Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:50 AM Local Time
Thomas O'Neal limped from the button and Dean Hamrick announced that he was all in.
Hamrick's rail jumped out of their seats and lurched toward the table. The Tournament Director said "Woah Woah Woah," holding the rail back. "Dean's all in, but Tom hasn't called yet." The rail took their seats and O'Neal folded.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:48 AM Local Time
Dean Hamrick opened for yet another 320,000 min-raise and Thomas O'Neal moved all in yet again.
After deliberating for nearly ninety seconds, Hamrick made the call for his last 3,900,000 and we were off to a showdown.
Hamrick:
O'Neal:
The flop of kept O'Neal in the lead, but when the landed on the turn it gave Hamrick plenty of outs for a chop.
Fortunately for him the river fell the to see Hamrick remain alive as the pot was chopped up.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:46 AM Local Time
Thomas O'Neal opened for 400,000 and Dean Hamrick came along for the ride.
The flop fell . Hamrick checked and O'Neal slid in a 500,000 chip stack and that was all Hamrick needed to see to toss his cards towards the muck.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:42 AM Local Time
Thomas O'Neal limped in and Dean Hamrick checked his option.
The board was checked down to see O'Neal reveal his for king-high to collect the pot.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:36 AM Local Time
Dean Hamrick opened with a raise to 320,000 from the button and Thomas O'Neal instantly mucked.
Hamrick slammed the table with his fist and flipped his in disgust.
"Did you even look at your cards?" jokingly asked Hamrick to O'Neal as he was pushed the pot.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:32 AM Local Time
Thomas O'Neal made it 400,000 to go from the button and Dean Hamrick made the call.
The two checked the flop.
They also checked the turn.
On the river however, Hamrick bet 600,000. O'Neal called, "All in," and Hamrick snap-called. Hamrick's remaining rail all lurched forward to see the cards. Hamrick showed for a flush, to best O'Neal's .
Hamrick's rail cheered while he stacked his chips to over 4 million now.
"Fu** yeah Dean!" shouted Joe Cada. One of his friends called out, "Penalty!" to the Tournament Director and we all had a laugh.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:32 AM Local Time
Dean Hamrick announced a raise to 320,000, but before he could even cut the chips out, Thomas O'Neal moved all in.
Hamrick forcibly cut the chips out before turning towards his railbirds and shooting them a look of despair before folding.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:30 AM Local Time
The cards are back in the air with the following chip counts.
Thomas O'Neal - 8,210,000
Dean Hamrick - 2,915,000
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:11 AM Local Time
Thomas O'Neal and Dean Hamrick are going on a 20-minute break
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:10 AM Local Time
Thomas O'Neal opened to 300,000 from the button and Dean Hamrick made the call from the button.
The flop was checked to see the fall on the turn and Hamrick fire out a bet of 350,000. O'Neal sat there for nearly a minute emotionless before moving all in for roughly 3,830,000.
With Hamrick now in the tank, he eventually wound up making the call to put O'Neal at risk.
Hamrick:
O'Neal:
With Hamrick drawing dead, the meaningless landed on the river to gift O'Neal the double up to 8,320,000 as Hamrick slips to 3,025,000 in chips.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:05 AM Local Time
From the button, Dean Hamrick opened to 300,000. Thomas O'Neal called and the flop came down .
Hamrick counted out 300,000 in chips and slid them in the middle. Before they could get there, O'Neal folded his cards.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:00 AM Local Time
"I'm all in!" announced Thomas O'Neal from the button.
Hamrick quickly mucked, and we aren't quite sure if it was a poor hand or the fact that the all in amount was for 3,850,000?
Saturday, June 26, 2010 1:59 AM Local Time
From the button, Dean Hamrick opened to 275,000. Thomas O'Neal announced, "I'm all in," loud enough so that we could hear it up here in our media perch.
Hamrick couldn't compete and folded.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 1:57 AM Local Time
Dean Hamrick opened to 275,000 from the button and Thomas O'Neal made the call to see a flop fall.
Both players checked it through to see the land on the turn and O'Neal check the action to Hamrick.
Hamrick deliberated for a few moments and cut out a bet of 350,000 only to have O'Neal check-raise to 1,000,000.
Hamrick slid in the necessary chips to make the call as the dealer burned and turned the on the river.
Both players checked and O'Neal tabled his , only to be outdone by Hamrick's .
Hamrick now is sitting with 7,920,000 as O'Neal slides down to 3,425,000 in chips.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 1:52 AM Local Time
Thomas O'Neal opened to 360,000 and Dean Hamrick made the call.
The flop came down . Hamrick checked to O'Neal who bet 500,000. That was all Hamrick needed to fold his hand.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 1:49 AM Local Time
Dean Hamrick opened on the button to 275,000 and Thomas O'Neal made the call.
The flop fell down and O'Neal checked to Hamrick who opted to fire out a bet of 325,000.
O'Neal deliberated for several moments before making the call as the dealer peeled the on the turn.
O'Neal checked once again and Hamrick slid in a stack of green 25,000-denomination chips amounting to a bet of 625,000. O'Neal instantly folded to see Hamrick pushed the pot to climb to 7,100,000 in chips.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 1:46 AM Local Time
It was limped to a flop of . Thomas O'Neal tossed in a bet of 200,000 and that was enough to get Dean Hamrick to fold.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 1:44 AM Local Time
Thomas O'Neal limped in from the button and Dean Hamrick checked his option.
The flop was checked by both players to see the land on the turn and Hamrick fire out 150,000.
O'Neal made the call and when the river landed the , both players checked it through.
O'Neal tabled his , but it would be Hamrick's that would collect the pot and see him extend his lead.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 1:41 AM Local Time
Thomas O'Neal limped from the small blind and Dean Hamrick made it 275,000. O'Neal grabbed two stacks of green chips (T25,000) and pushed them into the middle. It didn't take long for Hamrick to toss his cards into the muck.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 1:39 AM Local Time
Dean Hamrick opened to 275,000 and it was uncontested by Thomas O'Neal.