Jeff Madsen open-shoved all in for 560,000 under the gun. Sean Getzwiller was next to act and he went all in himself, having the whole table covered. Everyone else folded and the cards were tabled.
Madsen:
Getzwiller:
Getzwiller was well out in front, but that all changed on the flop when it came . The turn came the and there was no miracle for Getzwiller on the river, as it came the . Madsen secured the double up, moving back over one million.
James Mordue raised it up to 135,000 in middle position and action folded around to Jeff Fielder in the small blind. He went all in, having Mordue covered. Jeff Madsen folded in the big blind and Mordue called to put his tournament at risk.
Mordue:
Fielder:
The flop was an action-packed one, coming . Fielder paired his queen, but Mordue picked up Broadway and flush draws. The turn was safe for Fielder, coming the , as was the river, the . Fielder scooped the pot and his rail celebrated, while Mordue headed for the payout desk.
Joe Kuether just shoved twice in a row and was not called to take the blinds and antes. He is now back over the one-million chip mark and it's safe to say he has recovered from his cooler nicely.
After Dutch Boyd opened the pot with a raise from under the gun, Jeff Madsen moved all in for 975,000. Ian Mack was waiting in middle position and called. Dutch Boyd and the rest of the players got out of the way.
Madsen:
Mack:
The flop gave Madsen some extra outs. However, he missed everything when the turn and river were the and respectively.
With that hand, we have lost the first of the four seasoned professionals that we started the day with.
Sean Getzwiller raised from under the gun to 145,000. However, when action folded around to Jeff Fielder in the big blind and he asked how much the raise was, Getzwiller responded, "One hundred twenty thousand." It appeared as though he raised more than he had wanted. This started a string of talking between the two players as the hand progressed. And while much of it drew laughs from the table, it was mostly inaudible to us.
In the end, the board read and Fielder led into Getzwiller for 75,000 on the river. Getzwiller called immediately and Fielder tabled . "Thanks for making it cheap," Getzwiller said as he flashed a King.
Later, Fielder admitted he was just trying to get an extra big blind. "Well, you got it," Getzwiller said with a little more than a hint of sarcasm.
At the beginning of this level, Joe Kuether had just two big blinds. Now, he has doubled up again and is one of the top three stacks.
He open-shoved from the button for 870,000. Jeff Fielder was in the small blind and he made the call. Sean Getzwiller got out of the way.
Kuether:
Fielder:
The flop was and Fielder began to act as if the hand was over. That seemed to make Kuether nervous as he waited through the turn and river to count out his stack and respond to his opponent. The turn was the and the river was the , officially giving Kuether the pot.
. The turn came the 
and there was no miracle for Getzwiller on the river, as it came the 
. Madsen secured the double up, moving back over one million.
. Fielder scooped the pot and his rail celebrated, while Mordue headed for the payout desk.
respectively.
and Fielder led into Getzwiller for 75,000 on the river. Getzwiller called immediately and Fielder tabled 
. "Thanks for making it cheap," Getzwiller said as he flashed a King.
and the river was the 
, officially giving Kuether the pot.
