Ben Yu was in the big blind and called a pre-flop raise made by Joseph McGowan. There was lots of action on an all-heart flop of . Yu checked, then check-raised a McGowan bet. McGowan fired back with a re-raise that Yu called. Both players checked the turn. When the river paired the board , Yu bet, only to see McGowan raise him. Yu took about fifteen seconds before folding his hand.
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Joe McGowan was on the button and raised to 30,000. Jonathan Little reraised to 45,000 from the button and McGowan made the call.
The flop came down and Little bet. McGowan called and the same action took place when the hit the turn. When the came on the river, Little bet and McGowan raised.
Little seemed concerned but made the call. He flung his cards into the muck in frustration when he saw McGowan had made two pair on the river with . McGowan is up to 550,000 while Little falls to 664,000.
Ben Yu raised from the small blind and was called by big blind Mike Schneider. Yu bet every street of a board. Schneidere called every step of the way, including the river. At showdown, Yu turned up an unimproved , but his ace-jack was enough to take down the pot after Schneider mucked.
Ben Yu raised from middle position and Brendan Taylor reraised from the small blind. Yu made the call and the two saw a flop of .
Taylor bet, Yu raised and Taylor called. The turn was the and it went check, bet, call. The same betting occurred on the river and Yu turned up for a flopped set. Taylor mucked and dropped to 147,000.
Jon Little and Sijbrand Maal were heads-up to a flop of . Little checked it to the pre-flop aggressor Maal, who fired out a bet. Little raised and was called. The turn put a third spade on board. Little bet and Maal called. There was no change on the river. Again Little bet, again Maal called. Little turned up a flush, , which was the winner.
Jonathan Little and Brendan Taylor both had 60,000 in preflop when the flop came . Taylor bet and Little called. The same betting occurred on the turn and river.
Taylor showed for a pair of jacks but was behind Little's . Little added 135,000 of Taylor's chips to his stack.
Sijbrand Maal has quite a rail of Dutch comrades here in the Orange Section of the Amazon Room. They were thrilled to see him take down a recent pot against Mike Schneider. Maal opened pre-flop with a raise, then called Schneider's in-position three-bet. Schneider continued after Maal checked a flop, with Schneider making the call. Both players checked the turn. When the river fell , Maal's single bet went uncalled and he dragged the pot.
Michael Schneider raised under the gun only to have Brendan Taylor reraise from middle position. Everyone else folded and Schneider made the call.
The flop came down and it went check, bet, call. In fact, the betting was the same on the turn and river. Taylor turned over the for the nut flush and Schneider mucked.
Taylor is up to 530,000 while Schneider dropped to 650,000.
Level: 4
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It was an ugly, ugly final table for Terrence Chan. Nothing went right for him here today. On his final hand, he re-raised after Jon Little opened with a raise. Little four-bet and the out-of-position Chan called. On a jack-high flop of , Chan checked to the aggressor. Little bet, then re-raised after Chan check-raised. Down to his last bet, Chan put it in and Little called.
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The look of disgust and resignation on Chan's face when he saw Little's aces said it all. Chan picked up his bag, said, "This was fun. Good luck everyone," and was off to the payouts cage before the hit the turn. We couldn't even see him in the sea of people in the Amazon Room by the time the river came to officially eliminate him in 8th place