Eric Assadourian has the button in seat 6 and opens for a raise of 30,000. David Paul Steicke then re-raises to 60,000 and is met by an all in raise from Eric. Steicke snap-called and tabled ; Eric flipped over the .
Flop:
Turn:
River:
Eric took down the pot with trip jacks, eliminating Steicke from the tournament in 3rd place.
As Eric accepted the free blind and ante money, he said, "Would you have a look at this," as he tabled two black aces.
Eric's good friend Joe Hachem is following the action just a few feet away and he replied, "It's not like you haven't picked up a hand today, Eric . . . you've only got seven million in chips."
Eric Assadourian has the button in seat 6 and makes it 35,000 to go before the flop. Tony Ng then moves all in for 16,000 total and David Paul Steicke folds his big blind.
At the showdown, the players revealed:
Assadourian:
Ng:
Ng took the early lead after the flop came giving Tony a pair of fives, but Eric spiked a king on the turn to retake command of the hand and he would never look back. The river blanked off the and Tony was eliminated from the tournament in 4th place.
On his way out, Tony pointed to Assadourian's railbirds and said "You guys are the best cheering section. Next time I play in a tournament, you guys are hired," Ng said, as he exited the tournament stage.
Bo Sehlstedt has the button in seat 4. David Paul Steike opned the pot for a 20,000 raise and Tony Ng makes the call. The flop comes and Ng checks to Steicke who leads out with a 30,000 bet. Ng then moves all in, putting Steicke to a decision for all of his chips, though the decision wasn't a difficult one, as Steicke flopped the nut straight. Ng tabled for two pair.
The rest of the board filled out and Steicke's straight would hold to win the pot, doubling him up to just under 200,000 in chips. Ng was left with just 17,000 after the hand.