Niveau 4
: 300/500, 500 ante
Matthew Mercurio, who knocked out a similarly-stacked opponent with a straight versus nut flush draw earlier today, just took down another big pot to add to his stack.
Mercurio was in the small blind and called a bet of 3,500 from an opponent in middle position on a flop of 
. The turn was the 
, and Mercurio check-called another bet of 4,500.
The river came the 
and Mercurio checked once again. This time his opponent checked behind and Mercurio showed 
for two pair, eights and sevens, which was good enough to take the pot.
"He had a flush draw, too. Jesus," a tablemate said upon seeing how much the flop had helped Mercurio.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
157,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
. Stephen Silverman sat in the big blind and checked it over to Qui Nguyen. From early position, Nguyen bet 4,100, Silverman made the call. 
, and Silverman checked again. Nguyen thought about the spot for about a minute before deciding to bet 7,000. Silverman made the call fairly quickly.
for top pair, but that was bested by the 
of Silverman who took down the pot.
, the player on the button bet 10,000 as action went back on Jim Grant in the cutoff.
flop, Talal Shakerchi checked in early position, Michael Gathy bet 2,700 in the cutoff, and Shakerchi called.
, which was barely good enough to defeat Gathy's 
action checked to Moreno, who bet 6,200. His opponent called to send the two players to the river. 
for turned trips. With a look of disgust the middle position player mucked, sending more chips Moreno's way.
on the felt.
. Sodafsky had lost a big one, but managed to get away from it before she lost all of it.
river. After a little thought, Hsiung shook his head and checked behind. 
. James Sileo was in the cutoff and bet 2,900. He got calls from Mangual Ruivo and the third player in the hand.
for the straight which got both of his opponents to muck.
