We haven’t seen former 1986 WSOP Main Event champ and five time WSOP bracelet holder Berry Johnston in many hands today and he’s hovered around the original starting stack for most of the day. But we just found Johnston on the button and all in on the flop against the player in the big blind.
Johnston:
Big Blind:
Johnston was in dominant position for the double up unless his opponent could nail running kings or running straight cards. The on the turn did help the big blind to make a Broadway draw but the river was the to give the player an inferior top pair to Johnston’s over pair of aces who doubled up.
Shankar Pillai led out for 3,100, and an opponent on the button called. Pillai slowed down, checking to his opponent when the turned. His opponent tossed out 5,500, and Pillai called.
Both players checked after the hit the river, and Pillai's opponent rolled over . Pillai mucked, and saw his stack decrease to 130,000 chips.
With a flop reading , Huck Seed's opponent bet out 12,100, leaving himself with 25,000 behind. Seed contemplated his next move before saying "Alright, I'll gamble with ya", and tossing in enough chips to put the player all in. He made the call and the cards were turned up:
Seed:
Opponent:
"Ugggh", Seed groaned. "Why could you have had six-EIGHT of hearts?" Seed was behind and in need of an ace or a heart to take control of the hand. Unfortunately for him, the turn and river came and . Seed doubled up his opponent and fell to about 39,000.
With 7,000 in the pot and a board reading , an unknown player checked to Ben Lamb, who promptly bet 2,300. A call was made and the soon followed on the turn. Again action checked to Lamb, but this time his bet of 6,200 was enough to take down the pot.
With the board showing and about 10,000 in the middle, Scott Clements bet 6,500 and his lone opponent made the call. The river brought the , putting a third diamond on board to go with all of those Broadway cards. Clements didn't hesitate, firing another bet of 6,000, and after thinking a few seconds his opponent called again.
Clements showed for the straight, and his opponent for the same. After chopping that pot, Clements sits with about 70,000.
After one player limped, Kevin MacPhee raised to 3,200 behind him. Another player called behind him and the limper also made the call to see a flop.
It was checked to MacPhee who bet 5,700 getting called by the player behind him while the limper folded before the came on the turn. MacPhee now bet 11,600 and it didn't take too long before he was called again.
The river was the and MacPhee slowly and robotically checked his opponent's stack before betting 20,900, MacPhee remained unperturbed when his foe made the call, the former turning over for the nut flush and a sizeable boost to his stack.
flop against the player in the big blind.
on the turn did help the big blind to make a Broadway draw but the river was the 
to give the player an inferior top pair to Johnston’s over pair of aces who doubled up.
turned. His opponent tossed out 5,500, and Pillai called.
hit the river, and Pillai's opponent rolled over 
. Pillai mucked, and saw his stack decrease to 130,000 chips.
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and 
. Seed doubled up his opponent and fell to about 39,000.
and about 10,000 in the middle, Scott Clements bet 6,500 and his lone opponent made the call. The river brought the 
, putting a third diamond on board to go with all of those Broadway cards. Clements didn't hesitate, firing another bet of 6,000, and after thinking a few seconds his opponent called again.
for the same. After chopping that pot, Clements sits with about 70,000.
flop.