David Singer, who has been quietly amassing a lot of chips, just took a hit to his stack. We came to the action on the turn, with the board showing . Daniel Idema bet, Singer raised, and Idema three-bet. Singer called, and the two players saw a on the river. Idema bet out again, and Singer went into the tank. After a couple minutes, he elected to fold.
As Idema slid his cards back to the dealer, he claimed he had for sevens full. Singer may have lost the pot, but he saved a bet on the end.
On the turn, the board read . Gaurav Kalro checked to David Bach, who bet out. Kalro called. The river was the , and this time Kalro bet out. Bach hesitated, clearly not happy with this turn of events, but he eventually called, and Kalro showed for a rivered straight.
Kalro has been quietly building his stack all day, and now has 165,000 in front of him.
Online legend James "mig.com" Mackey, Avinash Kataria and one other player each put in five bets before the flop, according to a player at the table.
We found Mackey betting the turn with the board reading . His opponent raised, and Mackey came back over the top for three bets. Kataria tanked before folding, saying he couldn't believe what he was laying down.
Mackey continues to surge upward in the chip counts, while Kataria busted a couple of hands later when an opponent turned trip eights with against Kataria's .
David Chiu bet out on the river with the board reading , and Andrey Zaichenko raised. Chiu paused for a few moments before pushing his chips forward for a call, telling Zaichenko a full house is good if he has had. Zaichenko nodded and turned over for a rivered tens-full. Chiu muttered "Wow" under his breath and mucked his cards, implying he has well ahead before the river.
Despite the loss, Chiu still has 76,000. Zaichenko, after taking in that pot, sits with 150,000.
We found Randy Ohel, showing , contemplating a bet on seventh street from Kwang Choi, who had . Ohel seemed to agonize over the decision for a minute before ultimately folding.
"Good laydown," Choi said, showing Ohel the respect and the in the hole.
Gaurav Kalro once again got the best of David "Gunslinger" Bach. Bach bet out on fourth street, and Kalro beat him into the pot with his call. When Bach bet on fifth street, Kalro raised, and Bach called. Kalro bet on both sixth street and the river as well, with Bach calling both bets.
Showdown:
Gaurav Kalro: /
David Bach: /
Kalro takes the pot with his 7-4, and is up to 190,000. David Bach is back down to 32,000.