That's what Antonio Esfandiari said to the table with eight minutes on the clock. When the action folded to him he opened to 1,325. The players behind him folded till the decision was on the small blind. That player didn't hesitate for a second and put his stack in the middle. The big blind folded and Esfandiari immediately called.
Esfandiari showed up with and was in a race situation. The small blind tabled but would soon get the bad news: on the flop. The on the turn didn't change a thing and neither did the on the river. Esfandiari ended up with a full house and the pocket sixes went into the muck.
"Hey, it wasn't a double up, but you know what? I'll take it!"
This event is scheduled to be a two-day event but there are some people that already think a third day will be needed to complete this one. The first four levels were 30 minutes long but after that the levels have become 40 minutes, and will stay that long for the remainder of the day. They'll play 17 levels total today and tomorrow they continue with 60-minute levels - so this isn't a turbo event the whole way through. Will they finish in two days, or will they need a third? With 320 players still in the tournament there are a lot more to lose before they hand the bracelet to someone.
Lauren Kling just got her last 1,975 chips in the middle with and was looked up by the player in the cut off who showed . Kling was in an excellent position to double up but an ace on the flop would ruin that: . Kling couldn't use the on the turn in any way, and the on the river didn't help either.
Jason Duval raised to 800 from early position and action folded around to the small blind who reraised to 2,100. Duvall called and the flop was dealt. The small blind continued for 1,850 and Duval called. Both players checked the turn. The small blind led for 3,600 on the river and Duval called. As soon as Duval made the call, his opponent slid his cards into the muck.
Duval was sliding his hand into the muck when players reminded the dealer that the winning hand must be shown. Duval verified the rule and showed for a pair of aces. It appeared all the players were anxious to find anything to help do battle with Duval, as he seemed in full control of his table.
We missed the precise preflop action but it was all in before any community card was dealt. Marc-Andre Ladouceur turned over in the cut off while neighbor Aaron Jones on the button tabled . The already unfair battle would become impossible to win for Jones after the flop. The on the turn gave him a useless pair and the on the river wouldn't change a thing. Ladouceur is one of the bigger stacks in the room now while Jones is on his way out.
Jim Collopy opened to 900 from middle position and called when Martin Finger made it 2,500 to go from the small blind. Heads up to the flop where the dealer gave them to work with. Finger bet out 2,700 and Collopy made the call.
On the things got really interesting. Finger bet out 4,500 and Collopy shoved for 9,900 more after some thinking. Finger made the call and showed the best hand with . Collopy need a jack, king or spade because he tabled . The on the river was one of his outs and that made him one of the bigger stacks in the room.
Over on table 8 in the Gold section of the Brasilia Room are three gold bracelet winners. Michael Gathy, Ronnie Bardah and David "Bakes" Baker won one in 2012 and "Bakes" also won one in 2010. Here are their chip counts in this $1,000 Turbo tournament:
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and was in a race situation. The small blind tabled 
but would soon get the bad news: 
on the flop. The 
on the turn didn't change a thing and neither did the 
on the river. Esfandiari ended up with a full house and the pocket sixes went into the muck.
and Weisner spiked her king on the river to win the pot and eliminate her opponent.
and was looked up by the player in the cut off who showed 
. Kling was in an excellent position to double up but an ace on the flop would ruin that: 
. Kling couldn't use the 
on the turn in any way, and the 
on the river didn't help either.
flop was dealt. The small blind continued for 1,850 and Duval called. Both players checked the 
river and Duval called. As soon as Duval made the call, his opponent slid his cards into the muck.
in the cut off while neighbor Aaron Jones on the button tabled 
on the turn gave him a useless pair and the 
on the river wouldn't change a thing. Ladouceur is one of the bigger stacks in the room now while Jones is on his way out.
to work with. Finger bet out 2,700 and Collopy made the call.
things got really interesting. Finger bet out 4,500 and Collopy shoved for 9,900 more after some thinking. Finger made the call and showed the best hand with 
. The 
on the river was one of his outs and that made him one of the bigger stacks in the room.
