Joe Hachem checked the turn of a board and his opponent bet 1,000. There was about 2,000 in the pot and Hachem check-raised to 3,300. His opponent gave it some thought before releasing his cards to the muck.
Chris DeMaci checked and called 1,100 out of the big blind against a late-position opponent on an flop. Both players checked when a low card hit the turn and a hit the river. DeMaci's opponent revealed but DeMaci hit a better pair with , winning despite missing his combo draw.
"I had all these pipe dreams about him having aces..." DeMaci said.
Tony Gregg raised to 700 from the button and the small blind called. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and the small blind checked again. Gregg bet 1,200 and his opponent called.
The river landed the and the small blind checked for the third time. Gregg bet 3,000 and his opponent made the call. Gregg tabled for a full house and his opponent mucked his cards.
Charlie Carrel was in the big blind and check-called 800 from a player on the button on a flop. He came out betting with 1,400 on the turn, and his opponent called. Carrel fired 3,900 on the river.
"How much is it?" the player on the button said.
"Enough to get paid off by a ten," Carrel said after the dealer spread the bet.
His opponent thought for about a minute.
"Let me know if you're thinking about raising," Carrel said with a smile.
Instead, his opponent folded, and Carrel swept up the pot. Despite the win, he's down significantly from his earlier stack of around 90,000.
On a board and about 5,000 in the middle, Mike Gorodinsky bet 5,050 from the cutoff and his opponent check-called out of the small blind. The completed the board on the river and the player in the small blind took the betting lead, sliding just 2,500 forward. Gorodinsky smiled and slid his cards into the muck.