We picked up with the action to see Jonathan Duhamel heads up in a hand where the board read . Duhamel led the turn for 18,500 and his opponent called after thinking for about twenty seconds.
The hit the river and Duhamel went into the tank. Eventually, he came out with a bet of 25,000 and now it was his opponent's turn to act. Roughly one minute passed before a call was announced. Duhamel showed for a flopped full house and his opponent quickly mucked his cards. The 2010 WSOP Main Event champion is now sitting around 155,000.
"Seat open Table 4-4-2," a dealer yelled. As we made our way over Jon Turner exiting and the dealer had swiped the cards. Even so, Rex Clinkscales and Keven Stammen were kind enough to fill us in on the details.
According to them, Stammen opened preflop and Turner flatted, bringing about a with two diamonds. Stammen, who held , bet, Turner raised, Stammen three-bet and Turner jammed. Stammen called with the best hand but Turner's was very much alive... that is until a turned. Stammen filled up, and after the meaningless completed the board on the river, Turner exited the tournament.
The player from under the gun opened to 3,300 and it folded around to Keven Stammen in the cutoff. He made it 7.900 to go and the original raiser was the only one who called.
The flop brought onto the felt and Stammen's opponent decided to lead for 9,000. Stammen would not be moved, however, as he moved all in over the top. His opponent quickly released and Stammen picked up the pot. He's now sitting on about 125,000.
Joe Cada took out another opponent when he flipped over the and his opponent flipped over the preflop. There was a sweat on the flop when it came all diamonds , but the turn and river blanked with the and the . Joe Cada now up to 152,000.
In one of the last hands before the break, five-time World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner Mark "Pegasus" Smith got his stack of 18,700 all in preflop and was up against Jon Turner. Smith was in bad shape with the against the of Turner, but a fortunate flop gave him the lead with a pair of aces. Neither the turn nor river changed a thing and Smith kept his hopes of a WSOP bracelet alive.
Rex Clinkscales raised to 2,700 from the button only to have the small blind three-bet to 7,300. The big blind sat pondering for a moment before cutting out a four-bet to 12,500. Clinkscales announced a five-bet all in for his last 37,200 and action was back on the small blind.
The small blind six-bet jammed the rest of his stack in and the big blind quickly let it go.
Clinkscales:
Opponent:
Clinkscales was in dire need of help to stay alive and did not find it when the flop hit the felt. All of that changed, however, when the dropped down on the turn. Suddenly Clinkscales was in the lead and primed to double up. The hit fifth street and ensured that would happen. He's now sitting on about 90,000 in chips and healthily heading into the break.
When we arrived Keven Stammen and Jon Turner were in a hand and on the flop. The board read and Stammen had a bet of 3,300 in front of him. Turner made the call and the came on the turn. Stammen continued with a bet of 5,200. Turner proceeded to call again.
The final card came the . One more time Stammen bet. This time the bet stood at 13,500. This put Turner into the tank. He tanked for over five minutes into the break, and after everyone was well gone he decided to let go of his hand.
Turner said, "5's?"
Stammen chuckled and showed his .
Turner claimed to have Ace high. Stammen told us he was bummed because he thought he got Turner off the best hand. Either way Stammen is up to 130,000 while Turner sits at 81,000.
. Duhamel led the turn for 18,500 and his opponent called after thinking for about twenty seconds.
hit the river and Duhamel went into the tank. Eventually, he came out with a bet of 25,000 and now it was his opponent's turn to act. Roughly one minute passed before a call was announced. Duhamel showed 
for a flopped full house and his opponent quickly mucked his cards. The 2010 WSOP Main Event champion is now sitting around 155,000.
with two diamonds. Stammen, who held 
was very much alive... that is until a 
completed the board on the river, Turner exited the tournament.
onto the felt and Stammen's opponent decided to lead for 9,000. Stammen would not be moved, however, as he moved all in over the top. His opponent quickly released and Stammen picked up the pot. He's now sitting on about 125,000.
and his opponent flipped over the 
preflop. There was a sweat on the flop when it came all diamonds 
and the 
. Joe Cada now up to 152,000.
against the 
flop gave him the lead with a pair of aces. Neither the 
turn nor 
river changed a thing and Smith kept his hopes of a WSOP bracelet alive.
flop hit the felt. All of that changed, however, when the 
hit fifth street and ensured that would happen. He's now sitting on about 90,000 in chips and healthily heading into the break.
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