Amnon Filippi raised from middle position, and the button three-bet him. Filippi made the call.
Filippi checked the flop, and he called his opponent's bet. The turn was the , and Filippi again check-called. Both players checked the river, and Filippi turned over for a pair of fours. His opponent showed though and took the pot.
Daniel Negreanu completed with a , and the bring-in called with . Negreanu fired again after catching a against his opponent's . Negreanu started the table talk as his opponent contemplated.
"I'm betting everything I've got, buddy," he said, tossing all chips in the middle. "So, if you're got a set or something, just start raising.
"I'm not there yet. I'll let you know when I get there."
His opponent only called, however. Negreanu bet when he caught good again with on fifth, while his opponent was dealt .
"Are you there?" his opponent asked. Negreanu just shook his head, but his opponent folded.
"See," Negreanu said, turning over . "I wasn't there yet."
We found Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin, who finished runner-up in a $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event a few days ago, calling an opponent's river bet on an board. Baldwin's opponent showed , and Baldwin's took the pot.
Matt Glantz raised from early position with a three and got three callers. Glantz got it all in on fifth street with one other player, showing a pair of threes against his opponent's pocket tens.
Glantz: /
Opponent: /
Glantz took the lead on sixth when he made two pair. He turned over a to complete his hand, meaning his opponent still had a chance to win if he improved his hand. Glantz's opponent turned over a to make better two pair and eliminate Glantz.
Jason Mercier called a bet on fourth street with an against his opponent's . When Mercier caught good with a and his opponent caught paint, Mercier's bet took down the pot.