With the board reading , David William's opponent bet out 1,600 and Williams quickly made the call. The river came and William's opponent decided that this time the magic number would be 2,600. Williams called quite quickly once again to see his opponent flip up . Williams dropped his cards into the muck and watched as his chips were pushed the way of his opponent.
We don't know what the exact action was preflop, but after a series of raises Daniel Negreanu faced a bet that would essentially put Phil Laak all in. Negreanu had already commited well over 4,000 chips to the pot and eventually convinced himself to make the call.
Negreanu:
Laak:
The flop was nothing what Negreanu had in mind as it came out . Laak not only hit his king, but also had a flush draw to go along with it. The turn changed nothing as Negreanu still needed a jack in order to win the hand. He received no such luck as the rang off the deck. With Laak winning the hand he puts himself over the 10,000 chip mark, and Negreanu now is sitting around 2,000 in chips.
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and Bruno Portaro have been amongst the recent spate of eliminations as the action continues here in Event #52.
Earlier, the action folded around to Mizrachi who raised to 200 from the button, only to see the big blind raise to 625 total. Mizrachi called, then both players checked the flop of before the big blind fired out 700 on the turn of the .
Mizrachi called, then the big blind checked again on the river before Mizrachi bet 2,400, leaving just 100 behind. The big blind called and Mizrachi could only rustle up a measly for a busted flush draw against the big blind's for two pair.
Despite doubling up a short time later, Mizrachi got the rest of his money in with but failed to improve his opponent's pocket kings. We've also just been greeted by Bruno Portaro here at media row - and for those who don't know, the Aussie Millions regular usually comes straight up to us after his bust-out.
The action folded around to Isaac Haxton who min-raised to 200 on the button before the flop; he found one caller from the big blind, so they went heads-up to the flop of . The big blind checked to Haxton who bet 300, but then he check-raised to 750.
Haxton called, then both players checked down the turn of the and the river . The big blind showed for two pair and Haxton mucked his hand.
A player raised from middle position and Bill Chen made the call from the big blind. The flop came down . Both players checked and the hit the turn. Chen led out with a bet and his opponent made the call. The came on the river and Chen bet once more. His opponent mucked his hand and Chen scooped the pot.
Action folded to Joseph Cheong on the button who raised it up. The player in the big blind made the call and the two saw a flop of . Cheong's opponent check-called a bet on the flop and the turn came . He checked once again and Cheong bet out once again. After another call, the hit the river and both players checked.
Cheong's opponent flipped up and Cheong sent his cards sailing into the muck.
From under the gun, Jerry Buss raised it up, but Jerrod Ankenman re-raised from the UTG +1 position. Another player in middle position called, as did Buss to go three ways to a flop of .
Buss and Ankenman both checked to the middle position player who opened the betting, but they both called before checking again on the turn of the .
The middle position player bet again and Buss folded, but Ankenman raised. The middle position player called, then Ankenman bet the river and the middle position player called, only to muck after Ankenman showed for a rivered set./
Daniel Negreanu raised under the gun and found a caller in the big blind. On a flop the big blind check-called a bet from Negreanu.
With the on the turn the big blind again check-called a bet. No surprise we found the big blind check-call another bet after the landed for the river. Negreanu then showed a weak for a pair of fives, but apparently it was enough and Negreanu was given the pot.
On a flop that read , Rep Porter checked from early position before the player in the cutoff opened the betting. Porter raised and the cutoff called, then Porter bet out on the turn of the .
The cutoff called, then the action repeated on the river and Porter tabled for the set to take down the pot.
, David William's opponent bet out 1,600 and Williams quickly made the call. The river came 
and William's opponent decided that this time the magic number would be 2,600. Williams called quite quickly once again to see his opponent flip up 
. Williams dropped his cards into the muck and watched as his chips were pushed the way of his opponent.
. Laak not only hit his king, but also had a flush draw to go along with it. The 
turn changed nothing as Negreanu still needed a jack in order to win the hand. He received no such luck as the 
rang off the deck. With Laak winning the hand he puts himself over the 10,000 chip mark, and Negreanu now is sitting around 2,000 in chips.
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before the big blind fired out 700 on the turn of the 
for a busted flush draw against the big blind's 
for two pair.
but failed to improve his opponent's pocket kings. We've also just been greeted by Bruno Portaro here at media row - and for those who don't know, the Aussie Millions regular usually comes straight up to us after his bust-out.
. The big blind checked to Haxton who bet 300, but then he check-raised to 750.
and the river 
for two pair and Haxton mucked his hand.
hit the turn. Chen led out with a bet and his opponent made the call. The 
came on the river and Chen bet once more. His opponent mucked his hand and Chen scooped the pot.
and Cheong sent his cards sailing into the muck.
.
for a rivered set./
for a pair of fives, but apparently it was enough and Negreanu was given the pot.