It's '80s night here at the secondary feature table.
As they did yesterday, several of Bryan "Devo" Devonshire's supporters are sporting homemade Devo hats -- not quite the upside-down flower pots worn by the New Wave band. But the red sand buckets with the white letters "D-E-V-O" affixed to the front are serving as a reasonable facsimile.
Yesterday that crowd occasionally broke out a rendition of Devo's 1980 single "Whip It." No singing from them so far today, but Phil Collins' crew has filled that void well enough with their versions of some of Collins' namesake's biggest '80s hits.
"I can feel it… coming in the air tonight… oh, Loh-ord," we are hearing after each hand in which Collins scoops the pot. And sometimes when he doesn't.
To pick up the lyric, it's safe to say the players still fighting for the Main Event bracelet have been waiting for this moment all their lives. Though none probably thought the hits of the '80s would be providing the soundtrack.
Anton Makievskyi opened to 480,000 on the button, and John Hewitt and Ben Lamb both defended their blinds. The flop fell , and the action checked to Makievskyi who continued for 600,000. Hewitt and Lamb both called, and the turn brought the .
Hewitt led for 900,000, Lamb quickly raised to 2.6 million, and Makievskyi released. Hewitt called without hesitation, and the river was the .
Both players checked. Hewitt opened for a pair of aces, Lamb rolled over for the same hand, and the two chopped the pot.
Action folded to Eoghan O'Dea in the cutoff and he raised to 500,000. Phil Collins was next to act on the button and made the call. After the blinds got out of the way, the dealer put out the flop, which both players checked.
The turn saw O'Dea check-call a bet of 700,000 from Collins, leading to the river. Again O'Dea check-called a bet, this time 1.2 million, only to muck when Collins turned over .
Matt Giannetti opened to 525,000 on the button, Anton Makievskyi defended his big blind, and the flop came down . Makievskyi checked, Giannetti continued for 650,000, and Makievskyi called.
The turn was the , Makievskyi checked again, and Giannetti slid out 1.425 million. Makievskyi tank-called.
The completed the board, and Makievskyi immediately checked. Giannetti emptied the chamber, firing 2.6 million, and Makievskyi went deep into the tank. He stared down Giannetti with his head rested on his right hand, riffling chips with his left. He eventually mucked, and Giannetti was pushed the pot.
Yet another all-in and call over on the secondary feature table to report.
In this one, Khoa Nguyen opened for 550,000 from the cutoff, and it folded back to Konstantinos Mamaliadis in the big blind. "All in," he said without hesitation, and just as quickly came Nguyen's response: "Call."
Nguyen had and Mamaliadis . The board ran out , and Mamaliadis' fives held.
Mamaliadis has about 7.7 million now, while Nguyen drops to 3.11 million.
Phil Collins raised to 550,000 under the gun and Scott Schwalich moved all in for just 25,000 more. Martin Staszko made the call from the cutoff, and then Eoghan O'Dea decided to exercise his option in the big blind with a reraise to 2 million. Both Collins and Staszko folded and the cards were turned up.
Showdown
Schwalich:
O'Dea:
Both players shared a ten, which mean O'Dea's accompanying ace was way out in front. The was no help to Schwalich, considering he didn't hold a spade, and neither was the turn. The river gave both players a pair of tens, but as we hinted before, O'Dea's ace kicker made all the difference.
Schwalich was eliminated from the 2011 Main Event in 14th place and will take home $478,174.
Ben Lamb raised to 525,000 from the hijack seat and Badih Bounahra called from the big blind to see the flop come down . Bounahra checked and Lamb bet 650,000. Bounahra called.
The turn was the to pair the board and Bounahra checked. Lamb took his time and then bet 1.2 million. Bounahra called.
The river was the and it was an interesting card. Unfortunately, it brought no more action as both players checked. As soon as Lamb checked behind, Bounahra was a little bit upset that he didn't bet. Bounahra then showed the for a spade flush and Lamb mucked.
Scott Schwalich opened with a raise to 525,000 from the cutoff seat, and it folded back to Bryan Devonshire in the small blind. Devonshire carved out 1.52 million and pushed it forward as a reraise, prompting a quick fold by Khoa Nguyen in the big blind. Schwalich responded by announcing he was all in, and Devonshire called.
Devonshire:
Schwalich:
The flop came an eye-popping , giving Devonshire a boat but not changing too much as an ace could still sink him. But the turn was the and the river the , and Devonshire doubles.
Devonshire now has about 14.5 million, while Schwalich has fallen into the extreme danger zone with 605,000.
Anton Makievskyi opened to 550,000 from early position, Ben Lamb called from the cutoff, and the flop came down . Makievskyi continued for 650,000, and Lamb released.
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, and the action checked to Makievskyi who continued for 600,000. Hewitt and Lamb both called, and the turn brought the 
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for a pair of aces, Lamb rolled over 
for the same hand, and the two chopped the pot.
flop, which both players checked.
turn saw O'Dea check-call a bet of 700,000 from Collins, leading to the 
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flop. Hewitt checked and Holden bet 550,000. Hewitt folded.
. Makievskyi checked, Giannetti continued for 650,000, and Makievskyi called.
completed the board, and Makievskyi immediately checked. Giannetti emptied the chamber, firing 2.6 million, and Makievskyi went deep into the tank. He stared down Giannetti with his head rested on his right hand, riffling chips with his left. He eventually mucked, and Giannetti was pushed the pot.
and Mamaliadis 
, and Mamaliadis' fives held.
was no help to Schwalich, considering he didn't hold a spade, and neither was the 
turn. The 
river gave both players a pair of tens, but as we hinted before, O'Dea's ace kicker made all the difference.
to pair the board and Bounahra checked. Lamb took his time and then bet 1.2 million. Bounahra called.
for a spade flush and Lamb mucked.
, giving Devonshire a boat but not changing too much as an ace could still sink him. But the turn was the 
. Makievskyi continued for 650,000, and Lamb released.