Karen Manfrede raised it up on the button and Victor Ramdin re-raised leaving him only 600 behind. Manfrede called and Ramdin threw his last 600 in the pot before the flop was even dealt, it came down and Ramdin flipped over the , assuming that he was going to get a call from Manfrede who announced, "I haven't called yet." Ramdin said, "OH, I'm sorry... I just didn't think you were about to fold for 600 right here..." Manfrede threw her hand away though and Ramdin showed for absolutely nothing. Manfrede seemed to regret the fold a bit, but Ramdin is now alive again with 7,500.
Al Barbieri went to flop with Mark Rumbaugh. As the dealer was spreading the flop Barbieri looked up and said to us, "Watch me get cold decked here. It's been happening all day."
Barbieri fired out a bet and Rumbaugh folded. As he was dragging the pot he said, "I was down to 800 chips yesterday during heads up and I came all the way back."
We caught up to the action to find Hal Lubarsky putting out a bet on a board. Ben Yu called and was left with 600 in chips. With the falling for the river Yu put the rest of his chips in the middle and was all in. Lubarsky made the call and cards were tabled.
Yu:
Lubarsky:
Yu had a top pair of kings, but it was Lubarsky's full house that had the credentials to take the pot down. Last year Ben Yu came in second in this event. This year he is going home early, albeit with $4,118 in his pocket.
Hal Lubarsky and Steven Hustoft each put three bets in preflop. The flop came , Lubarsky bet and Hustoft called. The turn came , Lubarsky bet, Hustoft raised, Lubarsky three-bet and Hustoft put his last remaining chips in the pot.
With Hustoft all in he turned over and Lubarsky held . Hustoft doubled to about 19,000 with his pair of threes and Lubarsky slipped down to 19,000.
We came in on the turn with the board reading and Stephen Bass bet. Jeff Siegal then raised and Bass re-raised. Siegal put out the the call and the two saw the river.
Bass bet out again but Siegal just called this time and Bass said, "Sorry man, I got there" and showed for the rivered wheel.
After the hand, Bass is up to 45,000 and Seigal fell a little down to 55,000
Luke Nettles opened from the small and Randy "Nanonoko" Lew flatted from the big.
Nettles c-bet the flop and Lew again flatted. When a landed on the turn, Nettles led out again and Lew raised. Nettles flicked his cards away with his finger.
Lew is up to 53,000 after being down to 21,500 last level. Nettles has slipped to 55,000.
David Speicher raised under the gun and both the small blind and the big blind called and came along for the ride. With a flop Speciher put out a bet after both blinds checked, both blinds called.
The on the turn brought a bet from Todd Witteles in the big blind and a call from Speciher, the small blind folded. A river let both players check and flip cards. Speicher was first to show and tabled for a pair of queens, while Witteles mucked.
and Ramdin flipped over the 
, assuming that he was going to get a call from Manfrede who announced, "I haven't called yet." Ramdin said, "OH, I'm sorry... I just didn't think you were about to fold for 600 right here..." Manfrede threw her hand away though and Ramdin showed 
for absolutely nothing. Manfrede seemed to regret the fold a bit, but Ramdin is now alive again with 7,500.
and Limongi check-called a bet from Liu. However, Limongi decided he had enough when Liu bet again on the 
flop Barbieri looked up and said to us, "Watch me get cold decked here. It's been happening all day."
board. Ben Yu called and was left with 600 in chips. With the 
falling for the river Yu put the rest of his chips in the middle and was all in. Lubarsky made the call and cards were tabled.
, Lubarsky bet, Hustoft raised, Lubarsky three-bet and Hustoft put his last remaining chips in the pot.
and Lubarsky held 
. Hustoft doubled to about 19,000 with his pair of threes and Lubarsky slipped down to 19,000.
came on the turn, Dovzhenko check-raised another bet from Kwon and Kwon flatted.
and Dovzhenko led out. Kwon flung in a call. Neither player wanted to show.
for aces and scooped the pot.
and Stephen Bass bet. Jeff Siegal then raised and Bass re-raised. Siegal put out the the call and the two saw the 
river.
for the rivered wheel.
landed on the turn, Nettles led out again and Lew raised. Nettles flicked his cards away with his finger.
on the turn brought a bet from Todd Witteles in the big blind and a call from Speciher, the small blind folded. A river 
