Bobby Rooney raised to 40,00 on the button, and Brian Pingel came along in the big blind. The flop brought the , and Pingel checked. Rooney continuation-bet 55,000, and Pingel shipped all in. Rooney snap-called, and the players showed.
Pingel:
Rooney:
Rooney's bottom two pair was in the lead, but he had a lot of cards to fade. A harmless fell on the turn, and Pingel needed a heart or a seven to complete his hand. It wasn't to be, as a river ended his tournament run in fourth.
Allan Kwong opened to 57,000 in the small blind, and Bobby Rooney called in the big blind. The flop came , and Rooney called Kwong's 80,000 bet. Both players checked the turn and saw another brick, this time the , hit the river. Kwong checked, and Rooney tossed four red chips in the middle, a 100,000 bet. Kwong folded.
Bobby Rooney, down to his last 100,000 or so, shipped all in from the button. Chad Holloway reraised all in, forcing a fold from Allan Kwong.
Rooney:
Holloway:
The flop brought little help for Rooney: . An turn meant he had picked up a backdoor flush draw, and Holloway remarked that it's "never easy." Sure enough, the fell on the river and Rooney doubled up.
Shortly thereafter, Kwong raised all in from the small blind and Rooney instantly called off from the big blind. This time, Rooney was ahead.
Rooney:
Kwong:
A flop helped nobody, as did an turn. On the river, heartbreak arrived for Rooney in the form of the , and he finished third for $33,903.
Holloway and Kwong are now heads up, with Holloway holding a sizable lead.