With two limpers in the pot, Grant Levy popped it up to 325 and found one caller. They took a flop of and it was checked to Levy, who fired 525. His opponent then check-raised to 1,500, which Levy called.
The turn was the and again it was checked to Levy who this time fired out 1,250, forcing a fold from his opponent. Levy flashed the as he raked in the chips.
"That was hot!" remarked Jonny Vincent. "This is going to be a fun table I think!"
Jonny Vincent's day continues to be marked by peaks and valleys. After the small blind opened the pot to 600, Vincent shoved all in for about 3,000 from the big blind. The small blind debated before making the call.
SB:
Vincent:
Things looked pretty bleak for Vincent, but he managed to make top two pair on a flop of . The turn and river came to send his stack back up over the 6,000-chip mark.
Players are on a 15-minute break. At the end of this break, late registration will be closed. We should have final numbers for today's field shortly thereafter.
Josh Pang Ang was never able to recover from the early setbacks he suffered today. On a flop of , he moved in for his last several hundred chips. He was instantly called by his lone opponent. Ang had a draw with , but his opponent had already flopped the nuts with . The and completed the board to send Ang to the rail.
Mike "Timex" McDonald limped into a pot along with three other players. They all checked when the flop came down ragged and unconnected, . On the turn, action checked to McDonald, who bet 650. The button player and the big blind both called.
Everyone checked through a river of . McDonald tabled for top pair, top kicker. It was the winner. He now has about 11,000.
David Steicke raised to 600 preflop and Julian Powell made the call out of the big blind. The flop landed and Powell checked to Steicke, who fired out 650. Powell made the call.
The turn brought the and again Powell checked to Steicke who fired again, this time for 1,075. Powell then check-raised to 3,000 in total, with Steicke making the call.
The river landed the and Powell moved all in for his last 9,000, covering Steicke, who went into the tank. He eventually folded and Powell raked in a nice pot to move up to 17,800 with Steicke falling to 6,000.