A player moved all in with a short stack and 2007 WSOP bracelet winner Bill Edler called. Edler flipped over A-J and his opponent tabled A-10. The flop was . The turn was the and David Plastik, sitting to Edler's left, made a sour face when he saw that card fall. The river was the . Edler busted the player and Plastik said, "If I called with 7-4 off suit, I would have won."
"I'm glad you didn't call," said Edler as he dragged the pot.
Bill "The Stunning One" Edler increased his stack to 186,000.
The dealer announced "All-in and call on Table 67!" And waited, as they've all been asked to do when someone's tournament life is at stake. A few moments passed and when there wasn't a stampede to the table he said, "I guess no cameras." He flipped over the on the turn, completing a flush that beat the top pair held by the all-in player. No cameras, no fanfare, just one more bustout among hundreds that never make it to television.
This was a battle of big stacks, as both players started the hand with more than 150,000.
After a flop of , Matt Keikoan checks, the player in the cutoff bets 9,000, and Keikoan calls. The turn card is the , Keikoan checks, his opponent bets 18,000, and Keikoan calls. The river card is the , Keikoan bets 30,000, and his opponent goes into the tank for more than a minute. He eventually calls.
Keikoan shows for a busted flush draw that hit a runner-runner two pair. His opponent is shocked, and flips over his losing .
Keikoan takes down a nice pot, increasing his stack to about 240,000.
Warren Karp called a player's all-in of 15,000. His opponent turned over while Warren showed pocket aces. A club hit on the flop, but it was the only club to fall on the board. Warren's hand held up and he's up to 135,000 after the hand.
Mimi Tran opened the pot from middle position, a late-position player moved all in for 27,000 and Tran called. Tran turned over while her opponent held . The flop was keeping Tran's aces in the lead, but giving her opponent a royal flush draw. The turn was the , but the river was the , eliminating Tran's opponent.
A player raises to 2,500, Daniel Alaei calls, and the big blind calls. The flop comes , and all three players check. The turn card is the , the big blind bets 6,000, Alaei calls, and the third player folds. The river card is the , the big blind checks, Alaei bets 12,000, and his opponent calls.
Alaei shows for trip aces, and his opponent mucks. Daniel Alaei wins the pot, increasing his stack to about 163,000.
Parkinson has patiently been biding his time on the short stack, and in late position, he moved all in for 8,500. He got no customers, but is still hanging tough at 11,200 right now.
A player in middle position raises to 3,000, another player calls, and Jason Alexander calls from the button. The flop comes , it's checked to Alexander who bets 15,000, the original raiser moves all in, the third player folds, and Alexander calls all in for 39,100.
His opponent shows for a set of jacks, but Alexander shows for a higher set of kings. His opponent has just one out, but misses as the last two cards come .
Jason Alexander wins the pot, doubling up to 99,400 in chips.
This hand was brought to you free from bad Seinfeld-related jokes; consider it Alexander's free pass this early in the day. Stay tuned for George Costanza references throughout the rest of our coverage.