Action went four ways to the flop the of the . Action checked to Sam Phillips in the cutoff who bet 4,500. Only Stephen "The Mover" Frakes called on the button.
The turn was the and Phillips moved all in for 27,700. Frakes went into the tank before calling.
Sam Phillips:
Stephen "The Mover" Frakes:
Phillips said nice call as he turned over his hand but the river gave him a flush and the double up which left Frakes with scraps.
After a hijack jam of 45,000 the short stacked cutoff moved all in for about 19,000 before Andre Larivee called all in from the button for 35,000. The blinds got out of the way and cards were tabled.
Hijack:
Cutoff:
Andre Larivee:
The board ran out to give Larivee the best hand, doubling through one opponent and knocking another out.
There was a three-way all in between Brian Pinkus in the hijack with 39,500 at risk, the big blind and the under-the-gun player, who had them both well covered.
Brian Pinkus:
Big Blind:
Under-the-gun:
It was a bit of a cooler to say the least and the board was dealt and as the lead in the hand changed twice, ultimately giving Pinkus a knockout and almost triple up after he get there with a straight.
The under-the-gun player was raising his voice as the floor was called because the dealer hadn't taken a cut of the under-the-gun's chips. Defending champ, Jason Wheeler was trying to resolve the situation and aided the floor person when he came over, explaining the situation.
The under-the-gun player told Wheeler if he is not in the hand, he should not get involved, though Wheeler was just trying to ensure the players were paid the correct amounts once the board had ran out. After it all blew over, the table relaxed and got a little more friendly as they resumed play.
Wheeler, the defending champ has had a good start to the day, chipping up to four times the starting stack.
Andre Butler raised to 5,500 from under the gun and was three-bet to 16,000 from the button. Butler called.
The flop came and Butler moved all in for 22,100. His opponent went into the tank saying "I don't know why I'm taking so long" and said to Butler "You have king queen?". Butler remained silent. The button eventually called and was met with bad news.
Andre Butler:
Button:
Butler had flopped a set while his opponent had an overpair. The turn was the and the river the which gave Butler the double up.
Brian Pinkus is still involved in the action. Picking up the hand on the river on . He bet 25,00 into a pot of 50,000 from middle position into the small blind.
The small blind ended called and Pinkus showed for the win as his opponent mucked.
Pinkus, who was featured in the broadcast of the World Series of Poker Main Event of 2009 had a memorable quote saying ''Where else can you have this much fun losing $10,000?'', the light-hearted Pinkus is making serious chips so far in the tournament.