Shannon Elizabeth said that she lost a healthy portion of her stack when she reportedly hit a set on a flop of . The turn was a . For some reason she thought the board paired on the river of . She bet out on the river and was re-raised. Only then did she realize the mis-read and she mucked. She's now down to 1900 chips.
UPDATE: Shannon has told us that she most certainly did not mis-read the board and the river card gave the board both a straight and a flush potential, so when the other player bet out she wisely and astutely laid her hand down.
John Racener was eliminated when his pocket jacks succumbed to pocket eights. Both players hit their set (the eight on the turn and the jack on the river), but the board four flushed giving the holder of the the pot.
Steve Sung raised to 525, Jon Friedberg reraised to 1600 from the big blind and Sung called. The flop came 8-2-6, Friedberg pushed all-in for 3000 and Sun called. Sung showed 9-9 and Friedberg showed A-A. The turn and river came 7-9. Sung rivered a set and Friedberg was eliminated.
Michael DeMichele's aces got cracked when his opponent hit a flush on the river. DeMichele had , his opponent had and the board came . After the hand DeMichele was down to 1375.
Phil Hellmuth was just seen entering the tournament room. We're guessing there is a seat with his name on it. Oh, there it is, right next to David Williams.
Shannon Elizabeth pushes all-in pre-flop and is called. She shows Q-2 to her opponent's pocket fives. The board brings no help for Elizabeth and she is out