Mike Leah had the bring-in with the (yes, a nine) and then called when John Kabbaj completed with the . Leah proceeded to call bets on fourth through sixth streets before both players checked on seventh.
Leah: / /
Kabbaj: /
"One pair," Kabbaj said and showed nines. It turned out to be good as Leah showed he hand unimproved eights from the get go.
Andrey Zhigalov was left very short stacked after he called the completion on third, checked the fourth and then called the bets on fifth and sixth before checking seventh versus Joe Tehan. The Russian was chasing a low but could not get there to get scooped.
Zhigalov: / /
Tehan: / /
One hand later the game type switched.
Omaha Hi-Low
Joe Tehan raised to 30,000 and Mike Leah called, Zhigalov was all in for 24,000 from the button and Fu Wong also called in the big blind. The flop was checked through to Leah and he bet 15,000, only Wong called. Leah then bet the turn and Wong check-called 30,000 to do so again after the river.
Tehan had for a six high straight and 6-5 low, Wong won the hi pot with for a nine high straight and Zhigalov mucked his cards. The dealer flipped over his and the cash game specialist with the PokerStars nickname "gigaloff" has been eliminated in 11th place.
Action folded to Mike Leah on the button and he raised to 30,000. Christopher McHugh then three-bet to 45,000 from the small blind, the big folded, and Leah called to see a flop. McHugh bet, Leah called, and the appeared on the turn.
McHugh bet 30,000, Leah called, and after the call was made the completed the board on the river. McHugh immediately bet 30,000 and Leah took his time before acting. His body language suggested that he knew he was in trouble, but he made the call nonetheless. Sure enough, McHugh rolled over the for a rivered flush and Leah simply mucked.
In the previous hand, Fu Wong called the barrels of John Kabbaj and then folded on the river of a board to leave himself with about one big blind.
The very next hand he was all in for 19,000 out of the big blind and the action folded to Mike Leah on the button. Leah raised to 40,000 and Christopher McHugh called in the small blind.
On the flop, McHugh check-called 20,000 and then check-raised from 40,000 to 80,000 once the turn appeared. Leah folded and we proceeded to the showdown:
McHugh:
Wong:
Only a low card could save Wong from elimination to chop the pot but the was of no help to see him depart in 10th place. The remaining players now get moved to the nine-handed unofficial feature table and the live stream without hole cards takes place with a five minute delay.
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Joe Tehan raised to 40,000 and Christopher McHugh called from the small blind, so did Thomas Keller in the big blind. Keller check-folded the flop but McHugh check-called the 20,000 from Tehan to see the turn. Our chip leader check-called the 40,000 bet and repeated that after the as well.
Tehan turned over and would have almost quartered his opponent if it wasn't for the river, as McHugh showed for the higher two pair. Tehan chopped it and took the low.
One hand later, Tom Schneider raised to 40,000 and Erik Seidel called in the big blind. Seidel then bet the flop, both checked the turn. Seidel bet 40,000 after the river and Schneider mucked his cards.