Kyle Bowker got all his chips in the middle against Igor Sharaskin on a board of and Sharaskin had the larger of the two stacks by a wide margin.
Bowker:
Sharaskin:
Bowker had trip kings but he was trailing Sharaskin who had flopped threes full, so he needed to make a bigger boat on the river in order to double up. Unfortunately for Bowker, the was no help to him and Sharaskin took the pot.
Barry Greenstein raised from under the gun and Huck Seed defended his big blind.
The flop fell and Seed check-called a bet from Greenstein. The turn was the and Seed check-called another bet from Greenstein. The river was the and Seed checked for a third time. Greenstein bet for the third time and Seed folded.
"That's what happens when you're a weak-tight player. You call all the way and fold the river," said Seed to nobody in particular after the hand.
Down to 1,800 after the hand, Seed busted shortly thereafter.
Daniel Zack raised to 1,200 from under the gun and Ryan Hughes called from the cutoff.
The flop came down and Zack checked to Hughes who bet 1,600. Zack check-raised to 4,300, Hughes called, the turn fell and both players checked. The river was the and Zack bet 9,000. Hughes mulled it over briefly and folded.
The player under the gun raised to 800, Mike Leah called from the cutoff, Allen Kessler called from the button and the the player in the big blind called.
The flop came down and action checked to Leah who bet 2,000. Kessler called, the player in the big blind called all in for 1,375 and the under-the-gun player folded.
The turn was the , Leah checked, Kessler bet the pot of 8,775, Leah check-raised all in for roughly 17,000 and Kessler called.
Leah: (nut flush draw, second best low)
Kessler: (top pair of queens, nut low)
Big Blind: (two pair - queens and threes)
The river was the , safe for Kessler to eliminate Leah and chop the smaller main pot with his other opponent.