donpeters
Daniel Negreanu was just eliminated when his pocket eights got out-flopped by Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond's pocket threes. Galfond flopped a set of threes and went on to make a full house to bust Negreanu. All of the money went in preflop.
donpeters
Brett Richey was all in preflop for 11,600, but was behind and needed to get lucky to double up. He held two black fives against the two red queens of Andrew Robl. These two have a little history together that you can read about over at the Two Plus Two forums in this thread.
In an article on PokerNews that Robl wrote anazlying the High Roller Bounty Shootout, Robl mentioned this:
"I think this is one of the tougher tables, and not only because I'm at it. Brett Richey and I have had a small personal feud over words exchanged at a drunken $1/$2 no-limit cash game. He is a sick pot-limit Omaha and mixed game player, but as far as I know, not as experienced playing no-limit hold em."
Richey went on to flop a set of fives and take the lead as the first three cards rolled off . The turn was the and the river the .
Richey doubled back to about the starting stack and is right back in the game.
donpeters
Brett RIchey bet 4,600 on a flop of and then Lee Markholt moved all in for 17,100. Richey made the call with the , but saw the bad news when Markholt tabled the for trip fives.
The turn was the and the river the to double up Markholt. Richey was left with about 15,000 chips.
donpeters
Phil Laak moved all in with a flush draw, but ran into Joe Cassidy's flopped straight and straight flush draw. Although he held a higher flush, Laak couldn't hit and was eliminated from the tournament. Cassidy has 42,000 chips.
donpeters
Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond moved all in for 8,075 and Andrew Robl called. Glafond held for two pair and RObl held for a pair and a straight draw.
The river completed the board with the and Galfond doubled up at the expense of Robl.
and got all in with Joe Cada who held 
. Moneymaker had 26,000 to Cada's 25,000, making Cada the player at risk.
.
. The turn was the 
.
and then Lee Markholt moved all in for 17,100. Richey made the call with the 
, but saw the bad news when Markholt tabled the 
to double up Markholt. Richey was left with about 15,000 chips.
holding top pair, top kicker with the 
against Daniel Negreanu's 
.
, failing to complete Negreanu's flush draw and dropping him to 6,100 while Robl doubled to about 30,000.
for two pair and RObl held 
and Galfond held 
.
fell and he doubled up.
