Ole Schemion may not yet be a familiar name in the United States but we’re willing to bet that the player to his right wishes he had never set eyes on him. It folded to that player in the small blind who raised Schemion’s big blind. Perhaps that wasn’t the best idea as Schemion raised him to 2,500, glared at him through his sunglasses, and his opponent laid it down.
They faced off again on the next hand where they got to a flop of . This time Schemion check-raised him to 2,500 and again his opponent surrendered the pot.
Jon Broderick recently moved his big stack over to the purple section and got right into the mix, tangling with John Monnette on the following hand.
On the flop, Broderick and Cory Zeidman checked to Monnette. He bet 650, and only Broderick called to see the land on the turn. Both players checked, and the river was the . Broderick checked, Monnette bet 1,425, and Broderick called.
Monnette showed the for a full house, sixes over eights, and Broderick mucked his hand.
Facing a limp on the button and a completion in the small blind, Mustapha Kanit raised to 1,100 from the big blind. Only the button made the call, and on the flop, Kanit continued for 1,300.
The button smooth-called as the landed on the turn and Kanit fired out 3,700. The button again made the call as the completed the board on the river.
Kanit bet out 12,000 and his opponent called all in for 9,200. Kanit tabled his , but it would be his opponent's that would scoop the pot and cripple Kanit to 3,150.
Two players, including Scott Standridge, checked to Phil Laak on a board of , and he moved all in for 25,000 into a pot of around 6,000. The first player folded, then Standridge tank-called all-in for 21,675.
Laak rolled over for an open-ended straight draw, and Standridge was ahead with for a pair of aces. The on the river gave Laak a meaningless pair of eights, and he was reduced to 4,700 chips.
Johnny Chan is rapidly approaching 100,000 chips, in fact one more pot should take him over that barrier and into the six-figure club.
Matthew Ashton's stack is almost exactly the same as when we last checked on him, while Mat Cuthbertson, Andrea Dato and Ben Jackson have also lost some ground.
Trishelle Cannatella has been knocked out from the Main Event and Andrea Dato was kind enough to share her elimination hand with us.
Cannatella called a raise before the flop after which the big blind called as well. The flop brought out with two clubs and the action was checked to the initial raiser who bet. Cannatella check-raise all in for about 6,500 and was called by .
Cannatella tabled for bottom two pair but the turn, a club, put her in dire need of making a full house. The river did no such thing and Cannatella was knocked out.
Ole Schemion completed the small blind when it was folded to him and gave the player in the big blind a glare. He checked his option and they went to the flop of . Schemion led out for 400 and got a call.
The turn card was the and Schemion bet bigger this time making it 1,250. His opponent raised him to 3,650 and after a quick glare Schemion put out the call. On the river card Schemion checked and faced bet of 4,850. After some more protracted glaring at both his opponent and the board and some card shuffling, Schemion had a last look at his hand and folded.
“Show one?” The German wunderkind asked, and his obliging opponent showed the .
Matt Carrier checked on Adam Friedman on a flop of , and he tossed out 625. Carrier called, both players checked on the turn (), and the river was the .
Carrier checked a third time, Friedman bet 1,375, and Carrier check-raised to 4,500.
"Call," Friedman said instantly.
Carrier ripped over for two pair, and Friedman flicked his cards into the muck.
. This time Schemion check-raised him to 2,500 and again his opponent surrendered the pot.![[user68268]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
flop, Broderick and Cory Zeidman checked to Monnette. He bet 650, and only Broderick called to see the 
land on the turn. Both players checked, and the river was the 
. Broderick checked, Monnette bet 1,425, and Broderick called.
for a full house, sixes over eights, and Broderick mucked his hand.
flop, Kanit continued for 1,300.
landed on the turn and Kanit fired out 3,700. The button again made the call as the 
that would scoop the pot and cripple Kanit to 3,150.
, and he moved all in for 25,000 into a pot of around 6,000. The first player folded, then Standridge tank-called all-in for 21,675.
with two clubs and the action was checked to the initial raiser who bet. Cannatella check-raise all in for about 6,500 and was called by 
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. Schemion led out for 400 and got a call.
and Schemion bet bigger this time making it 1,250. His opponent raised him to 3,650 and after a quick glare Schemion put out the call. On the 
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), and the river was the 
for two pair, and Friedman flicked his cards into the muck.