Santos Rivers a Boat

The roller coaster ride that is Adam Santos’ day continues as he is back up to just over 50,000.

We missed the action, but we were told by a staff member that one a flop of Td8d3d, Santos got the last of his chips in against Jd7d and AdJs with 8-3. The turn was a blank and the river was three to give Santos a full house and the pot.

With 24 players remaining, Santos has an above average stack.

Manjura Chipping Up

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A player moves all in from early position for 11,300 and Rob Manjura (pictured) calls from middle position.

Manjura tables QcQh and is in good shape against his opponent’s Ac5c. Manjura couldn’t have been happy about the flop as the dealer spread 6c5h3c, giving his opponent middle pair, a flush draw, and lots of outs against Manjura’s queens.

The turn is the 8h and the river is the 8s and Manjura sends a player home as he continues his late night push towards the chip lead. He is sitting with 90,000.

Santos Crippled, Then Doubles

“Look at this,” said Adam Santos as we walked by the table. “The donkey had 80,000 and now he has nothing.”

Adam Santos, our one-time chip leader was down to about 7,000 in chips. Rob Manjura recapped the hand to us as how Santos lost most of his chips.

Santos raised to 2,600 preflop and Manjura called from the big blind. The flop was 9-8-4 and Manjura checked. Santos bet 20,000 and Manjura moved all in for 33,200 total. Santos called with pocket aces and was behind Manjura’s set of nines.

The turn and river bricked out for Santos and he was crippled.

Shortly after we found Santos all in and called the last of his chips. He tabled 9c9s and was up against his opponent’s QdTh.

“Look at this,” said Santos. “I’m ahead.

The flop came JhTc6s and Santos was now searching for a nine.

“Time to go play PLO,” said Santos before the dealer burned and turned the 9h.

The river is the Jd and Santos fills up.

“Look at that,” said Santos. “I got a boat.”

Santos is sitting with 15,000.

Maddah Takes One

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There was a late position limp before the player in the cutoff raised to 3,000. There were a few folds before Wally Maddah three-bet to 6,500 from the big blind.

The player in the cutoff called and they saw a flop of 7d5s4h. Maddah bets 15,000 and the cutoff goes into the tank.

“I should shove, ” said the cutoff. “But I’ll just let you have it.”

The cutoff shows 8h8d before he mucks his hand.

“I would have snap-called,” replied Maddah.

Maddah tables QdQs and grows his stack to 56,000 as we inch closer to the second break of the flight.

Lindo Makes a Good Call

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Oscar Lindo (pictured) faces an all in from his opponent on the river with the board reading Td4c3c9sKd. After Lindo thinks for a few moments, he tosses a couple chips into the pot, indicating he is calling.

His opponent is hesitant to show his cards and Lindo tables 7d4h, good for a pair of fours. His opponent taps and the table and mucks his cards. Lindo increases his stack to 44,000 with the pot.