Blake Bohn gathered momentum with a few all-in shoves, but he jammed one time too many and was caught by Justin Liberto, who called from the small blind with . Bohn was live with , and the flop brought , pairing Liberto but giving Bohn two pair. The turn was followed by a , and Bohn doubled up.
Justin Liberto defended his big blind from a Greg Himmelbrand min-raise, and he check-called 60,000 on the flop. Both checked the , and Liberto checked the river. Himmelbrand bet 130,000, and Liberto dropped in 485,000 moments later. Himmelbrand winced. He tanked for a couple of minutes and decided to call, and Liberto showed . Himmelbrand had and took the pot with tens.
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Blake Bohn checked and called a small bet from Justin Liberto on a flop. Bohn check-called about 150,000 on the turn, and the hit the river. Bohn checked.
"Nit check," Liberto said, showing . An amazed Bohn showed his bad luck: .
"That's twice I could have had it all if I played it different," Liberto said.
Then, Greg Himmelbrand opened from the button and Bohn called. Liberto made it 175,000, and only Bohn called. Bohn checked, Liberto bet 185,000, and Bohn made it 450,000. Liberto told the dealer he was all in, and Bohn tanked for about three minutes before dumping his hand.
Billy Jacobini limped in, and Blake Bohn raised to 124,000 in the small blind. Jacobini shoved for about 450,000, and Bohn called.
Jacobini:
Bohn:
"You're limp-shoving sevens?" Bohn said incredulously.
A double looked imminent after the flop, but Bohn banged off the on the turn. He was far from safe as Jacobini had a combo draw, but the river was a brick.
Blake Bohn's button open got called by the blinds, who checked to him on the flop. He bet 78,000, and only Justin Liberto called. Check-check on the turn, and a hit. Liberto bet 245,000, and Bohn immediately called. Liberto showed for a flush.
"We could have played a really big pot," Bohn said, showing .
Billy Jacobini has his head above water against and has gathered some momentum after back-to-back shoves, first over a Justin Liberto turn bet and then over a Greg Himmelbrand continuation bet on an ace-high flop.