Rafe Furst Eliminated
Tiltboy Rafe Furst lost a battle of the blinds. After the action was folded to Furst in the small blind, he moved all in for his last 9,000. The big blind called. Furst showed J-2. His opponent flipped over 6-6. The flop was J-6-2. Although Furst flopped two pair, his opponent led with a set. Furst could not improve his hand and he headed to the rail.
Chad Brown, Amongst The Chipleaders
Chad has continued his steady rise up the leader board since the dinner break and has currently amassed nearly 110,000 in chips. Despite the fact that he just took a small hit in the following hand. Here's how it went down:
On a flop, Chad bet out 2,000 and had one caller.
The turn was the and Chad's 4,000 bet was also called.
The river was the . Chad bet out 6,000 and was called down, he showed while his opponent had for better two pair.
One player bet, Rafe Furst raised all in with his last 3,000 and his opponent called. Furst had A-K against A-J. The board came 5-2-3-3-9 and Furst raked in the pot.
On the very next hand, Furst raised 1,700 from under the gun, took down the blinds and antes, and is back up to 7,500.
T.J. Cloutier
After being as low as 5,000, T.J. Cloutier has climbed back to 22,000 with queens versus A-K. Cloutier is above the starting chips and isn't going anywhere for awhile.
At Ishak Noyan's and Chris Ferguson's table, the dealer misdeals and Noyan only has a single king. Before they can return the cards and redeal, the table gets a little goofy. They decide to trade cards to improve their hands. Ferguson gives Noyan another king, giving him pocket kings. Somehow, we don't think that's in the TDA rules.
Under the gun and preflop, Chris Moneymaker raises to 1,250 and his opponent in middle position calls. They check the flop. On the turn, Moneymaker bets 1,800 and is called. On the river, Moneymaker checks. The opponent bets 2,000 and Moneymaker folds. He's down to 27,000.