The show gets off to a bumpy start with thanks to a few technical difficulties, but a great story about a David Williams bluff and another about "hood" poker get the ball rolling again. Dan O'Brien then joins the program to talk about his jet ski accident, his Me vs. U challenge against Danielle Andersen, and more.
Hand #21: RJ Sullivan limped in the small blind, and Rob Wazwaz checked his option. A flop was dealt, Wazwaz bet 50,000, and Sullivan called to see the on the turn. Both players checked to the river . Sullivan bet 85,000, and Wazwaz called. Sullivan showed and it was good.
Hand #22: Robert Schmidt opened to 60,000 under the gun, and Aleksandr Gofman called to his left. The flop came , Schmidt checked, Gofman bet 75,000 and Schmidt folded.
Hand #23: Schmidt got a walk.
Hand #24: Wazwaz opened to 75,000, and Gofman called in the big blind. The dealer laid out a flop of , Gofman checked, Wazwaz bet125,000 and Gofman folded.
Hand #25: Schmidt opened to 60,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #26: Aleksandr Gofman raised to 60,000 and won the blinds and antes when Matt Stout and Peter Gould folded in the blinds.
Hand #27: Robert Schmidt raised to 60,000 and won the pot preflop.
Hand #28: Schmidt raised to 60,000 and Stout three-bet to 145,000 from the cutoff. Schmidt let it go.
Hand #29: Brett Shaffer got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #30: Stout raised to 70,000 and Rob Wazwaz and Schmidt called. The flop came down and Stout bet out 110,000, winning the hand when both of his opponents folded.
Hand #31: Peter Gould opened to 65,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #32: RJ Sullivan opened to 65,000, Rob Wazwaz three-bet-shoved all in and Sullivan folded.
Hand #33: Aleksandr Gofman opened to 60,000 from the button and Gould called in the big blind. The two went heads-up to a flop. Both players checked to the turn . Gould checked, Gofman bet 65,000, Gould raised to 170,000 and Gofman called. The river brought the , Gould bet 325,000 and Gofman folded.
Hand #34: Matt Stout opened to 70,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #35: Gould limped in from the button, Sullivan called in the small blind and Rob Wazwaz checked his option. A three-way pot brought a flop. Sullivan and Wazwaz checked, Gould bet 50,000, Sullivan called and Wazwaz folded. The turn came the , Sullivan checked, Gould bet 75,000 and Sullivan folded.
Hand #36: Aleksandr Gofman raised to 60,000 from middle position and Brett Shaffer called in the big blind. The flop was the . Shaffer wagered 60,000 and Gofman made the call. The turn was the and Shaffer pushed his stack in the middle. Gofman let go of his hand and Shaffer raked in the pile of chips.
Hand #37: Gofman raised to 60,000 from under the gun and RJ Sullivan pushed all in. The blinds got out of the way and Gofman called, showing . Sullivan revealed . The flop fell , giving Sullivan a pair of nines. The turn came and the river fell , securing Sullivan's double.
Hand #38: Shaffer open-shoved all in on the button when action folded to him. The blinds let go of their hands and Shaffer scooped in the pot.
Hand #39: Rob Wazwaz raised to 75,000 on the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #40: Matt Stout raised to 90,000 in the small blind and Peter Gould took his time before folding.
Hand #41: Aleksandr Gofman moved all in, and Stout raised all in over top.
Stout:
Gofman:
Gofman was at risk and slightly ahead going into the flop. The dealer fanned out a board of , and Gofman’s rivered pair of sixes took down the double up.
Hand #42: Brett Schaffer opened to 80,000 and Rob Wazwaz called in the big blind. The flop came , Wazwaz checked, Schaffer bet 80,000, Wazwaz raised all in and Schaffer called.
Wazwaz:
Schaffer:
Schaffer was in the lead and looking for a double. His pair of queens, ace kicker would hold through the turn - and river - to claim the pot.
Hand #43: Sullivan opened to 90,000 on the button, Wazwaz moved all in for 50,000 and Schaffer called in the big blind.
The flop was dealt . Schaffer bet 65,000, Sullivan raised to 185,000 and Schaffer called. The turn was the and both players checked to see the river . Both players checked again and their cards were tabled.
Sullivan:
Wazwaz:
Schaffer:
All three players ended up with a full house, however, Sullivan’s aces full of queens was the best hand and eliminated Wazwaz in seventh place.