Action folded around to Calvin Anderson and he made it 1,200 from the small blind. Robert Mizrachi came over the top for 3,600 total and Anderson announced a pot-sized raise in reply. Mizrachi called and the two saw a flop of . Anderson took a moment before checking over to Mizrachi. Mizrachi fired 20,000 and Anderson instantly called for his last roughly 16,500 in chips.
Anderson:
Mizrachi:
The board completed with the and the , giving Mizrachi a turned straight and besting Anderson's flopped top set. Anderson was eliminated from play and Mizrachi now has about 83,000 in chips.
Mikal Blomlie opened for 2,500 on the button and saw Daniel Idema pot it for 8,100 in the blinds. Blomlie made the call, and the flop brought . Idema bet 12,000, and Blomlie announced all in and was quickly called.
Idema:
Blomlie:
Blomlie had a wheel draw, but Idema had one of his outs as well as a big lead for the high half. The turn and river were bricks, and Idema took Blomlie's stack.
"Boy, you'll get your money in with just about anything," Todd Brunson joked.
Maria Ho continues to see positive results from draw games.
In a recent pot, she called a raise out of the big blind, and we picked up the action with Ho check-raising after the second draw. Her opponent made the call, and both players patted the last round of discards. Ho bet and her opponent called.
Ho showed , good for an eight-six low and an eight-badugi.
Action folded around to Calvin Anderson in the small blind and he slid out a raise. Robert Mizrachi called from the big blind and both players took two new cards at the first draw. Anderson checked and Mizrachi tapped the table behind. Both took two new cards once more, and Anderson led out with a bet. Mizrachi came over the top and Anderson called.
For the final draw, Anderson took one and Mizrachi stood pat. Anderson checked, Mizrachi folded, and Anderson ultimately opted to ditch his cards. Mizrachi picked up the pot and now has about 62,000 in chips while Anderson has dropped to 52,000.
We found Thayer Rasmussen getting all in on sixth street against Denis Ethier.
"You're ahead of me right now," Ethier said.
Rasmussen: /
Ethier: /
Indeed, Rasmussen had the lead with a jack-low, and the dealer sent them seventh street.
"Let me see if I'm drawing dead," Ethier said, knowing the best hand he could make was an eight-low, while Rasmussen had a draw to a seven. Rasmussen turned over his card: , meaning Ethier would win if he caught a ten or lower and didn't pair.
Ethier squeezed out the , ending Rasmussen's quest for a second final table at this year's World Series of Poker.
Gabriel Nassif fired out of the big blind on a board of , and his lone opponent, Jacob Boyle, called. On the river, both players checked, and Nassif showed down , but the kings were no good against for two pair.