Earlier we witnessed Bernard Lee send a player to the rail within the first twenty minutes of play. He seems to be keeping up the aggression, as we came upon him engaged in a pot with one single opponent. Going to the flop there was well over 5,000 already in the middle of the table.
The dealer spread out and Lee shot out 1,725. His opponent tapped his fingers on the table and finally released his hand, awarding Lee the pot and boosting his stack to about 31,000 in chips.
Allen Kessler opened to 250 from early position and action folded all of the way around to the big blind. He tossed out a call and the duo took a flop of . Two checks prompted the to fall on the turn and it was checked once again to Kessler.
Kessler fired out 300 and his opponent called the bet. The board completed with the and they both checked once more.
"One pair," remarked Kessler. He tabled the and his opponent mucked at the sight of the jacks. Kessler is now at around 23,000.
The board read and the first player to act checked. AP Phahurat fired out 550 and the player on the button let go of his hand. The first player called and the two were heads up to fourth street.
The turn was the and Phahurat's opponent checked again. Phahurat bet 900 and once again received a call.
The rivered and Phahurat's opponent check-called one last bet of an unknown amount. Phahurat showed for a turned pair of sevens and he took down the pot. He's now sitting on about 24,000.
Four players including 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker took a flop of . The big blind checked and the next player fired out 800. Moneymaker dipped into his stack and came out with a raise to 1,800. The player in the cutoff called and the big blind folded. The original bettor also called and the trio saw the hit the turn.
The original bettor and Moneymaker checked to the cutoff who fired 4,200. Just like that two hands shot into the muck and Moneymaker's opponent in the cutoff took down the pot.