With about 1,300 in the pot and the board reading , three players remained in the hand. A player in middle position checked and a player in the hijack moved all in for 7,150. Kelly Wolfe was in the cutoff and called while the other player folded.
Wolfe tabled for the nut straight and the hijack showed for two pairs.
The board ran out the and the , sending the pot to Wolfe.
With the board reading , it appeared Maurice Hawkins had led out for 1,000 in the small blind. The player in the big blind called and another player in the hijack three-bet to 2,800. Hawkins then moved all in and the big blind called for his remaining 4,625. The player in the hijack took a few minutes but eventually folded.
Hawkins showen for top pair with a gutshot straight-flush draw. Big blind talbed for middle pair and an open-ended straight draw.
The board ran out and the , shipping the pot to Hawkins.
Craig Varnell has vaulted his chip stack up since last seen. He always seems to have a big stack or no stack, so keep an eye on him to continue building.
On a board reading with about 11,000 in the pot, the big blind checked. Chris Ferguson bet 6,500 and his opponent called. Ferguson tabled for two pairs and his opponent mucked his cards and paid him.
George Dimitriadis was in the blinds and got his remaining 3,725 in the middle. There were four players that appeared to have called an open-raise in early position of 1,000. The initial raiser called and Dimitriadis and all other players folded.
Dimitriadis:
Opponent:
Dimitriadis needed a lot of help if he was going to survive. The flop did just that when the hit the board. The turn was the , putting a bit of a sweat out there with the possible full houses that could beat Dimitriadis. The river was flipped over and the completed things and Dimitriadis didn't just win the hand with a flush, but made a straight flush to the ten to save his tournament life. How's that for a story to tell your friends?! Dimitriadis will remember this one for a long time.