On his first hand at the main feature table, Andrew Hinrichsen saw a flop with Ryan Lenaghan. After Lenaghan raised from under the gun to 275,000, Hinrichsen called from the big blind. The flop came down and Hinrichsen checked. Lenaghan bet 300,000 and Hinrichsen made the call.
The turn was the and both players checked. The river then completed the board with the and Hinrichsen checked. Lenaghan fired 450,000, but was met with a check-raise to 1.2 million from Hinrichsen. Lenaghan made the call and was shown the from Hinrichsen for a full house on the river.
Gregory Kaplan opened from the hijack for 250,000, and Konstantinos Mamaliadis called from the button. Andrey Pateychuk came along as well from the big blind.
The flop came . Pateychuk checked, Kaplan bet 420,000, Mamaliadis called, and Pateychuk folded. Both Kaplan and Mamaliadis then checked the turn.
The river brought the and a bet of 1 million from Kaplan. Mamaliadis considered the situation, then folded. Kaplan gave Mamaliadis something else to consider by showing one of his hole cards -- the .
Kaplan has 7.2 million now, while Mamaliadis has 6.1 million.
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David Sands gives girlfriend, Erika Moutinho, a hug after he busted out in 30th place from the Main Event
John Hewitt opened with a raise to 255,000 from the cutoff seat and then play folded to David "Doc" Sands in the big blind. Sands reraised all in for 2.255 million in chips. There have been a few times Sands has squeezed all in from the big blind today and this was another one. Hewitt tanked for about two minutes and then made the call with the . Sands held the and was dominated.
The flop came down and Sands flopped a gutshot to Broadway. Hewitt held two pair and was still in the lead.
The turn was the , which left Sands needing a king and a king only to double up in this thing. His girlfriend, Erika Moutinho, was on the edge of her seat, anxiously waiting the river card.
The river was the and although it was paint, it wasn't the paint Sands needed. He was eliminated in 30th place for $242,636.
After shaking the hands of everyone at his table, Sands and Moutinho embraced in a big hug. Sands whispered some encouraging words in his girlfriend's ear as she is still alive here in the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. The question now is, will his elimination affect her in a any way?
It folded around to Samuel Holden on the button who open-shoved all in for 1.515 million. Holden got one caller in Khoa Nguyen from the big blind.
Holden showed and Nguyen . The flop came , giving Holden a gutshot. "One time," he said, and the dealer promptly delivered his request by turning over the . There was no reaction, however, to the sight of the straight, as all remained quiet. Indeed, a river spade could still ruin things for Holden. But the river brought the , and Holden doubled up.
"My one time worked," Holden said with a smile.
We'll see if he requires any more one times, as Holden is still on the relative short side with 3.1 million. Nguyen, meanwhile, still has a healthy 15.2 million, which keeps him near the top of the counts along with Ryan Lenaghan.
Ryan Lenaghan raised to 275,000 from the button and Matt Giannetti called from the small blind. The flop came down and both players checked to see the land on the turn. GIannetti led the turn for 400,000 and Lenaghan called.
The river completed the board with the and both players checked again. Giannetti checked and Lenaghan checked behind. Giannetti tabled the and Lenaghan showed pocket jacks.
From the hijack seat, Martin Staszko raised to 260,000. Matt Giannetti called from the big blind and the flop came down . Giannetti checked and Staszko checked behind. The turn was the and Giannetti fired 410,000. Staszko folded and Giannetti won the pot.
Gionni Demers raised to 260,000 from middle position, and it folded around to Bounahra Badih in the big blind. Badih checked his cards and thought a bit, then announced he was reraising all in with the 1.605 he had left. Demers quickly called.
Badih:
Demers:
Badih got up and as he's done before when all in went over to the rail, standing with his back to the table and sharing laughs and smiles with his supporters. "I hate aces," he said. "I hate them, I hate them. I prefer seven-deuce offsuit. I honestly do..."
He continued to outline his antagonism toward pocket rockets as the dealer delivered the five community cards . Love 'em or hate 'em, aces saved Badih, as he now has 3.41 million. Demers, meanwhile, probably isn't liking aces too much either at the moment. He has 1.67 million left.
Ben "Benba" Lamb opened to 260,000, and JP Kelly called near the button. The flop fell , and both players checked. The two knuckled again after the turned, and Lamb checked a third time once the completed the board. Kelly tossed out 510,000, and Lamb tank-called.
Kelly rolled over for an ace-high flush, Lamb mucked, and Kelly raked in the pot.
From the button, Ryan Lenaghan raised to 275,000. Matt Giannetti called from the small blind and the flop came down . Giannetti checked and Lenaghan bet 325,000. Giannetti made the call to see the land on the turn. Both players checked and the river completed the board with the . Both checked again.
Giannetti showed the and Lenaghan mucked his hand.
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and Hinrichsen checked. Lenaghan bet 300,000 and Hinrichsen made the call.
and both players checked. The river then completed the board with the 
and Hinrichsen checked. Lenaghan fired 450,000, but was met with a check-raise to 1.2 million from Hinrichsen. Lenaghan made the call and was shown the 
from Hinrichsen for a full house on the river.
. Pateychuk checked, Kaplan bet 420,000, Mamaliadis called, and Pateychuk folded. Both Kaplan and Mamaliadis then checked the 
turn.
and a bet of 1 million from Kaplan. Mamaliadis considered the situation, then folded. Kaplan gave Mamaliadis something else to consider by showing one of his hole cards -- the 
.
. Sands held the 
and was dominated.
, which left Sands needing a king and a king only to double up in this thing. His girlfriend, Erika Moutinho, was on the edge of her seat, anxiously waiting the river card.
and although it was paint, it wasn't the paint Sands needed. He was eliminated in 30th place for $242,636.
and Nguyen 
, and Holden doubled up.
and both players checked again. Giannetti checked and Lenaghan checked behind. Giannetti tabled the 
turned, and Lamb checked a third time once the 
completed the board. Kelly tossed out 510,000, and Lamb tank-called.
land on the turn. Both players checked and the river completed the board with the 
. Both checked again.