Monkey Hits the Rail, Tamayo Four Flushes Aces vs. Aces and Shorr Smacks a Flush
Ace High Wins for Stout - 11:45 PM
From the small blind, Brett Richey raised to 1,800 and Matt Stout called from the big blind. The flop came down and Richey fired 2,600. Stout called the the turn brought the . Both players checked to see the fall on the river. Both players checked again.
"Queen," announced Richey, but he then mucked when Stout tabled the to win the hand.
Selbst Folds to Cutler - 11:48 PM
Alan Cutler raised and Vanessa Selbst reraised. Cutler made the call and the flop came down . Cutler check-called a bet on the flop of 4,000 from Selbst to see the peel off on the turn. Cutler counted out his chips and then fired all in for 23,500. Selbst didn't look too happy about the bet and tanked. She eventually folded her hand and someone else at the table ask ed Cutler to show the bluff.
"I haven't bluffed since 1986," responded Cutler.
Lee Check-Raised On Turn - 11:52 PM
The flop was and Barry Greenstein checked. The next player bet 2,800 and then Bernard Lee made the call. Greenstein got out of the way.
The turn brought the and the first player checked to Lee, the Foxwoods poker room spokesperson. Lee fired 4,100 and then his opponent check-raised all in for 15,000. Lee thought for a few moments before letting it go and dropped back to 82,500.
DeWitt Eliminates Souther - 12:07 AM
Will Souther raised to 2,500 in the hijack and Jason DeWitt re-raised to about 14,000 from the small blind, having Souther covered. After about a minute Souther called all in with , trailing DeWitt’s . The board ran out , ending Souther’s tournament and upping DeWitt’s stack to about 35,000.
You Say Tomato, I Say Tamayo - 12:15 AM
Jonathan Tamayo reraised to 6,100 after a player opened with a raise to 2,100. The player then reraised to 24,000 before Tamayo shipped all in for 94,300. His opponent quickly called and had the exact same amount in chips.
Tamayo:
Opponent:
The flop contained three clubs, which favored Tamayo's rockets. The turn brought a blank, but after a fourth club on the river, Tamayo was awarded the pot and saw his stack vault to nearly 190,000.
Sands Busts Fish – 12:26 AM
Dave Sands raised to 2,100 from early position and found calls from Barry Greenstein in the hijack and the player on the button. Darryll Fish went all in from the big blind for an additional 20,100 and Sands re-raised to isolate. The others folded and Sands turned over , leading Fish’s . The board came down and Fish was eliminated. Sands upped his stack to about 97,000.
Richey and Stout with Back-to-Back All-In Battles - 12:27 AM
Brett Richey raised from the small blind to 2,500 and then Matt Stout went all in from the big blind for a 18,500. Richey hemmed and hawed and then called. Both players tabled the and chopped the pot after the board ran out without any flush possibilities.
On the very next hand, Richey raised from the button to 2,100 and Stout jammed from the small blind. Richey called and turned up the . Stout held the .
This time there would be no chop as the board ran through in favor of Stout, who made the higher diamond flush and doubled up to 40,000.
Another Battle Between Jewell and Medic - 12:29 AM
On the flop of , Nenad Medic checked to Kurt Jewell. Jewell fired 3,300 and Medic made the call. The turn brought the and both players checked. The river then completed the board with the and both checked again.
Medic tabled the for a flopped nut flush and Jewell mucked with a smirk.
Oh Hi Shannon Shorr - 12:40 AM
Shannon Shorr and an opponent got into a raising war preflop which saw Shorr five-bet shove the and run into the pocket queens for his opponent. The board ran out and the poker gods were with Shorr as he made a heart flush to double to about 130,000 and stick around in a big way for Day 2.