Ryan Yu raised to 1,200 in early position and is met with a call from late position to see the flop.
Yu continued for 1,300 and his opponent called as the landed on the turn. Yu bet 4,200, and his opponent called as both players checked the on the river.
A player in early position raised to 1,500, Chris Grigorian called in the cutoff and the big blind came along.
The flop came both the big blind and the early position raiser checked and Grigorian bet out 1,800. The big blind folded and the preflop raiser called.
The turn got checked through on the and they saw the on the river. Grigorian's opponent was thinking about what to do and Grigorian said, "All I can tell you is, don't bluff."
His opponent bet out 2,500 and Grigorian threw in a 500 chip at the exact same time to call. His opponent didn't table his hand right away and Grigorian said "You don't want to show, I won't show either."
The opponent tabled and Grigorian instantly showed for a set of sixes and yelled, "Ship it to Armenia !!!"
On a board of with roughly 20,000 in the middle, the small blind and hijack checked to Allen Kessler who bet 8,000.
Both players called as the completed the board on the river and action checked through.
The small blind tabled his for ace-high, and once the hijack folded, Kessler tabled his for sevens and fours to scoop the pot and move over the 300,000-chip mark.
A player in the cutoff opened to 1,300 and received a call from the player on the button. Robert Weir then called from the small blind and Galen Hall three-bet to 7,000. All three players called and the four of them saw the flop fall . Weir checked, Hall fired a continuation-bet of 8,300 and the players in the cutoff and on the button folded. The action was back on Weir.
"So we meet again!" Weir said.
"No matter how any start," said Hall, laughing.
"It's always you and me!" finished Weir.
"It always ends here!" agreed Hall. "Discretion is the better part of valor," he continued still with a bit of a laugh.
"Indeed it is!" said Weir, laughing a bit as well as he made the call.
The turn came and Weir checked. Hall thought for a bit and then started up again.
"Got that five-six? Trying to hit that gutter? I'm gonna let you bluff on the river," he said as he checked.
"There you go!" said Weir as the dealer turned over the river . Weir checked and Hall checked behind.
Weir tabled for a pair of threes and the table erupted.
"Wow!" somebody said.
Hall smirked, looking back at his cards with his facial expression screaming that he couldn't beat the pair of treys: "serious?!" he said as he started to giggle again. He then mucked his hand and the giggle turned into laughter among both Hall and Weir.
"This is the most fun I've had playing poker in a really long time," Hall said as he counted his chips.
"It has been a blast!" agreed Weir. "It really has! I appreciate you saying that!"
A player raised in the hijack to 1,200 and received calls from Robert Weir on the button, Galen Hall in the small blind, and the player in the big blind. The flop came and action checked to Weir, who bet 3,500. Hall called and the big blind folded. The hijack then shoved for a total of 20,600. Weir thought for about a minute and then folded, putting action on Hall. Hall did the math and decided to call.
Galen Hall:
Opponent:
Hall had a pair and a gutshot straight draw to his opponent's nines. The turn came to complete his straight, giving his opponent nothing more than the three sixes left in the deck to chop. Unfortunately for him, the river came and he was eliminated from the tournament as Hall reclaimed the chips he recently lost in a pot to Weir.
A player raised to 1,600 from early position, and a player in middle position three-bet to 4,500. The player next to act called, and John Gottwald instantly four-bet shoved for 41,500 from the button. After the original raiser folded, the middle position player five-bet shoved for around 70,000. The remaining opponent, who had around 21,000 behind, sighed and folded.
John Gottwald:
Opponent:
Gottwald was in a world of trouble with his kings, but he took the news in stride, smiling and shaking his head before the flop could fall. The turn gave Gottwald a flush draw, however, and the river, while giving his opponent top set, gave Gottwalk the nut flush and the winner.
Scott Long opened the action and was three-bet to 6,500 by Mike Holm. Everyone else stepped aside before Long went all in for 13,900. Holm asked for a count and called the rest.
Scott Long:
Mike Holm:
Holm's big slick was in trouble against Long's pocket rockets. Long held on the board and got a much-needed double.