Mickey Appleman took over the betting on sixth street showing a board of . Tom Schneider made the call showing . On the river, Appleman bet and Schneider called. Appleman showed ( ) for a set of tens. Schneider mucked his hand.
Appleman is up to 62,000 after the hand. Schneider is down to 20,000 in chips, but they are all in 100 grey chips.
Markus Golser and Steve Zolotow were involved in a discussion over the temperature in the Amazon Room today.
Golser was saying how cold it was in here (we agree!) but Zolotow replied, "I'm actually pretty hot at the moment. But that might be because of the three glasses of wine I drank at dinner!"
A hand between Phil Ivey and Blair Rodman was three-bet on third street. Ivey was showing and Rodman was showing the .
Fourth Street:
Ivey:
Rodman:
Again, the pot was three-bet between the two players.
Fifth Street:
Ivey:
Rodman:
On fifth, Ivey check-called a bet from Rodman.
Sixth Street:
Ivey:
Rodman:
Again, Ivey check-called a bet from Rodman.
Seventh Street:
On seventh street, Ivey again check-called a bet from Rodman. On showdown, Rodman showed (X ) for a seven-high straight. Ivey showed (X ) for three aces.
After the pot Rodman is up to 167,000 in chips. Ivey is down to 120,000.
Preflop, Kevin Saul made it two bets to go against Todd Brunson. Brunson made the call. On a flop of , Brunson check-raised Saul and Saul made the call. Brunson then proceeded to bet out on the turn of the . Again, Saul called. Brunson fired one more time when the river fell an and Saul again made the call. Brunson turned over for two pair and Saul flashed before throwing his cards into the muck.
After the hand, Brunson is up to 63,000 and Saul is down to 54,000.
Now that the bubble has burst, the 40 remaining players can go and enjoy their dinner knowing that they are guaranteed to take home at least $5,141 in prize money.