The button raised to 450 and Russell Thomas 3-bet to 950 in the small blind. The big blind called and the button folded. came on the flop. Thomas bet 1,050 and his opponent quickly called. The fell on the turn and again Thomas fired, this time to 2,100. Again his opponent made the call. The river brought the and this time Thomas checked. His opponent bet out 3500 and that ended the hand for Thomas. He is now down to 6,900.
Action folded to Calvin Anderson's small blind and he made it 450 to go. The big blind shipped all in for an unknown amount and Anderson snapped him off.
Anderson showed and was racing with his opponent's . The board brought and Anderson's club flush was enough to score the knockout. He now has a stack of about 26,000.
We arrived at the table to find Andy Frankenberger pondering a call of an opponent's all in bet. It was 2,200 back to Frankenberger and he tossed out a call only to find that he was crushed.
Frankenberger:
Opponent:
Frankenberger vaulted right into the lead on the flop and never released his grip on the hand as the turned and the rivered. The two-time WSOP champion is now sitting on about 20,000 in chips.
We arrived as the dealer dealt out all the cards with the board showing a straight with the . The cards were tabled with Lee Gaines having for the nut straight which dominated his opponents pair of kings. Gaines got the knock out and the chip lead. Gaines now boasting a stack of 45,000.
Action folded to Jason Somerville's button and he popped it up to 400. The big blind was his only caller and the two saw hit the felt.
The big blind checked to Somerville who bet 500. Somerville's opponent quickly raised to 1,075 and Somerville stayed the course. The paired the board on fourth street and Somerville's opponent put him all in. Somerville called for his last roughly 2,500 and showed . Ultimately though, he was behind the for trips held by his opponent. The river bricked out and Somerville was sent packing.