Jim Bucci limped in early position, Michael Stewart raised leaving himself 13,000 behind. Steve Chanthabouasy called and then Bucci three-bet it. Stewart called and was all in and Chanthabouasy called as well.
The flop came and Chanthabouasy check-called a bet from Bucci. He did the same on the turn. On the river he would check-raise Bucci's bet and Bucci would call. The hands were turned over as Stewart started to sing "some guys have all the luck":
Chanthabouasy: — a six-high straight
Bucci: — the nut low
Stewart's caught neither end of the pot and he was eliminated. He smiled and said to the rest of the table "I know you all enjoyed playing with me. Old man gone."
Jason, Donnie, and Rich celebrate National Doughnut Day and talk about final table railing, vuvuzelas, the recent bracelet winners, and more. They are then joined by RunGood Team Pro and WSOP bracelet winner Bryan Campanello to talk Texas high school football, grinding the live circuit, and more.
Joe Phaphon limped in and Alex Luneau raised. It was folded back to Phaphon and he made the call. The flop came and Phaphon check-called a bet from Luneau. The turn was the and Phaphon check-called again - this was enough to set him all in.
Luneau
Phaphon
Phaphon needed any card less than an 8 to split the pot but it was the and that would be the end of his tournament.
Gary Benson was all in from the big blind, and Adam Coats and Alex Luneau were playing a small side pot. Luneau bet the flop and check-called the turn. A paired the board, and both active players checked.
Coats showed for tens and nines. Luneau and Benson turned over identical for bricked lows, and Coats scooped.
Maria Ho was in the big blind with less than two blinds left in her stack. Her rail (which included Vanessa Selbst and Tiffany Michelle) started chanting "Walk! Walk! Walk!" as the rest of the table folded. It got to Konstantin Puchkov in the small blind who decided to play the villain by raising it up. "Boooooo," said several members of Ho's rail. Ho made the call.
Maria Ho
Puchkov
The board would run out to give Puchkov the pot. She stood up and said "good luck everyone" and then walked over to Puchkov and said "I hate to tell you this but nobody likes you right now" before adding "just kidding."
Greg Raymer opened the action and Lance Dodd three-bet to set himself all in. It was folded back to Raymer who made the call. The hands were turned face up in the middle of the table:
Raymer
Dodd
Raymer would end up hitting a small two pair with the nut low to send Dodd on his way. "Nice hand buddy," said Dodd to Raymer as he collected his things.
Alex Luneau opened the action with a raise and Daniel Makowsky three-bet leaving himself with 14,000 behind. Calen McNeil made the call in the big blind and Luneau made it four bets. Makowsky put the last of his chips in and McNeil called creating a side pot of 2,000 in chips.
The flop came and McNeil and Luneau checked. The turn was the and McNeil check-called Luneau's bet. The river was the and both players checked.
"Flush," said McNeil, turning over . Makowsky stood up and started talking in his native tongue, tossing his cards with force face up. He had which gave him a Broadway straight that was no good.
"Back to back baby," said McNeil as Makowsky yelled "payout" to the floor.
We get to the table and Frankie O'Dell is putting the last of his chips in on a board of against Kal Raichura in what appeared to be a pot that was bet on all three streets. "You have a full house?" asked the two time WSOP bracelet winner (both in Omaha 8 or Better).
Raichura nodded and turned over for runner-runner threes full of sevens. O'Dell muttered to himself and shook his head in disgust as he tabled for flopped trips that got chased down.
Dan Heimiller got the last of his chips in and was called by two players. At showdown, Calen McNeil showed for top two on an board, and Heimiller was done.
and Chanthabouasy check-called a bet from Bucci. He did the same on the 
turn. On the 
river he would check-raise Bucci's bet and Bucci would call. The hands were turned over as Stewart started to sing "some guys have all the luck":
— a six-high straight
— the nut low
caught neither end of the pot and he was eliminated. He smiled and said to the rest of the table "I know you all enjoyed playing with me. Old man gone."
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and Phaphon check-called a bet from Luneau. The turn was the 
and that would be the end of his tournament.
flop and check-called the 
turn. A 
paired the board, and both active players checked.
for bricked lows, and Coats scooped.
to give Puchkov the pot. She stood up and said "good luck everyone" and then walked over to Puchkov and said "I hate to tell you this but nobody likes you right now" before adding "just kidding."
