Tony Gill: / /
Fei Chu: / /
Matt Vengrin: / (FOLD)
Vengrin brought it in, Gill completed, and both Chu and Vengrin called. The action checked to Gill, who bet, and only Chu called. Chu made a pair of kings on fifth and led out. Gill raised, and Chu tank-called.
Both players checked in sixth, and Chu check-called a bet on seventh. Gill fanned for a straight and a low, scooping the pot.
Hand #35: Matt Vengrin fired on fifth street heads up against Raul Paez.
Vengrin:
Paez:
Paez called. Vengrin caught a brick with , and Paez improved to a pair of queens on board, so he took the lead. Vengrin called. Both players checked seventh.
"Aces up," Paez announced, turning over . Vengrin showed for fours up before mucking.
Players are now on a five-minute break to use the restroom.
Joseph Hertzog and Raul Paez were heads up on fifth street after Mike Leah folded.
Hertzog:
Paez:
Hertzog check-called, and both players caught jacks on sixth. Action went check-call once again, and then again on seventh. Paez showed for aces up, and Hertzog mucked.
Mike Leah: / /
Tony Gill: / (FOLD)
Fei Chu: / (FOLD)
Raul Paez: / /
Matt Vengrin: / /
Gill brought it in, Chu called, Paez completed, Vengrin called, and Leah tank-raised. Everyone called except Chu.
"I got rid of one!" Leah said, grinning.
The action checked to Leah on fourth street, who bet, and the three players called. Leah made a pair on fifth, leading out, and Paez and Vengrin both called.
Paez made a pair of aces on sixth, leading out, and both Vengrin and Leah called. All three players checked on seventh.
Leah:
Paez:
Vengrin:
Vengrin's last card appeared to be paint - he mucked rather quickly - and Leah scooped the whole kit n kaboodle with kings up.
Joseph Hertzog completed with , and found callers in Raul Paez with and Matt Vengrin with . Artie Cobb raised with and the aforementioned players all called. Hertzog grabbed the lead again when he caught , and everyone called. It was Vengrin taking the lead after it was checked to him on fifth with the following boards:
Hertzog:
Paez:
Vengrin:
Cobb called off the last of his chips, and Hertzog and Paez called as well.
"I need a miracle," Cobb said, rising from his seat.
Hertzog fired on sixth when he caught , and Paez tanked before giving up. Vengrin called with . Seventh street saw Hertzog bet dark, and Vengrin called again. Hertzog tabled for a wheel, and neither Cobb nor Vengrin could beat it.
Leah brought it in, Chu completed, and the action folded back to Leah, who called. Leah called a bet on fourth, both players knuckled on fifth, and Chu led out once again on sixth. Leah called. On seventh, Chu check-called a bet, and the hands were opened.
Leah:
Chu:
Leah won the high with a flush, and Chu the low with an eighty-four.
"All I want to do is scoop a pot!" Leah exclaimed a few minutes later.