On a flop of , the small blind checked as did John Monnette in the big. The under-the-gun player then bet 350, the small blind check-raised to 1,650, and both Monnette and UTG made the call. All three players decided to check the turn, leading to the river.
At this point the small blind fired out 5,000, Monnette called , and the UTG got out of the way.
Small Blind:
Monnette:
The small blind locked up the high while Monnette's low earned him half the pot. Monnette is sitting with a stack of 20,000.
James Bord just joined the field in that last wave of late registrants. And we just saw him put his backpack on and head right back out the door he came in. After being cut in half earlier this level, it looks like Bord has found a way to run through the rest of his stack in the span of just about 40 minutes.
We picked up the action on a flop, three ways. The table checked to Phil Laak in position, and he put out a bet of 5,200. The small blind check-called, while the player in middle position tanked for a long while before re-potting to 17,800. Laak reraised all in for about 35,000 total. With one player already all in, the small blind tanked and called all in for about 13,000 total.
Showdown
Laak:
Small blind:
Middle Position:
Laak's set of queens was well in front, but he had to fade a flush draw, and both opponents had a good low draw. The turn meant the two all-in players would survive to split the low, and the river kept Laak's set in front for the high. He takes a full half of that big pot, improving his stack to 49,000 -- the top of our counts.
Max Pescatori raised from early position only to have James Bord three-bet to 2,400. A player in middle position then moved all in for 6,050, Pescatori moved all in, and the pressure was back on Bord. He was clearly unhappy with the turn of events and threw down his hand in frustration.
Pescatori:
Opponent:
The flop was kind to Pescatori as it delivered him a set; however, the turn gave his opponent a low and meant it was going to be a chopped pot, barring a deuce on the river. It ended up coming the and the two players chopped up some of Bord's chips.
A player in middle position opened to 700, and Brett Richey called from the small blind to go heads up. The flop came , and the raiser continued out with a pot-sized bet of 1,600. Richey promptly check-raised the pot, making it 6,400, and his opponent tanked and folded, showing . Richey flashed , too, the same hand but better. Because it dragged the chips.
Noah Boeken raised to 500 from the hijack seat, and Scott Clements flatted on the button. The blinds both called, too, and it was four-handed to the flop. It checked around, and Boeken put out the first bet of 1,500 on the turn. He found just one call this time as the big blind came along to the river. Check-check again.
The big blind showed , and it was good for the scoop, knocking Boeken back a bit to 27,000 -- still just fine.
, the small blind checked as did John Monnette in the big. The under-the-gun player then bet 350, the small blind check-raised to 1,650, and both Monnette and UTG made the call. All three players decided to check the 
turn, leading to the 
river.
flop, three ways. The table checked to Phil Laak in position, and he put out a bet of 5,200. The small blind check-called, while the player in middle position tanked for a long while before re-potting to 17,800. Laak reraised all in for about 35,000 total. With one player already all in, the small blind tanked and called all in for about 13,000 total.
meant the two all-in players would survive to split the low, and the river 
kept Laak's set in front for the high. He takes a full half of that big pot, improving his stack to 49,000 -- the top of our counts.
flop was kind to Pescatori as it delivered him a set; however, the 
and the two players chopped up some of Bord's chips.
, and the raiser continued out with a pot-sized bet of 1,600. Richey promptly check-raised the pot, making it 6,400, and his opponent tanked and folded, showing 
. Richey flashed 
, too, the same hand but better. Because it dragged the chips.
turn. He found just one call this time as the big blind came along to the 
