A massive pot just developed that saw Joe Hachem raise to 35,000 under the gun, Shawn Hattem reraise pot, and Jan Collado four-bet pot from the small blind. Both Hachem and Hattem called off their stacks and it was what one might expect:
Hachem:
Hattem:
Collado:
With the aces and kings taken, this seemed to be one of those hands that'd be determined by the other cards in their respective hands. Sure enough, the flop fell , giving Collado trips and the nut flush draw, putting Hachem and Hattem in a bad spot.
The turn didn't change a thing. The rail leaned in close as Hachem and Hattem both awaited their fate on the river. Burn . . . .
The river improved Collado to a flush, which was good enough to take down the pot and send his two opponents to the rail. Hachem began the hand with the short stack, so he'll be awarded 12th place; consequently, Hattem finished in 11th place.
On a flop of , Joe Hachem checked from the big blind and Shawn Hattem bet 50,000. Tyler Patterson made the call, Hachem folded, and it was heads up to the turn. Hattem continued to bet, this time 150,000, and again Patterson just called.
Hattem must not have liked the river as he checked to Patterson, who moved all in. Hattem just shook his head as he flung his cards to the muck. Hattem dropped to under 300K while Patterson is up to 970,000.
It's all got very cagey on the remaining two tables with few flops. The highlight of the last few minutes was Carter Gill getting out his iPad and playing "Hotel California" by the Eagles.
You can refer to "The Dude" from The Big Lebowski for this reporter's opinions on the Eagles.
David Lestock raised to 20,000 under the gun and was met with a three-bet to 75,000 from Shawn Hattem on the button. Both blinds got out of the way and Lestock made the call. "Pot," Lestock announced after watching the flop fall . Hattem beat him into the pot with his entire stack, just 17,000 more, and Lestock made the call.
Hattem:
Lestock:
Hattem held aces, which would have been good had the hand ended right there, but Lestock had numerous outs including straight and flush draws. Hattem seemed to know dodging so many outs was unlikely, but that is what he did as the hit the turn, followed by the river.
"Wow, how do you dodge all that?" Joe Hachem asked after the hand.
Action folded to Mitch Schock in the small blind and he raised it up to 30,000. Carter Gill made the call from the big blind and the duo watched the flop come down . Schock was first to act and checked, opening the door for Gill to bet 55,000.
"Really?" Schock asked as he looked at Gill.
"I'll show you," responded Gill. Schock took the deal, folded his hand, and watched as Gill flashed the .
Jonas Mackoff raised to 22,000 and got called by Shaun Hattem and Jan Collado, they saw a flop of where it was checked to Mackoff who bet 49,000. Hattem folded but Collado raised pot, Mackoff set him in and Collado called.
Collado:
Mackoff:
The turn was the giving Collado the nut flush but Mackoff picked up some outs, none hit on the river and Collado won a large pot as Mackoff was crippled.
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, giving Collado trips and the nut flush draw, putting Hachem and Hattem in a bad spot.
turn didn't change a thing. The rail leaned in close as Hachem and Hattem both awaited their fate on the river. Burn . . . 
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turn. Hattem continued to bet, this time 150,000, and again Patterson just called.
river as he checked to Patterson, who moved all in. Hattem just shook his head as he flung his cards to the muck. Hattem dropped to under 300K while Patterson is up to 970,000.
. Hattem beat him into the pot with his entire stack, just 17,000 more, and Lestock made the call.
hit the turn, followed by the 
river.
giving Collado the nut flush but Mackoff picked up some outs, none hit on the