 8:13pm: Michael Spilkin eliminated in 4th place
With Michael Spilkin playing so many post-dinner pots, he seemed assured of either amassing a massive stack or busting out. It turned out to be the latter. He and Andrew Watson took a raised flop of [2c][9d][9h]. Spilkin was first to speak and...
8:13pm: Michael Spilkin eliminated in 4th place
With Michael Spilkin playing so many post-dinner pots, he seemed assured of either amassing a massive stack or busting out. It turned out to be the latter. He and Andrew Watson took a raised flop of [2c][9d][9h]. Spilkin was first to speak and made it 70,000 to go. Watson called.
When the turn came [jh], Spilkin quickly slid a stack of orange chips (100,000 total) into the pot. Again Watson called. Spilkin repeated the same action on the river [3d], betting a quick 100,000. Watson then raised all in. He had Spilkin covered. The raise was 240,000 back to Spilkin.
"I don't think I can fold," said Spilkin. After another thirty seconds, he called with [as][2d], nines and deuces. Watson was pumped, popping out of his chair and pumping his fist as he showed [10c][9s] for trip nines. The two men shook hands and then Spilkin beat a hasty exit.
Michael Spilkin has been eliminated
8:07pm: Cohen and Spilkin again
Michael Spilkin and Julian Cohen are tangling quite a bit here in the post-dinner play. They played another raised pot, this one with Cohen in position. On a flop of [6s][5c][5h], Spilkin opened for 60,000. Cohen put in a raise that was just bigger than the minimum, making it 130,000 to go. Spilking tanked for several minutes, staring Cohen down, before he finally mucked his cards.
8:01pm: Cohen returns the favor
Michael Spilkin tried opening a pot pre-flop to 35,000. He was called by small blind Andrew Watson, prompting Julian Cohen to three-bet the big blind to 130,000. Both of his opponents quickly folded, allowing Cohen to flash [10h][6h].
"Now we're even," he told Spilkin.
7:57pm: Spilkin bluffs Cohen out
Julian Cohen started things pre-flop by raising his button, but it was the big blind Michael Spilkin who finished them off. Both players checked a [7h][5s][5d] flop. When the turn came a jack, [js], Spilkin led out for 45,000. Cohen considered that bet briefly and then called. At the river [5c], Spilkin tried another bet of 55,000. This one induced a fold from Cohen, who claimed to have folded ace-high after Spilkin showed [qc][10s].
7:53pm: Zmukic can't get action from Spilkin
Michael Spilkin opened from under the gun for 36,000 and was called only by big blind Vesko Zmukic. Zmukic led out for 70,000 on a flop of [jd][4s][8d], then showed unimproved [ah][ks] after Spilkin folded.
7:45pm: Watson hits the river
The small-ball style that characterized pre-dinner play has returned after dinner. Andrew Watson opened for 36,000 pre-flop and was called by Vesko Zmukic. Both players checked the [3d][3h][4h] flop. Zmukic also checked the [9h] turn, then called a bet of 41,000 from Watson. The action was similar on the [ks] river, where Watson opened [kc][8c] for a pair of kings after Zmukic called one last bet. Zmukic tapped the table "good hand" and mucked his hand.
7:35pm: Play resumes
Players have returned from dinner and cards are back in the air.
Posted originally: 2010-07-25 10:39:14
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