Paren Arzoomanian and Daniel Stacey have been locking horns for the past few hands and a potentially key hand just played out.
Arzoomanian raised to 60,000 preflop and Stacey made the call. A draw heavy flop was greeted with a check from Stacey and a bet of 75,000 from Arzoomanian. Stacey called, taking the hand to the turn.
Stacey checked again and Arzoomanian kept his foot firmly on the gas, setting the price to see the river at 125,000. Stacey wasted no time in calling and the dealer placed the onto the river where Stacey led for 182,000.
"You like this check-call, check-call, lead on the river, don't you?" said Arzoomanian, but Stacey didn't reply. Arzoomanian pushed stack of 25,000 chips forward that were worth 600,000 and Stacey looked him up.
"Nuts," said Arzoomanian before turning over for the nut straight, besting the of Stacey that had improved to an expensive second-best hand.
Daniel Stacey opened for 50,000 and Paren Arzoomanian on the button made the call. Lawson in the big blind called as well.
The flop came and Lawson checked. Stacey bet 62,000 and just Arzoomanian called. Lawson folded. Stacey fired another 117,000 on the turn and 159,000 on the river. Arzoomanian called both streets, but mucked upon seeing Stacey's .
Not much later Arzoomanian opened for 60,000 and Stacey called from the small blind. Stacey check called 75,000 on , and check called another 120,000 on the turn. The river came the and Stacey lead out for 225,000.
"Count please" Arzoomanian requested. "Did you call me down with king queen and catch a queen on the river?" he asked, knowing very well he wouldn't get an honest answer. Stacey kept his mouth shut and eventually Arzoomanian called.
Stacey showed for the rivered straight, and all Arzoomanian could say was "Nice hand" as he mucked.
Michael Fletcher opened the button for 50,000 and Christopher Swinden called from the big blind.
Swinden check called a bet of 50,000 on , and check called another 75,000 on the turn. The river was the and with just 288,000 behind, Swinden checked. Fletcher moved him all in in a heart beat, and Swinden folded.
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Everyone folded around to Michael Fletcher in the small blind and he reached for chips and raised to 62,000.
"162" said Paren Arzoomanian before three-betting to 162,000. Fletcher called prompting Arzoomanian to query, "are we doing this again?"
The flop fell and Fletcher checked. Arzoomanian kept up his role of aggressor and made a continuation bet of 150,000. It was enough to get the job done because Fletcher released his hand and the Arzoomanian bulldozer keeps on going.
Paren Arzoomanian raised to 50,000 from middle position and Daniel Stacey three bet on the button to 128,000. Both blinds folded and the decision was back on Arzoomanian. He four bet to 250,000 and Stacey quickly released.
Not much later Michael Fletcher raised from the small blind to 62,000. Paren Arzoomanian in the big blind called and the flop came . Fletcher continued for 80,000 and Arzoomanian raised to 180,000 soon enough. Fletcher three bet to 380,000 and Arzoomanian studied how much his opponent had behind. Upon discovering it was around 1.3 million, he announced all in.
"Flush draw?" Fletcher asked after about a minute of tanking. "I just think you were caught with your hand in the cookie jar" Arzoomanian replied with a big smile. "There's a lot of money in the middle" he continued in between smoking his electric sigaret.
Eventually Fletcher folded. The next hand Fletcher raised from the button, but folded to Swinden's stop and go on a flop of .
"If you had kings, it was a good lay down" Arzoomanian smiled, referring to the hand before. "You had a set?" John Lawson asked. "I'm not saying any more" Arzoomanian replied, still with a big smile on his face and almost 4 million in front of him.
Christopher Swinden has started making a few moves, those moves being all-in bets. First he shoved over the top of Paren Arzoomanian's button raise and did the same the very next hand when Michael Fletcher raised to 50,000, also from the button.
John Lawson raised to 45,000 from late position and was called by Michael Fletcher in the big blind. Fletcher check-called a 65,000 bet on the flop then a 125,000 bet on the turn. Both players checked the river and Lawson won with
Following Elliott Hayes' bust out, James Walsh wasted no time to get his chips in the middle. Action folded to him on the button and he put his 84,000 stack to work; all in!
Paren Arzoomanian in the small blind glanced over to Christopher Swinden's stack in the big blind, and then flat called. Swinden rolled his eyes a bit, and folded.
James Walsh:
Paren Arzoomanian:
Arzoomanian wished his neighbor good luck, but it wouldn't help. The board ran out and Walsh hit the rail in 7th place. He's taking home ￡4,500, the remaining 6 players are guaranteed ￡6,120.
flop was greeted with a check from Stacey and a bet of 75,000 from Arzoomanian. Stacey called, taking the hand to the 
turn.
onto the river where Stacey led for 182,000.
for the nut straight, besting the 
of Stacey that had improved to an expensive second-best hand.
turn and 159,000 on the 
river. Arzoomanian called both streets, but mucked upon seeing Stacey's 
.
, and check called another 120,000 on the 
turn. The river came the 
and Stacey lead out for 225,000.
, and check called another 75,000 on the 
and with just 288,000 behind, Swinden checked. Fletcher moved him all in in a heart beat, and Swinden folded.
. Fletcher continued for 80,000 and Arzoomanian raised to 180,000 soon enough. Fletcher three bet to 380,000 and Arzoomanian studied how much his opponent had behind. Upon discovering it was around 1.3 million, he announced all in.
. 
flop then a 125,000 bet on the 
turn. Both players checked the 
and Walsh hit the rail in 7th place. He's taking home ￡4,500, the remaining 6 players are guaranteed ￡6,120.