On a board of , Tommy Vedes checked to Paul Rogers who fired out a bet of 2,300. Vedes made the call.
The turn brought the and Vedes check-called once again, this time for 5,100 chips. The came on the river and Vedes checked a third time. Rogers pushed out 12,600 and Vedes called.
"I got there", said Rogers, tabling for a flush. Vedes threw his cards into the muck, reeling from the substantial hit to his stack.
Tommy Vedes just strolled past our PokerNews reporter looking a little disgusted.
He detailed us a hand that occurred just a few moments prior where he flatted with kings from the blinds against a preflop raiser. The flop fell and both he and his opponent checked. Vedes then proceeded to check-call the turn and river as his opponent showed his .
Vedes however is still alive with roughly 24,000 in chips.
Jonathan Aguiar opened the pot to 2,700 and was called in one spot before the cutoff moved all in for roughly 31,000.
"How many people get paid?" asked Aguiar before being told it was 297. Aguiar looked up at the clock before sliding his cards to the muck, and although he folded, he still retains an impressive 121,000-chip stack.
With less than one blind, Randall Bot called for his all in preflop. Cary Katz also called and another player made it 3,800. Katz called made the call and three players saw a flop.
The flop came and Katz bet out 3,000. The original raiser folded, saying that he had . Katz and Bot flipped over their hands, with Bot's tournament life on the line.
Bot:
Katz:
Katz flopped a straight and Bot was unable to improve, making him our official bubble.
From early position Gavin Griffin raised to 2,900. Action folded around to the player in the big blind who made the call.
The two players saw a flop and the big blind player checked. Griffin continued out for 3,400 and the big blind made the call. The turn came and we saw a check from the big blind once more. Griffin decided on 8,900 this time and it seemed like it was too high of a price for the big blind, as he slid his cards to the muck.