On a flop of David Bach check-called a bet from John Hennigan. The turn was the and Bach checked again. Hennigan bet and Bach called. The river came the and this time, Bach bet out. Hennigan made the call.
Bach turned over and Hennigan cringed as he mucked his hand. He's down to 315,000 while Bach is up to 950,000.
Tony G raised before the flop and John Monnette called. The flop came down and Monnette check-raised Tony G's bet. The G came back with a reraise and Monnette called. The turn fell the and Monnette bet his last 12,000 in chips. Tony G made the call.
Monnette
Tony G
The river was the and Tony G took the high with two pair kings and nines. They both had the same low with 8-5-3-2-A and chopped the low half, leaving Monnette with only 32,000 in chips.
A few hands later, he got those chips in the middle against Scotty Nguyen on another Omaha-8 hand.
Monnette
Nguyen
The board ran out and Monnette scooped with a pair of aces and 6-4-3-2-A low to double his stack to 64,000.
Huck Seed brought it in, Erik Seidel called, and with a roll of his eyes, Gus Hansen tossed in a call as well. Hansen led out on fourth with a board of 2-3, Seed insta-mucked, and Seidel called. Seidel made the low board on fifth when Hansen caught a queen. He led out, Hansen raised, and Seidel called. Seidel led again on sixth street and Hansen flatted. Seidel checked the river, Hansen bet, and Seidel called.
Hansen turned over for a 8-6-5-3-2 low. Seidel mucked and was left with 170,000 in chips while Hansen was up to 930,000.
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You...are...so beautiful... to me...Razz
Antonius was crippled on a hand vs. Chau Giang, where Giang made a 6-5-4-3-A low to leave Antonius on only 36,000 in chips.
Patrik Antonius (X)(X) (X)
Gus Hansen (X)(X) (X)
Erik Seidel (X)(X) (X)
A few hands later, Erik Seidel brought it in, Gus Hansen completed, Antonius bet his last 24,000, Seidel called and Hansen called. Seidel led out on fourth street and Hansen called. The lead switched to the Great Dane on fifth street and he bet out, Seidel making the call. Hansen hit a pair of sixes on sixth street and called Seidel's bet. Seidel then bet the river and Hansen gave up his hand.
Seidel showed for a wheel. Antonius mucked and headed for the rail... but not before being stopped by some autograph hounds.
Scotty Nguyen completed and Ville Wahlbeck made the call. Nguyen continued to lead the betting action, firing on fourth, fifth and sixth streets.
On the river, Nguyen checked, Wahlbeck bet and Nguyen called.
Wahlbeck tabled () for the nut flush and best low to scoop the pot and leave Nguyen on the short stack with 167,000. Wahlbeck is up to a healthy 955,000.
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John Monnette has been eliminated. The details are scarce but we believe his final moments were during a round of Stud-8 against David Bach.
Monnette couldn't make a pair as Bach scooped the pot with a pair of eights.
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David Bach check-called a bet from John Hennigan. The turn was the 
and Bach checked again. Hennigan bet and Bach called. The river came the 
and this time, Bach bet out. Hennigan made the call. 
and Hennigan cringed as he mucked his hand. He's down to 315,000 while Bach is up to 950,000.
and Monnette check-raised Tony G's bet. The G came back with a reraise and Monnette called. The turn fell the 
and Monnette bet his last 12,000 in chips. Tony G made the call. 
and Tony G took the high with two pair kings and nines. They both had the same low with 8-5-3-2-A and chopped the low half, leaving Monnette with only 32,000 in chips. 
and Monnette scooped with a pair of aces and 6-4-3-2-A low to double his stack to 64,000.
(X)
for a 8-6-5-3-2 low. Seidel mucked and was left with 170,000 in chips while Hansen was up to 930,000.
(X)
for a wheel. Antonius mucked and headed for the rail... but not before being stopped by some autograph hounds. 
. Hansen checked, Seed bet and Hansen called. Hansen check-called again on the 
turn and a third time on the 
river. 
