Richard Lyndaker had the button in seat 4. Joe Commisso raised to 70,000 from the cutoff. Richard Lyndaker made the call from the button. Tom Lutz folded his small blind and then Edward Ochana announced a reraise from the big blind.
Ochana made it 270,000 to go. Commisso folded and then Lyndaker folded as well.
Ochana's fans yelled out, "Steamroller here we go!"
Richard Lyndaker raised to 85,000 from the cutoff, and Tom Lutz reraised to 210,000 from the button. The blinds got out of the way, and Lyndaker put the additional 125,000 in to make the call.
The flop came . Lyndaker quickly slid out two tall stacks of chips -- a bet of 275,000. Lutz didn't act right away. Then, after a minute or so, Lutz reraised to 550,000. Lyndaker quickly moved all in, and Lutz made the call with his remaining 1,000,000 or so.
Lyndaker
Lutz
Lyndaker had flopped a set of nines, and was far ahead of Lutz's pocket rockets. The turn brought the , and Lutz needed one of the other two aces to survive.
Edward Ochana had the button in seat 6. Richard Lyndaker raised to 85,000. Joe Commisso made the call from the big blind.
The flop came down . Commisso checked. Lyndaker bet 115,000 and then Commisso raised to 415,000. Lyndaker requested a count from Commisso and then folded after a minute. Commisso took down the pot.
Sam Trickett raised to 90,000 from the button, and after pausing a beat Joe Commisso reraised to a total of 250,000. Richard Lyndaker folded from the big blind, and Trickett had a decision to make.
Trickett rechecked his cards, then after a minute of brooding gave it up.
Joe Commisso raised to 80,000 from the cutoff, and Edward Ochana called him from the small blind.
The flop came . Ochana checked, and Commisso tossed out a bet of 110,000. Ochana rapidly slid out a stack to make the call.
The turn was the . Again, Ochana checked without much hesitation. Commisso counted out then pushed forward nine green 25,000 chips -- a bet of 225,000. Ochana quickly moved all in, and Commisso just as quickly folded.