Two seasoned professionals in Charles Akadiri and Chaz Chattha (pictured) just clashed at the table which Arron Fletcher is crushing. However, without Fletcher being involved, both men looked desperate to add to their stacks.
After the original aggressor from middle position made it 25,000 to go, Akadiri called on the button and Chattha made it up from the small blind. The flop of 
saw all three players check, but on the turn of 
, Chattha made it 42,000 and only Akadiri called.
The river of 
had the potential to complete both a straight or a flush, and Chattha bet 68,000. Akadiri looked his opponent up and down.
"Did I let you get there?" he asked, eventually choosing to fold, declaring "pocket tens."
"Pick one if you like." said Chattha, and Akadiri - using Fletcher as his hands - chose a card, which was the 
.
"Do you call if I jam on the turn?" asked Akadiri.
"No, no." says Chattha. But Akadiri can read little from his fellow professional's response. Chattha has been playing poker for a living for ten years, and cashed for $250,000 in one year a few years ago. Times have changed for the former Hit Squad member, so stay tuned to this page for an exclusive chat with Chattha later on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
440,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
|
370,000 |
and up against an unknown player with pocket aces who went all-in on the flop. Yang himself held 
with the flop showing 
. 
on the turn to a whoop from Yang and extreme disappointment from the gentleman with aces. Khan still had a chance at finding the full house on the river, but missed his four outs. 
saw Fletcher and his opponent both check, as they did on the turn of 
, the big blind player led for 32,000. Fletcher called and was shown his opponent's 
, Watts laid down his deuces face-up to the small blind's all-in move! 
and that ended Blank's chances and put the field in the money. Fletcher is popular with the other players right now....and has 740,000 chips with which to continue his efforts at winning the title.
and Watts calling it off with 
