On a final board of , Christian Elgstrom bet 5,600 out of the big blind. In the cutoff, George Patsiopoulos raised to 12,600, and Elgstrom made a fairly quick call. Patsiopoulos showed for a flopped straight, and Elgstrom's cards quickly hit the muck.
During the first day of the PCA $100,000 Super High Roller we saw Mike McDonald attempt to do 350 push ups to win a bet against Bill Perkins. We got the full story for you right here, as McDonald managed to fall just 27 short.
We found the "End Boss," Tony Gregg check-calling 1,025 from cutoff Talal Shakerchi on a flop of . Gregg check-called once more, this time for 2,000 on the turn, and both players checked the river.
Gregg flipped over , causing Shakerchi to smile and muck.
We got to the table with the dealer having already put out the river card and the board showing . Vanessa Selbst was up against one player who put out a bet of 1,050.
"How much?" Selbst asked and her opponent told her the amount.
Selbst shook her head, grabbed the chips to make the call, and tossed them into the middle while saying "I think you're overplaying your hand."
Her opponent nodded as he tabled for a pair of kings with a ten kicker. Selbst turned over the winner, , as her opponent told her "nice hand."
"Damage was small," smiled Selbst as she stacked her newly acquired chips.
We got to the table with a board of and Chris Moneymaker facing a bet of 900 with approximately 1,200 already in the pot. The 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion made it 2,700 to go and would pick up the small pot when his opponent folded.
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