Andrew Feldman raised to 9,500 from under the gun and Billy Jordanou called from the big blind to see the flop come down 
. Both players checked and the turn brought the 
. Both players checked again.
The river completed the board with the 
and Feldman check-folded to a bet of 15,000 from Jordanou.
As Jordanou raked in the pot, his cheering section let out a roar. He's sitting on 85,500 now.
Just before the blinds went up, James Obst raised from the button to 9,000. Nikolay Evdakov called from the small blind and Billy Jordanou reraised to 31,000 from the big blind. Obst folded, but Evdakov came along to see the flop.
The flop came down 
after Evdakov had checked in the dark. Jordanou tanked before betting all of his chips. He was all in for 54,000 and met with a quick call from Evdakov.
Evdakov: 
Jordanou: 
The turn brought the 
and the river the 
. Jordanou's nines held up and he was able to double up to 180,000 or so. Evdakov dropped back to 270,000.
Erik Seidel raised to 10,000 form middle position to open up the action. James Obst called from the small blind and the flop came down 
. Obst checked and Seidel fired 12,000. Obst made the call.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked to see the fall on the river. Obst bet 18,000 and Seidel called. Obst tabled the 
, but that was no good against Seidel's 
.
Obst dropped to 310,000 and Seidel increased to 360,000.
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From the hi-jack, Sam Trickett opened with a raise only to have Dan Smith come over the top from the button.
Trickett responded with a four-bet only to have Smith move all in for his last 105,000 as Trickett made the call.
Smith: 
Trickett: 
The flop of 
flop gave Trickett the lead but left Smith with plenty of outs to improve.
The 
on the turn reduced Smith's outs by a few, and after the completed the board, he was forced to vacate the tournament area as Trickett moved to 635,000 in chips.
From the small blind, Dan Smith popped it up to 10,500 and Alexander Kostritsyn made the call to see a 
flop fall.
Smith pushed out 11,000 and Kostritsyn smooth-called as the 
landed on the turn and Smith checked it through.
Kostritsyn paused for a moment before firing out 16,000 only to have Smith check-raise all in for 46,000. Kostritsyn passed while slipping to 224,000 as Smith happily collected the pot to move to 105,000 in chips.
Dvaid Steicke limped in from the button and Jonathan Karamalikis made the call from the small blind before Erick Lindgren made it an additional 4,000 from the big.
Steicke called, but Karamalikis passed, as the dealer spread a 
flop. Lindgren continued for 13,000 with Steicke making the call as the rolled off on the turn.
Lindgren checked, and Steicke pushed out a bet of 26,000 which Lindgren called before both players tapped the table when the arrived.
Steicke tabled his 
to force a muck from Lindgren as he slipped to 180,000.
Andrew Feldman raised to 9,500 from the hijack seat and James Obst called from the button. The flop came down 
and both players checked to see the land on the board on the turn. Both checked again.
The river completed the board with the 
and paired the board. Feldman check-folded to a bet of 12,000 from Obst.
Obst moved up to 355,000 while Feldman dropped to 120,000.
James Obst raised to 9,000 from the hijack seat and Peter Jetten called out of the big blind to see the flop come down 
. Jetten checked and Obst bet 12,000. Jetten made the call.
The turn card was the . Jetten checked and Obst raised his bet amount to 24,500. Jetten released his hand and Obst won the pot.
From the cutoff seat, Sorel Mizzi raised to 14,000. Sam Trickett potted the action from the big blind and Mizzi called all in for 37,000. He held the and was up against the 
for Trickett.
A board of 
followed and Mizzi hit the rail. Trickett increased to 520,000 in chips.
Daniel Cates opened with one of his usual 8,000-chip min-raises from the button only to have Jonathan Karamalikis three-bet to 22,000 from the big blind.
Cates responded by moving all in and Karamalikis quickly called.
Chris Ferguson pointed out that it was pot limit, but both players shrugged as they the desired outcome was still there.
Cates: 
Karamalikis: 
The in the window furthered Cates lead before it was followed by the 
and .
The on the turn changed little, and after the 
landed on the river, Cates was forced to make his way to the rail as the Full Tilt Poker Red Pro that plays under the moniker of xMONSTERxDONGx moves to roughly 225,000 in chips.
