A shove on the button by Demitiri Pembroke was called in the big blind by Jonathan Slater. Pembroke had his hand seemingly caught in the cookie jar as he tabled versus the of Slater, but a board of meant Pembroke dodged the flush draw on the flop and one with two pair.
Mark Spelman moved all-in and was called by Benjamin Spragg. Spelman had but Spragg was ahead with . The final board of gave a timely boost to Spragg’s stack and sent valiant Spelman to the rail.
Could it be that Spragg now has some tormenting of his own to do? Stay tuned to find out.
Max Silver opened to 60,000 preflop and Jonathan Slater called from the big blind to see a flop. Silver stuck in a continuation bet for another 60,000 which Slater check-called.
On the turn, Slater check-called again, this time to the tune of 155,000 and the dealer put out the river.
Slater checked a third time and Silver now bet a sizeable 245,000. Slater then unexpectedly came in for a min check-raise to 490,000, Silver was slightly surprised and began to mutter something about knowing when to value-bet. He elected to muck his hand and Slater gleefully showed for a complete bluff.
With approximately 500,000 already in the pot and a board reading , Raul Paez bet 170,000 from the small blind and received a call from Alan Gold on the button. When the completed the board on the river, Paez fired out 225,000 and Gold shrugged before saying, "Alright, I call."
He then flipped over the for a full house. Paez shook his head and then sent his cards to the muck.
Benjamin Spragg opened for 62,000 from the button and was met by a three-bet to 145,000 by Max Silver in the big blind. Spragg thought for a few moments before announcing that he was all in for 682,000 and Silver didn't take too long before making the call.
Spragg:
Silver:
Silver was ahead and hit the flop in a big way when it came down . He made two pair and Spragg shifted in his chair a bit. "Jack for me please," he said to the dealer. A moment later the a turned. Spragg hit the gutshot and needed to avoid an ace and nine on the river to double, which is what he did when the peeled off.
"Luck box," Spragg said with a big smile on his face. "I'm lucky." Silver didn't say anything.