Shannon Shorr opened for 1,400 from middle position and was three-bet to 3,000 by Andy Frankenberger directly behind him. Everyone else got out of the way and Shorr made the call for a heads-up pot.
The flop came and Shorr checked - prompting a 3,000 c-bet from Frankenberger. Shorr made the call.
Both players checked the turn, however, when the landed on the river, Shorr tossed out two orange 5,000-denomination chips and announced, "Eighty-eight hundred." Frankenberger quickly mucked and Shorr scooped the pot.
Shorr is up to 39,000, while Frankenberger slipped to 50,000.
A player in middle position raised to 1,525, the button called, and Luke Schwartz called as well from the small blind. The flop came and all three checked. The turn was the . Schwartz led for 2,500, the original raiser folded, and the button called.
Both Schwartz and his opponent checked the river. Schwartz showed for a busted straight draw, but his jack-high was good enough as his opponent mucked.
Felipe Quijano, who has a large washcloth that he's using to cover his mouth, and Steve Billirakis, who doesn't have a large washcloth with him, were heads up with the board reading . Quijano check-called 6,500 from Billirakis, and the turn brought the .
Quijano checked again, and Billirakis tossed out 14,400. Quijano moved all in, pushing all of his chips out in front of him, and then began staring at Billirakis, who was on his direct left. Billirakis was forced to fold, and Quijano pulled in the pot.
We caught up to see Joe Awada heads up and looking at a board of . Awada fired out 3,300 and received a call.
The turned and Awada bet 7,400. Another call was flung out from his opponent and the fell on fifth street. Awada bet 8,000 and his opponent tanked for a minute before tossing out a call.
"Straight," said Awada, tabling . "I got lucky on you," he continued as he raked in his newly found chips. Awada is currently sitting on 54,000.
An early position player raised it up to 1,800 and action folded around to Will Failla in the small blind who three-bet to 4,300. The big blind got out of the way and the early position player made the call.
The flop came bringing with it a check from each player.
The on the turn saw a check-call from Failla's opponent for 5,000. The on the river saw a similar situation unfold with Failla betting out 8,000 after his opponent checked to him. The early position player folded, and Failla showed . Failla went on to playfully comment "you have to know I have the nuts if I check a flop like that". Failla's opponent sat quietly and waited for the next hand to be dealt.
We caught up with the action on a board reading , where Joe Cada was heads-up against Randy Haddox.
Cada already had a 7,000 bet in front of him and Haddox tanked for some time before tossing in a call.
Both players checked the river and Cada flipped over for pocket sevens. Haddox tabled for a rivered pair of eights - sending a disgusted look through Cada.
Haddox scooped the pot and is up to 195,000. Cada was knocked back down to 60,000.
A player on the button raised to 2,100, and it folded to Viktor Blom in the big blind who paused a moment, then reraised to 6,000. The button took a few seconds, then called.
The flop came . Blom checked, his face directed toward the community cards but looking sidelong at his opponent, watching him carefully as he checked behind. The turn was the . This time Blom stopped riffling his chips for a moment to toss out a bet of 6,000, and after a short pause his opponent called.
The river was the . Blom quickly tapped the felt to check, and his opponent didn't waste much time before checking behind. Blom showed for aces and sixes, while his opponent tabled for a better two pair.
and Shorr checked - prompting a 3,000 c-bet from Frankenberger. Shorr made the call.
turn, however, when the 
landed on the river, Shorr tossed out two orange 5,000-denomination chips and announced, "Eighty-eight hundred." Frankenberger quickly mucked and Shorr scooped the pot.
and all three checked. The turn was the 
. Schwartz led for 2,500, the original raiser folded, and the button called.
river. Schwartz showed 
for a busted straight draw, but his jack-high was good enough as his opponent mucked.
. Quijano check-called 6,500 from Billirakis, and the turn brought the 
.
. Awada fired out 3,300 and received a call.
turned and Awada bet 7,400. Another call was flung out from his opponent and the 
fell on fifth street. Awada bet 8,000 and his opponent tanked for a minute before tossing out a call.
bringing with it a check from each player.
on the turn saw a check-call from Failla's opponent for 5,000. The 
on the river saw a similar situation unfold with Failla betting out 8,000 after his opponent checked to him. The early position player folded, and Failla showed 
. Failla went on to playfully comment "you have to know I have the nuts if I check a flop like that". Failla's opponent sat quietly and waited for the next hand to be dealt.
, where Joe Cada was heads-up against Randy Haddox.
river and Cada flipped over 
for a rivered pair of eights - sending a disgusted look through Cada.
. This time Blom stopped riffling his chips for a moment to toss out a bet of 6,000, and after a short pause his opponent called.
for a better two pair.
