Action folded to Grant Levy in the small blind and he raised to 71,000, which Richard "nutsinho" Lyndaker called from the big. The flop saw Levy continue for 87,000, Lyndaker called, and the peeled off on the turn.
Levy bet again, this time 136,000, but he couldn't shake Lyndaker, who put in the chips to see the river. Levy slowed down with a check and then quickly folded when Lyndaker slid out 385,000.
On the button, Ami Barer raised to 50,000. Manny Stavropoulos called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Stavropoulos checked, Barer bet 44,000, and Stavropoulos called.
The turn was the , and Stavropoulos checked. Barer fired 109,000, and Stavropoulos made the call.
The river was the , and Stavropoulos checked. Barer bet 123,000, and Stavropoulos snap-called.
"Jacks," announced Barer, but before he could turn his hand over, Stavropoulos showed the for trip kings. Barer mucked, and Stavropoulos won the pot.
On the very next hand, Brian Rast raised to 54,000 from the hijack seat, and Barer reraised to 180,000 from the cutoff seat. Action moved back to Rast, and he gave it some thought before folding.
Always nice when you win something unexpected. Anthony Legg mustn't have expected to win a bean when he looked down at in the big blind but Joel Douaglin allowed him in to win a small pot.
He completed from the small blind and Legg checked his option and checked behind on an flop. The turn brought the and Douaglin check-called 35,000 to see the complete the river. He check-called another 62,000 and was shown the bad news. He smiled and mucked.
Lennart Uphoff opened for 55,000 under the gun and then called when Anthony Legg three-bet to 128,000 from the small blind. The flop saw Legg continue for 130,000, Uphoff call, and then both players checked the turn as well as the river.
Legg showed the , but it was no good as Uphoff held the for two pair.
From the cutoff seat, Manny Stavropoulos raised to 52,000. Calvin Ho reraised on the button to 150,000, and play folded back to Stavropoulos. He reraised with two fistfuls of chips to 402,000, and then Ho moved all in. Stavropoulos called to put his tournament life on the line for 561,000 total, and he held the . Ho had the .
The flop, turn, and river came , and Stavropoulos spiked the double thanks to the king on the turn.
Richard Lyndaker flopped a flush and managed to get a couple of streets of value out of it.
Lennart Uphoff opened to 55,000 from the cutoff and was called by Grant Levy on the button and Lyndaker in the small blind. The flop fanned and Uphoff continued for 85,000 and was only called by Lyndaker.
Uphoff bet another 175,000 on the turn and was check-called again before both players checked the river.
"I win!" said Lyndaker as he opened . He was right as Uphoff folded.
Grant Levy got those chips listed below in hand that went into the break, a hand where he lay in waiting for his prey before striking on the river.
Anthony Legg raised to 40,000 from the cutoff and was called by Lennart Uphoff on the button and Levy in the small blind. The flop came and the action checked around to Uphoff who bet 55,000. Levy was the only caller and check-called another 115,000 on the turn.
The river was the and Levy checked once more. His German opponent took the bait and fired 185,000 only to fold when Levy added another 232,000 on top.
flop saw Levy continue for 87,000, Lyndaker called, and the 
peeled off on the turn.
river. Levy slowed down with a check and then quickly folded when Lyndaker slid out 385,000.
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, and Stavropoulos checked. Barer fired 109,000, and Stavropoulos made the call.
, and Stavropoulos checked. Barer bet 123,000, and Stavropoulos snap-called.
for trip kings. Barer mucked, and Stavropoulos won the pot.
in the big blind but Joel Douaglin allowed him in to win a small pot.
flop. The turn brought the 
and Douaglin check-called 35,000 to see the 
complete the river. He check-called another 62,000 and was shown the bad news. He smiled and mucked.
flop saw Legg continue for 130,000, Uphoff call, and then both players checked the 
river.
, but it was no good as Uphoff held the 
for two pair.
.
, and Stavropoulos spiked the double thanks to the king on the turn.
and Uphoff continued for 85,000 and was only called by Lyndaker.
turn and was check-called again before both players checked the 
river.
turn.
and Levy checked once more. His German opponent took the bait and fired 185,000 only to fold when Levy added another 232,000 on top.