John Smith Eliminated After Massive Bluff
A player raised from early position and John Smith called. Quoc Vu three-bet to his direct left, the original raiser folded, and Smith called again. Both players checked the 
flop. The 
on the turn prompted a 15,000 bet from Smith, which was a sizable portion of the pot. Vu raised to 35,000 and Smith called.
The 
on the river brought four cards to a straight and Smith moved all in for 62,000. Vu was unsure how to respond to the shove and spent more than three minutes in the tank, all while Smith sat there motionless. Vu had the calling chips in hand and eventually put the chips in with a loud bang.
Smith showed 
for a pair of sevens and a missed flush draw. Vu, visibly relieved, slammed open 
for a set of sevens. The Purple Heart recipient's massive bluff didn't get through, and Vu skyrocketed to 375,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
375,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
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Eliminado |
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turn, Esfandiari led again for 9,100. The limper called. 
and Esfandiari slowed down and checked. "Cyclops" bet 21,000 and Esfandiari dropped into the tank. 
. It checked to Steinberg who bet 10,000 and Einsohn was the only caller. The pair checked the 
on the turn and on the river, which was a 
of Steinberg.
but the 
from middle position. There was 24,000 in the pot and Yehuda Cohen bet 6,300 before facing the check-raise all in by Lovgren. Cohen asked for a count and the shove was for 33,400 in total.
. There were some players on the table joking, "Oh, just quads," while Lovgren raked in the pot with a smile on her face.
. Hof was in desperate shape with 
, but got there with trips kings thanks to a board of 
flop. Ferguson bet 5,000, Jerome Evans made it 17,000, and Ferguson put his stack of about 40,000 in with 
, and Esfandiari checked again. Schulz bet 35,000. Esfandiari thought for a bit, then moved all in for around 100,000. Schulz called instantly. 
, and Hellmuth had 30,000 committed post-flop from the button. Alan Cutler was all in with a covering stack from the big blind, and Hellmuth was in the tank for his remaining 67,000 or so. After a little while, he folded.
river, the first player checked again, and Leah tossed out a bet of 10,000. His opponent thought for over a minute and then called.
for top pair, top kicker, and that was good enough to win him the pot.