was not enough to win the hand and the chips were sent to his opponent.
One of the player's at Shorr's table question why it took so long for Shorr's opponent to call with a pair of aces, he responded "I am a nit".
We caught up to the action to find Jerry Buss check raising on a board. His opponent called and got to see the on the river. It was here again that Buss put out a bet. Buss' opponent then announced to the table "kings!" and made the call. Buss calmly flipped over for trip tens. Which had beat.
We don't know what happened before the river, but we know some betting had taken place because there was around 1,800 chips already in the pot. On a board we saw Richard Brodie bet and receive a call from one of the four players left at his table.
Brodie showed for seven high, and after a brief examination of Brodie's cards his opponent flipped over for king high and exclaimed "how bout them apples?"
and the big blind checked. Luske bet out and both the cutoff and big blind called.
the big blind again checked, Luske bet, the cutoff folded, the big blind check-raised and Luske called it.
the big blind checked again, Luske bet and got a call. He showed 
for trip aces and took down the pot. He is up to a whopping 12,500 after the hand and is the chip leader at his table.
and Mercier checked, his opponent bet, and Mercier raised. The UTG player called and the turn brought the 
. Mercier bet and the other player called. The river was the 
and Mercier bet once more and received a call.
for a flush which was good enough to win the pot as the other player mucked his hand.
Fernandez checked, Engel checked, the button bet, Fernandez folded, Engel raised, and the button called.
Engel bet, the button called.
Engel bet, and the button called again. Engel flipped over 
for trip queens and he took down the pot.
, Chris Tryba got the remainder of his chips in against the third player in the hand.
giving both the other players a nine-high straight. The player who was all in for less and the third player divvied up Tryba's chips as he headed to the rail.
all graced the felt. After seeing the flop Shorr checked and his opponent plopped a bet out, Shorr called. The 
on the turn brought checks from both players.
. All we saw Shorr show was a 
, which was not enough to win the hand and the chips were sent to his opponent.
and Kessler hit the rail.
board. His opponent called and got to see the 
for trip tens. Which had 
for seven high, and after a brief examination of Brodie's cards his opponent flipped over