With 51,000 chips in the middle, the flop read between Ryan Welch and Dmitry Motorov. Welch was up first and bet 40,000. Motorov thought for a minute and then made the call to bring the pot to 131,000 going to the turn.
On fourth street the hit the felt. Welch took a a few seconds and then spit out the word, "Pot," to bet the full amount he could, 131,000. Motorov mucked his hand after about 20 seconds and gave up the pot.
The flop was and 18,500 chips were already in the middle as Mark Thoennes fired a bet of 10,500 into his opponent Jeff Sarwer. Sarwer put in a raise and made it 23,500 to go. Thoennes called.
The fell on the turn and Thoennes checked with 55,000 in chips left in his stack. Sarwer bet the pot for 65,500 in order to put Thoennes all in if he made the call. Thoennes thought it was best to fold and gave it up.
Anthony Lee raised to 7,000 before the flop and the big blind made the call, bringing a flop of to the table. Both players checked and the dealer turned the , prompting the big blind to fire a bet of 7,500 into the pot. Lee decided to see another card and made the call.
The river fell and this time the big blind led out for 16,500. Lee paused for a moment before pushing his entire stack forward for the all-in move. This forced an immediate fold by the big blind and Lee climbed to about 85,000 chips with the power play.
We saw a big hand brewing as Frank Peelen bet out 25,000 on a board. It was decision time for the Big Blind as action was on him. Instead of calling he opted for moving all in, and was quickly called by Peelen. Cards were tabled and neither player held anything too substantial.
Peelen:
Big Blind:
Peelen had a pair of aces and his opponent had a pair of fives with a handful of straight draws. The turn brought the which prevented any run-run flush draws.
The river caused some confusion as the dealer declared "straight!" and a confused Peelen replied "straight?" not fully realizing what his winning hand was. Peelen won the hand playing his , adding more chips to his growing mountain.
Anthony Lee raised to 7,000 before the flop and Frank Rusnak shipped his last 19,000 into the middle. Lee made the call and Rusnak was at risk with his . Lee tabled the the dealer prepared to burn and turn
Flop:
Rusnak hit the flop hard with his nut straight and the rainbow board left Lee drawing nearly dead. He would need to start paring board cards or hole cards to fill up and make a boat.
Turn:
River:
No pairs were forthcoming and Rusnak scored a much needed double-up to about 40,000.
When we caught up to the action at 276 we found Frank Rusnak putting out a bet of 12,000 on a flop of . Richard Rinker the only other player in the hand reraised and made it 66,000. Rusnak then moved all in and was summarily called.
Rinker held and for a set of jacks and an open-ended straight draw, Rusnak on the other hand only had a pair of aces with his .
The turn and the river were no help to Rusnak as he was elminated.
After a few doubles in a row to build his micro-stack of 2,500 to over 25,000 chips, Nick Binger began using a patient strategy that most amateurs would simply not have the stomach for. With massive pots being contested at each of our four remaining tables, Binger kept his composure and waited for the right spot to score his next win.
That spot arrived with Binger on the button and holding . He pushed his last 19,000 or so chips into the middle and again called his brother Michael over to sweat the action. The big blind made the call with his and Binger was at risk, but when the flop fell his chances improved dramatically.
Binger had flopped top pair and an open ended straight flush draw, and while the big blind also connected with an open ended straight draw of his own, Binger seemed to know he was going to end up on top. The turn came improving Binger to trip jacks, and the river completed his flush with the .
Michael rushed over to see the outcome of the hand and Nick announced "three jacks" as the dealer corrected him, showing him the club flush. Either way, this double-up pushes Binger's stack to over 40,000, a remarkable feat considering he had just a single big blind when play resumed over an hour ago.
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between Ryan Welch and Dmitry Motorov. Welch was up first and bet 40,000. Motorov thought for a minute and then made the call to bring the pot to 131,000 going to the turn.
hit the felt. Welch took a a few seconds and then spit out the word, "Pot," to bet the full amount he could, 131,000. Motorov mucked his hand after about 20 seconds and gave up the pot.
and 18,500 chips were already in the middle as Mark Thoennes fired a bet of 10,500 into his opponent Jeff Sarwer. Sarwer put in a raise and made it 23,500 to go. Thoennes called.
fell on the turn and Thoennes checked with 55,000 in chips left in his stack. Sarwer bet the pot for 65,500 in order to put Thoennes all in if he made the call. Thoennes thought it was best to fold and gave it up.
to the table. Both players checked and the dealer turned the 
, prompting the big blind to fire a bet of 7,500 into the pot. Lee decided to see another card and made the call.
board. It was decision time for the Big Blind as action was on him. Instead of calling he opted for moving all in, and was quickly called by Peelen. Cards were tabled and neither player held anything too substantial.
which prevented any run-run flush draws.
caused some confusion as the dealer declared "straight!" and a confused Peelen replied "straight?" not fully realizing what his winning hand was. Peelen won the hand playing his 
. Lee tabled the 
the dealer prepared to burn and turn
and Payan the 
.
to give Payan an unbeatable flush. The river completed the board with the 
turn and the 
river were no help to Rusnak as he was elminated.
. He pushed his last 19,000 or so chips into the middle and again called his brother Michael over to sweat the action. The big blind made the call with his 
improving Binger to trip jacks, and the river completed his flush with the