Scott Bohlman completed with and was called twice before Andrew Lam made it two bets with . Everyone came along, and Lam kept control of the betting on fourth street before folding on fifth when Bohlman bet. Bohlman put his last 2,400 in on sixth.
Lam: /
Bohlman: /
Frank Athey: /
William Thompson: /
Thompson and Athey continued, with Athey betting seventh street and being called. Thompson showed for trip sevens and Bohlman had for just kings. We didn't catch Athey's hand, but he couldn't beat the trips.
Four players got saw fourth street in a capped pot with Farshad Ben Cohen all in, and Phil Laak got his last 3,000 in at that point. The remaining live players, Andrew Lam and William Thompson, checked it down.
Cohen: /
Laak: //
Thompson: /
Lam: /
Laak squeezed out his , giving him just the two pair, but to his surprise, nobody could beat it. He scooped the whole pot, and Cohen was eliminated.
The show gets off to a bumpy start 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.
Cyndy Violette was all in on an early street, and Nabih Helmi and Steve Diano continued to build a side pot until checking the river.
Violette: /
Helmi: /
Diano: /
Violette's two pair was good against Diano, who had unimproved aces, but Helmi had made queens up to take both the side pot and the main pot, eliminating Violette.
Bryn Kenney completed and got raised by Stephen Chidwick showing . Eric Buchman made it three bets with , and Chidwick was the only caller. Buchman continued betting until sixth, when both players checked.
Buchman: /
Chidwick: /
On the river, Buchman revived his aggression with a bet, but Chidwick raised. Buchman quickly called. Chidwick flipped , but Buchman had the aces up beat with , good for a flush.