Brian Zimcosky opened to 50,000 in the small blind, and Fadi Hamad defended. Zimcosky fired 65,000 on the flop, and Hamad made the call. A made trips on the board, and Zimcosky bet 85,000. Hamad raised to approximately 100,000 more, and Zimcosky quickly announced all in. Just as fast, Hamad's cards were in the muck.
Brian Zimcosky opened for 45,000, and Joe Santo shoved from the small blind for 220,000. Zimcosky made the call with , and he held against the of Santo.
George Dietz shoved all in for 197,000, and Allen Lanier made the call. Everyone else folded.
Dietz:
Lanier:
More than a few gasps were heard when the flop came , giving Dietz trips but Lanier a boat. The turn improved Lanier to quads, while the river cruelly filled Dietz to top full house.
Allen Lanier opened for 37,000 in early position and found two callers: Kou Vang on the button and Charlie Sizemore in the big blind.
After the flop, action checked to Vang, who bet 49,000. Sizemore shoved all in for 170,000 total, and Lanier contemplated for a bit before calling. Vang then shipped all in for 401,000 more, and Lanier tanked for a couple of minutes before sliding forward calling chips once more.
Lanier:
Vang:
Sizemore:
Vang's set was leading, but Lanier still had outs with his open-ender. A turn opened the door for Sizemore to grab the pot if the river was a heart, but the bricked off for everyone, and Vang became the first player to reach seven figures.