We caught the aftermath of a classic cooler situation, with 
and 
straddling an enormous pot of more than 40,000 chips. A board of 
showed that no bad beats had occurred this time.
The proud owner of the rockets was Budwey Salhab, and after the dealer counted out the player's stacks, his stack of 60,900 had been doubled in style.
WPT Jacksonville Main Event 2011 winner Anthony Ruberto raised it up to 4,500. His opponent called out of the blinds. They took a flop of 
. Roberto's opponent immediately pushed all in. Roberto took little time in calling. They showed:
Roberto: 
Opponent:
Roberto needed to fade clubs to get the knockout. The turn was the 
. The river came the 
and that gave Roberto the winning straight. Roberto got the knockout and is now at 88,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
We came to the table on the turn with the board showing 
. A player had bet 5,000 and "Johnny World" Hennigan threw out three orange chips for a raise to 15,000. His opponent went into the tank. After about a minute, he asked Hennigan how much he had behind, and Johnny World told him about 50,000. After about another minute, he asked again, and got virtually the same response. Pretty soon after that the clock was called, giving Hennigan's opponent 60 seconds to act or his hand would be folded. With about five seconds left, he went all-in and Hennigan called. Hennigan showed 
for a flush, and his opponent showed 
. The meaningless river card was the 
, and Hennigan doubled up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
61,300
|
61,300 |
|
||
Nível: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Scott Clements raised under-the-gun to 4200, and a player reraised all-in for about 25,000. Action folded around to Clements, who thought for a minute before calling. The all-in player turned over 
, and Clements turned over 
for a virtual coin-flip. The board ran out 
, and Clements sent his opponent to the rail with his pocket pair.
A raising war just occurred between Australian poker pro Brendon Rubie and an opponent who wishes he stayed there. Rubie began the battle by three-betting to 24,500, a move which was met by a four-bet to 44,500. Undeterred, Rubie calmly cut 63,500 from his stack and slid it into the pot.
When he heard his opponent announce himself all-in for approximately 40,000 more, Rubie snap called and rolled over 
. The mother of all poker hands had her son Big Slick dominated, and while the 
made top pair on a board of 
, Rubie scooped perhaps the largest pot of the night.
Rubie, who has cashed for over $1,000,000 in his live tournament career, is now the overwhelming chip leader in the "Millionaire Maker" event as Day 2 marches onward.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
325,000
282,100
|
282,100 |
We missed the action while recording Brendon Rubie's massive pot being built, but PokerStars Team Pro Randy "naonoko" Lew lost his chips and headed for the cashier's cage.
The increasing blinds and antes are taking their toll, as some players who seemed reasonably healthy a level or two ago now feel forced to make a move. Dan Kelly was recently the victim of this situation. He raised pre-flop to 5,500, only to see an opponent move all in for 37,500. Everyone else folded. Kelly thought for a moment but decided it wasn't worth the risk and folded his cards. He still has about 170,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Poker pro Matt Stout was recently eliminated after a flop of 
. Stout's 
was good for top pair, but the held by his opponent had him outkicked, and the field loses one of its stronger players.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminado |
We missed the hand, but it was hard to miss the aftermath: Scott Clements with a mountainous pile of chips being pushed his way, and a dejected-looking opponent walking away from the table with nothing but green felt in front of his now-empty seat. The pot was so big that Clements was still sorting and stacking his chips five minutes later, but it looks like he now has about 200,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
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