The board read and Eric Crain and Michael Malm were heads up in the hand. Malm came out with a bet and Crain called. The rivered and Malm bet once more. Crain called but mucked his hand after Malm fanned for the scoop.
Two hands later, Steven Wolansky opened with a raise from the small blind. Crain three-bet from the big and Wolansky called. The flop came and both player checked.
Fourth street saw a second jack fall with the . Wolansky fired a bet and Crain stuck around. The hit the river and Wolansky bet once more. Crain called.
Wolansky tabled for quad jacks. Crain stared with his mouth agape at Wolansky's hand and then quickly mucked his own.
After a flop of , Greg Mueller checked to Steven Wolansky on the button. Wolansky bet 60,000, and Mueller called. The turn was the , and both players checked. They again checked the river.
Wolansky announced a straight, and tabled . Mueller mucked.
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Michael Malm raised from the button and Steven Wolansky called from the small blind. Wolansky drew three cards and Malm took one. Wolansky checked and Malm fired a bet. Wolansky stuck aroun.d
Both players drew one on the second draw and Wolansky once again check-called. Wolansky took one more and Malm stood pat. Wolansky checked and Malm fired his last 8,000 chips. Wolansky sighed it off but could not beat Malm's . Malm is now sitting on about 310,000.
Michael Malm opened for a raise on the button, and Steven Wolansky and Eric Crain called from the blinds.
All three players drew two cards. Wolansky checked, Crain bet, and Malm and Wolansky called.
Wolansky again drew two, and the other players drew one. Everyone checked.
Wolansky stayed pat for the third draw, and his opponents each drew one. Wolansky bet, Crain folded, and Malm made what appeared to be a reluctant call. Wolansky showed a . Malm's cards hit the muck.