As far as elimination hands have gone in this tournament, Joe Meissner's was almost routine. He was dealt and raised preflop. Michael Guzzardi called from the button with . Meissner checked-called a bet on the flop of , then check-raised all in for 16,000 when the turn fell . He wasn't able to shake Guzzardi, who made the call. The river fell to send Meissner off the cage to collect AU$6,370 for his sixth-place finish.
"This H.O.R.S.E. event is all about skill and bullsh*t," said Van Marcus after the hand.
A rather curious hand has resulted in a modest pot being shipped to Jarred Solomon. He capped from the big blind preflop after Michael Guzzardi opened with a raise and Anthony McNamara three-bet from the button. Guzzardi declined to call the cap, but McNamara came along. Both players checked the flop. Solomon led out on the turn, prompting a silent fold from McNamara.
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"Did you get much sleep last night?" Van Marcus asked Michael Guzzardi.
"Nah, not much. You?"
"I got about fifteen hours," replied Marcus.
"I played cash after we were done last night," Guzzardi said. "Then after I left I played some online. Slept for a few hours, then came back here this morning and played some $10-$20."
Van Marcus must have thought he had Jarred Solomon dead to rights. Marcus' first five cards came / , against Solomon's x-x / . Marcus check-called a bet on fifth street, then check-called again on sixth street after he caught the to Solomon's . At the river, Marcus check-raised, then called when Solomon moved all in. Marcus showed the as his river card, making a seven-high straight and 7-6 for low. Incredibly, Solomon turned over lots of the other sevens and sixes, as he showed in the hole for a full house.
The dealer chopped up the pot, leaving Marcus to wonder what he needs to do in order to knock someone out.
Michael Guzzardi was at it again. He attempted to eliminate Kerry Stead. Stead moved most of his chips into the middle on third street with / . The last 6,000 went in on fourth street, after he caught the . Guzzardi turned over / . He caught the on fifth street against Stead's , giving himself an excellent low draw for half of the pot, but it never hit. Sixth street was the and the river came for Guzzardi. Sixth and seventh streets were and for Stead. With no qualifying low hand, Stead's aces and fours took the whole pot.
Guzzardi is back down to 130,000 as a result of the hand. Stead is up to 68,500.
Leo Boxell has been playing on borrowed time the last few levels. He has finally been eliminated from the tournament. After Michael Guzzardi brought it in with the and Van Marcus completed the , Boxell called with the . Guzzardi also called.
Boxell led out fourth street when he caught the . Guzzardi, with the , was the only caller. On fifth street the rest of Boxell's chips went in and the hands were opened.
Guzzardi: /
Boxell: /
It was bad luck for Boxell, as his buried kings ran into Guzzardi's buried aces. Boxell had no low draw; he would need to improve on his kings. Sixth street came good for Guzzardi, the to give him aces and deuces, and a brick for Boxell, the . Down the river, only a king could save Boxell. He didn't get it. The king went to Guzzardi, , against Boxell's .
Boxell walks away with AU$4,410. Guzzardi stays at the table with approximately 165,000 chips.
Joe Meissner is one of the ultra-short stacks at the table. When he looked down at split kings, / , he knew he had to take the hand all the way to the river. He led third street and fourth street, being called only by Van Marcus. Marcus raised fourth street, then led out on fifth street with a board of x-x / . Meissner, who had caught the on fourth street and the on fifth street, called. Marcus showed in the hole. He had a pair of tens and a spade flush draw. His draw improved even more when he caught the on sixth street.
Meissner caught the on sixth street. He was leading going into the river, so Marcus squeezed his card first. "It's black," he told Meissner, but it turned out not to be a spade. It was the . Meissner didn't need his river card, but he showed anyway as a prerequisite to collecting the pot. It was the for a king-high straight.
"How do I lose this hand?" Marcus complained to the table as Meissner dragged the pot.
David Morton was short to start the day. We didn't have any opportunities to call his name before he was all in. He tangled with Michael Guzzardi, committing all 14,500 of his chips on third street with / . Guzzardi called with / . It was a virtual flip between the two players. Guzzardi came out ahead when his board came / to make a pair of aces. Morton wasn't even able to make one pair, / .
Morton can hold his head high. Taking eighth place in this tournament and winning AU$2,450 is quite an accomplishment.
This may be Van Marcus' day. So far it's certainly not Leo Boxell's day. Boxell caught the bring-in with the , then called Marcus' completion with the . Marcus bet every street as his board came . Boxell called on fourth street and again on fifth street, finally letting go off his hand on sixth street with a board of x-x / . Marcus flashed in the hole for a made queen-high straight.
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and raised preflop. Michael Guzzardi called from the button with 
. Meissner checked-called a bet on the flop of 
, then check-raised all in for 16,000 when the turn fell 
. He wasn't able to shake Guzzardi, who made the call. The river fell 
to send Meissner off the cage to collect AU$6,370 for his sixth-place finish.
flop. Solomon led out on the 
turn, prompting a silent fold from McNamara.
/ 
. Marcus check-called a bet on fifth street, then check-called again on sixth street after he caught the 
to Solomon's 
. At the river, Marcus check-raised, then called when Solomon moved all in. Marcus showed the 
in the hole for a full house.
/ 
, giving himself an excellent low draw for half of the pot, but it never hit. Sixth street was the 
and the river came 
and 
. Guzzardi also called.
to give him aces and deuces, and a brick for Boxell, the 
. Down the river, only a king could save Boxell. He didn't get it. The king went to Guzzardi, 
.
on fifth street, called. Marcus showed 
. Marcus bet every street as his board came 
. Marcus flashed 
in the hole for a made queen-high straight.