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We just witnessed a rare six-way limped pot here at the final table.
Wayne Carlson kicked things off by limping from under-the-gun. Leo Boxell and Barry Forrester followed suit from middle position. Tom Griggs joined in from the cutoff, Ernst Hermans called from the button and Thomas Slifka checked his option in the big. Phew... now for the flop:
Slifka passed the first option to Carlson who fired a 120,000 bet. Boxell made the call, but Forrester folded. Action then fell to Grigg who kicked it up to 320,000 prompting folds from the remaining active players.
The win hoisted Grigg up over the 2 million mark in chips, while Boxell and Carlson dropped to 950,000 and 900,00 respectively.
donpeters
Grigg took a chunk from Benton there
Andrew Hiscox limped from middle position and Aaron benton limmped on the button. The small blind, Tom Grigg, completed and Ernst Hermans checked in the big blind.
The flop came down in another multi-way limped pot at the final table. Everyone checked around.
The turn card was the . Everyone checked to the last player to act. Benton fired in 70,000 and then Grigg raised to 170,000. Action folded back to Benton and he made the call.
The river card was the and Grigg led for 325,000. Benton called having rivered a straight holding the . Grigg had him one-upped though, holding for the higher straight.
Benton dropped to 900,000 and Grigg shot up to 1.8 million. That's just about where Grigg started the final table.
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Wayne Carlson limped into the pot from middle position and the action folded around to Leo Boxell who kicked it up to 100,000. Carlson made the call, leaving himself just 393,000 behind.
The flop came down and Carlson open-shoved all in. Boxell made the call and tabled , in bad, but not unbeatable shape against Carlson's pocket nines.
The turn and river then came , and Carlson's pair of nines held up to take down the pot, bringing him just over the 1 million mark on the day. Boxell dropped to 1.15 million in the loss.
donpeters
Andrew Hiscox
Wayne Carlson raised to 75,000 and Andrew Hiscox reraised to 200,000. Carlson made the call and the flop came down . Carlson checked and HIscox shoved in. Carlson folded and Hiscox tabled . he's up to 1.68 million and Carl;son is down to 495,000.
Aaron Benton tanked after the raise and reraise and then folded. He claimed to have pocket eights and would have flopped bottom set.
donpeters
Aaron Benton limped under the gun before Ernst Hermans raised to 105,000. Benton made the call and the flop came down . Benton then check-folded to a bet of 145,000 from Hermans, dropping to 1.3 million. Hermans moved up to 3.15 million.
[user38449]
Tom Grigg was just dealt pocket kings two hands in a row and while he won one and lost the other, he managed to improve to 1.25 million in chips in the process.
In the first hand, Grigg opened with a raise to 75,000 from the cutoff and was called by Ernst Hermans from the button. The flop came down and Grigg fired a continuation bet of 100,000 that was called by Hermans. Both players then checked down the turn and the river (, ) and at the showdown, Hermans revealed for aces up.
One hand later, Grigg picked up kings again and opened for the same amount -- 75,000. This time, Wayne Carlson called from the big blind and the two saw the flop come . A pair of checks on the flop sent the action to the turn, , where Carlson fired a 100,000 bet. Grigg made the call. 5th Street delivered the and Carlson fired another 100,000 that was also called by Grigg.
At the showdown, Grigg was pleased to find his kings were good against Carlson's and he raked in the pot to move to 1.25 million in chips.
donpeters
Aaron Benton
Aaron Benton was in the small blind and Tom Grigg in the big blind. Action folded around to Benton and he completed. Grigg checked his option and then Benton checked dark before the flop came down.
The flop was placed on the felt. With Benton checking dark, action fell on Grigg. He checked behind.
The turn was the and Benton led for 35,000, just one-sixth more than the minimum. Grigg made the call.
The river card produced the and now there was three hearts on board. Benton fired 50,000 and Grigg mucked his hand. Benton showed for runner-runner two pair.
His cheering section, which is located a few feet to the right of media row on the balcony, erupted with cheers when they saw Benton scoop the pot.
donpeters
Thomas Slifka raised to 60,000 from middle position, another min-raise. Leo Boxell reraised on the button to 160,000 and Slifka folded. Losing that pot left Slifka with only 540,000 chips.
donpeters
Leo Boxell raised from under the gun to 60,000, a min-raise. Ernst hermans reraised from the hijack seat to 170,000. Wayne Carlson was in the small blind and made it 400,000 to go. Boxell ducked out of the way and then Hermans moved all in, putting Carlson to the test. It would be young versus old as Carlson made the call.
Despite having different ages, the two revealed the same hand -- .
After an uneventful board ran out, the two chopped up the pot.
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in another multi-way limped pot at the final table. Everyone checked around.
. Everyone checked to the last player to act. Benton fired in 70,000 and then Grigg raised to 170,000. Action folded back to Benton and he made the call.
and Grigg led for 325,000. Benton called having rivered a straight holding the 
. Grigg had him one-upped though, holding 
for the higher straight.
and Carlson open-shoved all in. Boxell made the call and tabled 
, in bad, but not unbeatable shape against Carlson's pocket nines. 
, 
. Carlson checked and HIscox shoved in. Carlson folded and Hiscox tabled 
. he's up to 1.68 million and Carl;son is down to 495,000.
. Benton then check-folded to a bet of 145,000 from Hermans, dropping to 1.3 million. Hermans moved up to 3.15 million.
and Grigg fired a continuation bet of 100,000 that was called by Hermans. Both players then checked down the turn and the river (
, 
) and at the showdown, Hermans revealed 
for aces up.
, where Carlson fired a 100,000 bet. Grigg made the call. 5th Street delivered the 
and Carlson fired another 100,000 that was also called by Grigg.
and he raked in the pot to move to 1.25 million in chips.
on the felt. With Benton checking dark, action fell on Grigg. He checked behind.
.