Dan Heimiller raised, Dan Kelly called from the button and Michael Cooper came along from the big blind.
The flop came , and Cooper checked. Heimiller bet again, but this time Kelly raised. Cooper cold-called, and Heimiller called. The turn brought a , and Cooper led out. Both of his opponents made the call to see a come on the river. Cooper bet once more, and Heimiller folded. Kelly tossed in a call.
Cooper:
Kelly couldn't bet a full house, and Cooper took the pot.
Dan Heimiller completed with a after it folded around to him in last position. Dan Kelly made the call with up. Kelly called down through sixth, then bet when checked to on seventh.
Heimiller:
Kelly:
Kelly had called down despite holding two paint cards, so Heimiller went deep into the tank. He thought for about two minutes, thinking aloud softly.
"Gahhh," he finally said as he flicked his cards away as if he wanted them never to return.
"I thought you had broadway, then I saw it was Razz," another player said.
"It wasn't stud?" Kelly deadpanned before allowing a sly smile.
Daniel Idema was all in on third street, and Dan Kelly was his only opponent. When the dealer had distributed all seven cards, Idema held for 9-7-5, and Kelly held for 9-7-6. Idema took the pot, and now has 42,000.
We just witnessed the unusual phenomenon of a seven-card stud hand with 4-way action on sixth street and no showdown. On sixth street, the players boards were:
Darin Thomas:
Rep Porter:
David Bach:
George Rechnitzer:
Porter bet, and Bach called. Then Rechnitzer raised. Thomas thought for a minute before folding. Porter called, and Bach went into the tank. After a couple minutes, he eventually folded. On the river, Porter checked, Rechnitzer bet, and Porter thought for a minute before eventually folding.
David Bach, curious about what he would have drawn had he called on sixth street, politely asked Rechnitzer if he could show his river card. Rechnitzer obliged, showing the . He then also showed that he had nines full. While Rechnitzer raked in the huge pot, both Bach and Porter were surely happy with their laydowns.
, and Cooper checked. Heimiller bet again, but this time Kelly raised. Cooper cold-called, and Heimiller called. The turn brought a 
, and Cooper led out. Both of his opponents made the call to see a 
come on the river. Cooper bet once more, and Heimiller folded. Kelly tossed in a call.
after it folded around to him in last position. Dan Kelly made the call with 
up. Kelly called down through sixth, then bet when checked to on seventh.
for 9-7-5, and Kelly held 
for 9-7-6. Idema took the pot, and now has 42,000.
