One out before the break, drawing to a flush, bringing us down to a field of 17 playing it off for $4150 with $2070 for 1st.
Brown eyes (Rayel), sitting pretty with a double stack. Brendan also sitting on 2x stack.
D wells around 6k stack, searching for a double up.
Ross is the 1st to push it all in, no caller but takes 2500 in chips.
Karl took Aaron out.
Ross called Sheldon’s all in with his pocket 99 and Sheldon had 88, three 3s on the table but no 8s. Sheldon was next out.
Kev and Chris got it all in pre with AQ vs AK, the kicker held up and Kev was next out.
Rayel flopped top pair King kicker and pushed into Rosco, Ross called with top set and got a double up with his 9k stack.
Hayden pushed for 4800 (AJ), Danny called all in for 2800(AQ clubs), and Rosco called 4800 (6,8) Rosco turned 2 pair and took out Hayden but Danny got his final club on the river and took 2800 x 3, plus the blinds.
Scotty pushed with a small stack and an open ender, got called by Jason with 2 pair on a paired board. The straight didn't arrive and Jason scooped the chips.
Chris and Thanh got it all in, Chris with 66, Thanh with JJ. Thanh flopped his set and turned a boat and there was no hope for Chris by the river.
Danny’s stack had dwindled again and he got himself all in with KQ vs Mark with 77. Danny flopped his pair of Kings, by the turn Mark had an open ender and a flush draw, a 4 came on the river with competed the low end of the straight.
10 players left
Huge hand, the two big stacks tangled with nut flush vs 2nd nut flush... Jason scooped an 80k pot. Thanh left with around 17k chips.
Roller coaster hand next. Kirby and Thanh all in. JJ both red VS AA both black, flop an ace and two other diamonds (set vs 4 card flush) turn another diamond! Kirby made her flush. The river... a 3.. Pairing the board, giving Thanh his full house! A bit of a fml hand for Kirby but a nice pair to go out on.
Rayel got knocked out AK vs KK when he tangled with Mark and his big stack.
Two big stacks on the final table, Jason and Mark, both on around $80k.
Next out was another big hand. 77 vs JJ. Brendan's sevens got called by Mark with a big stack and two Jacks. Mark hit his set on the flop and Brendan got some salt in the wound when he hit his smaller set on the river.
Very next hand. Charlotte all in with TT vs AQ clubs. Nut flush on the flop by Jason, the turn and river were no help for Charlotte.
Michael got a double up off a big stack with JJ getting him back in the game with around $30k chips.
Rich get richer.. Jason calls Karl's all in with KK and it holds up. Down to six players.
Thanh gets unlucky with a preflop bluff when Mark looks down to see AA and takes his chips.
Final Four, everyone agrees for a deal for 4th to get there buy-in back.
From a very small stack, Ross gets up to $35k after getting two double ups from Mark. Very generous.
Michael bubbled but got his money back, with the deal. QQ vs Q8
Jason on monster stack, around 170k, Ross on around 40k and Mark around 60k
Over three blind levels Ross manages to earn his way up and over $100k.
Ross's stack dwindled and he ended up all in vs Jason for $20k. Jason with AJ, Ross A6. Flop came a Jack and it didn't improve for Ross on the turn or river. 3rd prize was still a juicy $830
Final 2 made a deal for 1700 and 1500 and play it out for 1st.
Both got all in soon after. Jason with A4, Mark with A6, the 4 hit and held for Jason. With the deal Mark wasn't too upset about his 6 high not holding.
It was a great day of poker and very entertaining to watch. Special thanks to everyone who came out to play and to the dealers, Sam, Sean, Troy and Megan!
