Event #5: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em

Players are now on break. Cards will be back in the air in 20 minutes.

On the very next hand, action folded to Brant Hale on the button, and he raised pot to 70,000. Tommy Vedes was next in the small blind, and he put in a tower of orange T5,000 chips that amounted to a raise of 150,000. Mike Allis folded his big blind, and it was back to Hale. Hale said "well I didn't look so you have that going for you" as he slid the remainder of his stack into the middle.

Hale:   
Vedes:   

The flop came down    , adding an inside straight draw to Hale's outs. The   on the turn eliminated his pair outs, and Hale would need a three and a three only to survive. The river brought the  , and Hale hit the rail, while Vedes jumped back up to 620,000.

Tommy Vedes	620,000	240,000
Brant Hale	0	-125,000

Action was folded around to John Eames, who made a pot sized bet to 70,000. It folded around to Nick Jivkov, who wasted little time in announcing "pot". It got back to Eames, and he committed the last of his chips. The cards were flipped, and it was worst case scenerio for Eames.

Eames:   
Jivkov:   

According to the Pokernews odds calculator , Eames had just a 6% chance of winning the hand. The flop came down    , giving Eames a small glimmer of hope if he could catch running diamonds. However, he was drawing dead when the   hit the turn. The meaningless river was the  , and Jivkov scooped the pot to up his stack to 375,000, while the British rail cleared out of the thunder dome.

Nick Jivkov	375,000	94,000
John Eames	0	-120,000

Bryan Pellegrino opened for 43,000 from the hijack position and action folded around to Keanu Tabali in the small blind, who re-raised all in for his last 102,000. Pellegrino called and hands were revealed.

Pellegrino:   
Tabali:   

Tabali was in great shape to double, however, the     flop improved Pellegrino's odds as he spiked a pair. The turn brought an uneventful  , but a   on the river improved Pellegrino to two-pair, which trumped Tabali's tens and sent him to the rail.

Pellegrino is up to 550,000 following the knockout.

Bryan Pellegrino	550,000	110,000
Keanu Tabali	0	-122,000

It has been a rough past hour for John Eames.

In a recent hand, action folded all the way to Eames on the small blind, who raised to 60,000. Daniel Negreanu quickly moved his remaining 170,000 into the middle and Eames called.

Negreanu:   
Eames:   

The       board ran out sweat-free for Negreanu and he doubled through Eames with a superior full house.

Negreanu's stack has risen to 350,000 while Eames is down to his last 120,000.

Daniel Negreanu	350,000	200,000
John Eames	120,000	-180,000

John Eames came in for a raise to 32,000, and action folded all the way around to Keanu Tabali in the big blind. Tabali was on the short stack with 16,000 already in the middle, and he cut the chips out for the call, then stared at his remaining stack. After about 30 seconds, he peeked down at his cards, and said "what am I waiting for I'm all in." Eames quickly made the call, and the cards were flipped up.

Tabali:   
Eames:   

Tabali explained "I was just seeing if I should just call blind I didn't even look at my hand until the end." Eames seemed less then enthused by the explanation, but didn't make a big fuss over it. The flop came down    , keeping Tabali out in front. The turn came the  , and Tabali was still in the lead, and still looking to dodge a queen. The river was a pain card, but it was the  , giving Tabali the double.

John Eames	300,000	-70,000
Keanu Tabali	122,000	56,000

Action started with Keanu Tabali in middle position, and he raised it up to 37,000. Tommy Vedes was next to act, and he quickly called. Everyone else folded, and they went heads up to a flop of    . Tabali wasted little time in betting 39,000, and Vedes beat him into the pot. Both players checked the   on the turn, and the river came the  .

Tabali measured out a bet of 66,000, and dropped it into the middle. Action was to Vedes, and he cut out the chips for a call. He thought for a few moments, then cut out some chips for a raise. Vedes assembled the bet into a big tower, and slid it to the middle, raising 82,000 more. Tabali looked very pained by this, and said "I don't see how I can fold this." Tabali was in the tank for about 3 minutes, before he grabbed the calling chips, saying again "I can't fold", and made the call. Vedes showed    for a full house, and Tabali grimaced, tabling    for trip kings.

Jonathan Aguiar jokingly said, "Rigged! Who do I call to report this?' as Vedes collected the chips, upping him to 600,000, while tabali drops to the short stack at 66,000.

Tommy Vedes	600,000	298,000
Keanu Tabali	66,000	-243,000

Action folded to Daniel Negreanu in early position, and he raised it up to 32,000. Everyone else folded except for Tommy Vedes, who defended his big blind. The two players checked on the flop,    , and the turn, the  , but Vedes fired out a bet of 26,000 when the   hit the river. Negreanu made the call, and Vedes showed    for a rivered set. Negreanu simply flashed an ace before mucking. After that loss, Negreanu dips down to 150,000, while Vedes is up over 300,000.

Tommy Vedes	302,000	55,000
Daniel Negreanu	150,000	-62,000

The players have all taken their seats, the intros have been made, and the cards are in the air!