Dec 10, 2011
Photo: James Dempsey (left) tries to get a read off of Braden Hall after a preflop reraise in Hand #39.
Hand #37 – Vitor Coelho moves all in from late position for 219,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #38 – Larry Wells raises under the gun to 75,000, and Soi Nguyen calls from the big blind. The flop comes [9h8h2s], Nguyen checks, Wells bets 125,000, and Nguyen folds. Larry Wells takes the pot.
Hand #39 – James Dempsey raises under the gun to 60,000, Braden Hall reraises from early position to 250,000, and Dempsey tanks for a while as he stares at Hall, trying to get a read. Dempsey eventually folds, and Braden Hall takes the pot.
Hand #40 – Soi Nguyen raises from the button to 60,000, Larry Wells calls from the small blind, and James Dempsey calls from the big blind. All three players check to the turn on a board of [As7h4hJs], Wells checks, Dempsey bets 100,000, and Nguyen and Wells both fold. James Dempsey takes the pot.