On a board reading , the player in the small threw out a bet of 400. Selbst made the the call and we were off to see the fall on the river. The player in the small blind bet 1,000 this time and Selbst quickly made the call.
"I have a seven" said the player in the small blind
"Straight", replied Selbst as she tabled , which allowed her to scoop the pot. Selbst is currently sitting around 6,000.
The action began when a player raised to 125 preflop and was called by another player. Jeff Williams made it 575 to go and the original raised mucked his hand. Williams' last opponent in the hand re-raised all in and Williams called, putting his tournament life on the line.
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The board fell and William's pair of aces was enough to earn him a double up. He's currently sitting with 3,600 in chips.
Vanessa Selbst is hitting the felt hard this year, but she is also hitting the fairway. Sarah Grant chatted with her before the start of Event #22: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha.
After checking around a flop of , three players including David Benyamine saw a turn of . The player in the big blind bet 100 and was called by the player under the gun. Benyamine quickly made it 250 to go and both players laid down their hands.
After winning this, among other several smaller pots, Benyamine has chipped up to around 7,500.
On a board of , Annette Obrestad threw out a bet of 150 only to find the player on the button move all in for about 800 total. Obrestad seemed to toss around the decision a bit before finally dropping the chips in the middle.
Obrestad:
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Obrestad's opponent's straight was beating her two pair at the time the money went in, but the that hit the river gave Obrestad a full house and the winning hand. Obrestad is now sitting with around 13,500 in chips.
David Williams sat down a few minutes ago and has already found his chips in the middle once. On the flop of , Williams was all in with the for top two pair and a backdoor club draw. His opponent held the for backdoor diamonds and an open-ended straight draw.
The turn was the , which helped Williams by taking away some outs for his opponent. The river was the and kept Williams' hand best. He doubled up and now has 7,800 in chips.
Jordan Morgan bet 500 on the flop before the next player raised to 1,275. The third player in the hand made it 2,000 to go and then Morgan moved all in for a little over 2,000. The second player also went all in and the third player called.
Morgan:
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Morgan held a combo draw while the second player held aces and tens and the third player aces and fours. The turn brought the to give Morgan a Broadway straight. The river was the . Morgan tripled up to 10,200 in chips thanks to his big draw coming in.
2007 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event champion Annette Obrestad was faced with a bet of 200 on the flop. She made the call and the turn brought the to pair the board. Obrestad's opponent checked and Obrestad bet 450. Her opponent made the call.
The landed on the river and the first player checked. Obrestad fired 1,200 and her opponent folded. She's now up to 12,500 in chips.