Chino Rheem rushed into the tournament area, obviously amped up from from his runner-up finish that had happened just moments ago in Event #18: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha. The bracelet still eludes Rheem and it's obvious he's ready to get right back into the action.
Ben Lamb opened to 4,400 from the button and received a call from a player in the small blind and Matt Glantz in the big blind.
All three players checked the flop and turn leading to a final runout of 8♥5♣4♣10♥4♦. The small blind checked, Glantz bet 15,000, Lamb called and the small blind got out of the way.
Glantz tabled 8♠8♦J♣J♠ for eights full of fours while Lamb showed down A♥A♦8♣6♠ for an eight-low to take the other half.
Michael Duek was moved to this table just after the hand concluded.
On a river reading 9♣5♦5♠8♦3♦, Benny Glaser was facing a bet of 39,000 from Joao Simao. Glaser mulled over his decision for a good minute before matching the bet.
Glaser tabled his hand right away, knowing he was guaranteed a piece with his A♣K♦10♦2♦ but he saw the bad news he'd only get a quarter back when Simao tabled A♦9♦2♥7♠, beating the second nut flush of Glaser and tying his nut low.
Scott Clements opened to 3,500 from middle position and received calls from Julien Martini in the cutoff and Dan Zack in the big blind.
All three players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of K♠10♠10♣A♠5♦. Zack bet 4,000, Clements raised to 14,000, Martini called and Zack got out of the way.
No low was possible and Clements tabled A♦Q♦10♥5♣ for tens full of aces to take the pot.
Niveau: 8
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Mike Matusow opened to 2,600 from under the gun, Cliff Josephy called from the button and Richie Allen defended from the big blind.
The flop came 9♥9♦4♣. Allen checked, Matusow bet 3,400 and Josephy called. Allen raised to 12,000 and both opponents quickly folded.
Allen revealed the K♣Q♣6♥3♥ in his hand before taking the pot.
It felt like a friendly game when Loni Hui, Ben Lamb, and Matt Glantz all checked a turn of 3♠5♠Q♦5♦. The river completed with the 8♦, checking through. They turned their hands over in order, with Hui and Lamb showing almost identical hands.
Loni Hui: A♥K♦10♥4♠
Ben Lamb: A♣K♥J♦4♣
Glantz took a moment looking at his hand but according to him he was just checked out before finally tabling 7♠4♥3♣2♦ to take down the high with a pair of threes while the other two chopped the low.
With two players seeing a final board of 5♣4♠7♣7♥J♥ and about 40,000 in the middle, Ren Lin checked from the big blind and a player who was under the gun bet 40,000. Lin went briefly into the tank before making the call.
"You win" Lin's opponent told him, tabling A♣8♣3♥2♥ for the nut-low and ace-high. Lin turned over A♦Q♠6♠2♠ for the nut-low and a better ace-high to take three quarters of the pot.
Ren Lin placed a bet for 2,000 on a flop that read 4♦10♠4♣ and Leif Force called, prompting Lin to ask, "You look or no look?".
The turn was the 7♣ and this time he bet 10,000 and got a fold from Force.
Force flashed the 8♠ before mucking and Lin said, "No good... no good!" before flashing the 10♥6♦, declaring three pair.
With the board reading 8♥6♣4♣ and about 5,000 in the middle, Viktor Blom bet 3,600 from the big blind and received a call from a palyer who was under the gun.
Blom bet again for 13,400 on the J♣ turn and this time it was enough to force a fold from his opponent.
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