Deanna Dozier opened with a raise to 4,000 from middle position and got one caller in Nicolas Fierro in the cutoff. The flop came . Dozier checked, Fierro bet 6,000, and Dozier called. The turn was the . Dozier checked again, Fierro bet 12,000 this time, and Dozier called again.
The river brought the . This time Dozier gathered chips and fired out a bet of 16,500. Fierro didn't waste much time bumping it up to 42,000, and Dozier quickly let her hand go.
Dozier has about 85,000 at the moment, while Fierro has 345,000.
Some people might say that you'd have the same odds of hitting a hole-in-one on the golf course these days as you would winning the WSOP Main Event.
However, Paul Pritchett will have to be content with just one of those accomplishments after having just been sent to the rail. After calling an opponent's raise of 3,200 before the flop, he shoved for 59,500 after the flop of when his adversary led out for 16,000.
The opponent called, showing down for the nut flush draw, but Pritchett was ahead with for top pair. The turn of the was of no help to either player, but the river brought Pritchett undone.
A preflop raising war saw Scott Kacmarski all in for around 60,000 and called by Andrey Pateychuk.
Showdown
Kacmarski:
Pateychuk:
It was a classic cooler for Kacmarski as the board ran out an uneventful . "I couldn't get away from that," Kacmarski remarked, which the entire table seemed to agree with. Pateychuk is up over 300,000.
Also, here are a few more eliminations from the Tan Section.
Brad Garrett has had a pretty good day so far, upping his starting stack of 46,000 all the way up to 120,000, but he has just taken a big hit thanks to former Main Event Champion Berry Johnston. We missed the preflop action, but Johnston got all of his money in preflop with , which had Garrett's crushed.
Garrett started to chant, "Lady in the window!" as the flop was being dealt out, but unforunately for Garrett, it came out . The turn came the , and Garrett was drawing very thin. The hit the river, and Johnston scored the double up, meaning that Garrett and Johnston virtually traded stack sizes.
Sam Trickett's winner photo from the $100,000 event at the Aussie Millions
We picked up the action on the turn of a board. Sam Trickett was first into the pot with 15,000, nearly the full pot. His opponent moved all in behind him, and Trickett didn't like it, but he called off his last ~60,000 to put himself at risk. The news was good, though, and he was well ahead.
Showdown
Trickett:
Opponent:
Trickett's two pair had him poised to double, but he'd be counterfeited on the river. The dropped, giving both players kings and queens, but Mr. Opponent the superior kicker.
Trickett won nearly $3 million in Australia in January alone, and rumor has it he added another £1 million to that playing cash games in Macau. He may well win $9 million during 2011, but it won't come from the Main Event. His World Series of Poker is over.
Jennifer Harman moved all in for her final 17,700 from early position and the player to her left flat-called, while everyone else folded.
Harman showed to her opponent's , and while the flop brought her some hope, the turn and river helped neither player and she was eliminated as a result.
Action opened with a player making it 3,700 in early position. He received one caller and Joseph Cheong decided to three-bet the action to 14,200. It folded back around to the original raiser who made the call. The other player got out of the way and Cheong and his opponent were off to see a flop.
The flop came and both players checked. The turn brought the and once again both players checked rather quickly. The river was the and they both checked once again. Cheong's opponent tabled and Cheong mucked his hand. This small hit to Cheong's stack brings him to about 234,000 in chips.
An early position raiser opened for 5,000, the button called and Matt Savage went along in the big blind. The flop fell . Savage checked, the initial raiser bet 7,200, the button folded and Savage called after a couple moments.
The turn came and both players checked. The river came and they checked again. Savage tabled and is up to 183,000.
Lee Markholt opened to 3,600 from middle position, and Feming Chan called from the big blind. The flop fell , Chan checked, Markholt contined for 4,400, and Chan check-raised to 9,900. Markholt then re-raised to 23,900, and Chan called.
The turn was the . Chan checked, and Markholt tossed out 33,000. Chan tank-called, and checked again after the completed the board. Markholt cut out about 60,000 in chips, but put them back into his stack and tabled for two pair.
Chan rolled over for a set, and raked in the pot.
"I knew you had that when you just called on the turn," Markholt told Chan.
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. Dozier checked, Fierro bet 6,000, and Dozier called. The turn was the 
. Dozier checked again, Fierro bet 12,000 this time, and Dozier called again.
. This time Dozier gathered chips and fired out a bet of 16,500. Fierro didn't waste much time bumping it up to 42,000, and Dozier quickly let her hand go.
when his adversary led out for 16,000.
for top pair. The turn of the 
was of no help to either player, but the river 
brought Pritchett undone.
. "I couldn't get away from that," Kacmarski remarked, which the entire table seemed to agree with. Pateychuk is up over 300,000.
crushed.
. The turn came the 
, and Garrett was drawing very thin. The 
hit the river, and Johnston scored the double up, meaning that Garrett and Johnston virtually traded stack sizes.
board. Sam Trickett was first into the pot with 15,000, nearly the full pot. His opponent moved all in behind him, and Trickett didn't like it, but he called off his last ~60,000 to put himself at risk. The news was good, though, and he was well ahead.
to her opponent's 
river helped neither player and she was eliminated as a result.
and they both checked once again. Cheong's opponent tabled 
. Savage checked, the initial raiser bet 7,200, the button folded and Savage called after a couple moments.
and is up to 183,000.
