Roland Israelashvili, pictured in a different event.
"You really want to know?" Roland Israelashvili asked his beleaguered opponents as he prepared to bust yet another foe. "Here."
He turned over his cards after patting on the end as the all-in player drew a final card: .
It took Israelashvili a moment before realizing in horror that he had a pair and not a wheel.
"I misread my hand!" he exclaimed.
His opponent, who had broken a queen-low, peeked at his card and found another queen, so Israelashvili won the pot anyway, much to the amusement of his tablemates.
Among the final players to register for the event were Ismael Bojang, Steven Wolansky, and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. The field is set at an unofficial size of 326 players.
Payout information will be posted as it becomes available.
Ian Johns was in the big blind and check-called a bet from a cutoff opponent before the second draw. Johns took two and his opponent one, and he check-called another bet. Both players drew one and Johns bet. His opponent called, and Johns rolled over .
"It's good," his opponent said with a sigh. "I broke a better jack."
Chris Tryba bet from the small blind and got called before the last draw, when he was pat. His opponent took a card, then immediately folded to Tryba's last bet.
"Give him something!" Tryba said, tossing into the middle.
Gary Bolden took three in a blinds battle, and the big blind took one on the first draw. Bolden check-raised, then put a fourth bet in, and both players drew one. Bolden put in his last 250 chips, and his opponent called to put him at risk. They drew again and each rolled over their cards.
Bolden:
Opponent:
Bolden turned over a , making him a solid favorite to survive. His opponent paired his seven, so Bolden doubled.
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