Guillaume Rivet just called a river bet from Jim Bucci on a board of , and Bucci showed for the nuts. Rivet's now badly in need of a double with just over one bet left.
Greg Raymer raised preflop from the cutoff and was called by Daniel Makowsky on the button and Steve Chanthabouasy in the big blind. Chanthabouasy bet out on the flop, and Raymer raised. Makowsky called, Chanthabouasy made it three bets, and both of his opponents called. Chanthabouasy put his last 13,000 in on the turn, and he got called twice again. Raymer and Makowsky then both checked the river.
Chanthabouasy showed for top two on the flop. Raymer had for a weaker two pair, as well as a spade flush draw on the turn, and Makowsky had . Chanthabouasy scooped the pot to survive.
Greg Raymer raised from early position and Guillaume Rivet called from the big blind. The flop came and Rivet would get his last 13,000 in the middle and was at risk.
Rivet: — top pair
Raymer: — a low draw with a pair of threes
The turn was the giving Raymer a low but Rivet still held the high hand. That would change when the dealer put out the on the river giving Raymer a wheel to eliminate Rivet in 23rd place.
Calen McNeil just check-called the turn and bet the river as the community cards came . Mike Hack called, leaving himself just 11,000, but McNeil showed a backdoor flush with and won the pot.
Frankie O'Dell opened for a raise preflop and was three-bet by Alex Luneau. O'Dell made the call and the dealer fanned a flop of . O'Dell check-called Luneau's bet. The turn was the and the action was the same with O'Dell check-calling a bet.
O'Dell then sprang into action on the river with a bet, but Luneau was having none of it as he put in a raise. O'Dell let his hand go and Luneau scooped the pot to move his stack above the 600,000 mark. O'Dell slips to 200,000.
Michael Stewart raised under the gun and was called by Ben Scholl on the button and Gary Benson in the big blind. Action checked to Scholl on the flop, and he put his last 6,000 in. Benson and Stewart called before checking through the turn and river.
Daniel Hirleman came in as the chip leader but had a rough go of it and found himself short and all in against Calen McNeil. The hands were turned over:
Hirleman
McNeil
The board would run out and McNeil's pair of nines and low would be enough to knock Hirleman out in 21st place.