David Matthew was just eliminated when he lost two big pots in a row. The first hand had Matthew's came up short against the of his opponent. There was heavy betting on every street and Matthew was left with just 455 chips.
Not long after, Matthew was all in and by seventh street showed but couldn't beat his opponent's rivered wheel.
Up against a player showing (X) (X) , Berry Johnston finally gave up his hand to the fifth street bet of his opponent. The opponent showed for two pair as he mucked.
Pros David Levi and James Van Alstyne just played a hand to the river.
Van Alstyne: (X) (X) (X)
Levi: () () ()
Van Alstyne bet every street through sixth and Levi called the whole way. Both player checked the river and after seeing Levi's hand, Van Alstyne mucked.
Kenna James just took down a nice pot. With the exception of fourth street, where both players checked, the action had whomever was in the lead betting with the other calling. The players showed:
James: () () (X)
Opponent: () () (X)
With the low, James took the pot and is now up to 3,200 chips.
Winning a pot typically requires some sort of showdown. There are exceptions to the rule however.
Showing (X) (X) against the (X) (X) of his opponent, Shawn Sheikhan bet every street. His opponent quickly called each of his bets.
When they were dealt their river cards, Sheikhan bet again. He got a quick call and as soon as the chips came to rest, Sheikhan turned over his up cards and tossed his hand into the muck. The dealer pushed the pot to his opponent, who mucked his hand as well.