Robert Mizrachi raised to 700 from the cutoff and Jen Harman called from the small blind. The duo took a flop of and Harman checked to the raiser. Mizrachi continued out for 700 only to have Harman come over the top for 2,700 total. Mizrachi thought for a moment, but ultimately opted to ditch his hand. Harman was pushed the pot and now sits on a stack of about 28,500 in chips.
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An early positioned player cut out a raise and a short-stacked Kevin MacPhee moved all in over the top for his last 700. Action folded back to the original raiser who mulled over the decision for a moment.
"Alright, I feel lucky," said MacPhee's opponent.
MacPhee:
Opponent:
The board ran out , offering MacPhee a straight and giving him the winning hand to double. He's now sitting on about 1,500 in chips.
Brian Rast was under the gun and opened with a raise to 550. Scotty Nguyen flatted from the next seat over and it folded around to Brad Ruben in the small blind. Ruben cut out a three-bet to 1,875 and action folded back around to Rast. Rast called the three-bet and Scotty wasted little time four-betting to 6,150. Ruben five-bet shipped all in, Rast folded, and Nguyen called an additional 2,100 for his tournament life.
Nguyen:
Ruben:
The board fell , allowing Ruben's pocket aces to stay out in front. Nguyen was eliminated from play and Ruben's stack is now up to about 30,000.
An early positioned player raised to 400 and the player in the small blind called. Brandon Cantu announced a pot sized raise from the big blind, making it 1,600 to go. Both of his opponents called to see a flop.
The dealer fanned on the felt and the small blind checked.
"Pot," said Cantu once again, betting 4,800.
The original raiser quickly got out of the way and the small blind thought for a moment before releasing his cards as well. Cantu raked in the pot and now has about 37,000 in chips.