Jason Steinberg opened with a raise, and Mack Lee defended his big blind with a call.
The flop came , and Lee check-called a bet. They both checked the turn, and Lee led out with a bet of his own on the river. Steinberg called.
We never saw Lee's cards, but we know he had for the wheel and the six-high straight. It doesn't matter what his other two cards are, that's good enough for a scoop. Steinberg is down to about 230,000 now, while Mack climbs to about 850,000.
Steve Billirakis opened from early position, and the action folded to Mikael Thuritz who called all-in from the small blind. Richard Ashby called out of the big, and the flop came down . Ashby led into a dry pot, and Billirakis called.
The turn was the , and Ashby slowed down, check-calling a bet from Billirakis. Ashby did the same after the fell on the river, and it was time for a showdown.
Billirakis: - High and Low
Ashby: - Low
Thuritz: Mucked - 8th Place and $54,837
Richard Ashby opened from the cutoff seat, and Jason Steinberg called from the big blind. The two men took a flop, and it would be the last of Steinberg's day. He check-raised when Ashby bet, and they each put in two small bets before the turn. Steinberg led out for 100,000, then called off his remaining 30,000 to an Ashby raise.
Showdown
Ashby:
Steinberg:
Steinberg needed some help to stay alive, but he'd find none. The river filled out the board, and Ashby let out a mini fist pump as he's eliminated a second consecutive player. This time he sends Steinberg to the rail, increasing his stack to 1.69 million in the process.
George Lind opened from early position, and the action folded to the blinds where Mack Lee (small) and Richard Ashby (big) both called. The flop came down , Lee checked, and Ashby put out a bet. Both Lind and Lee called.
All three players checked the on the turn, and the river was the suicide king; the . Lee and Ashby checked to Lind who tossed out a bet, but he found no caller and scooped the pot.
Guillaume Rivet raised preflop, and only Mack Lee gave him action, coming along in position.
The board ran out with Rivet betting and Lee calling the whole way. At showdown, Lee's was the winner, and Rivet flashed on the way into the muck. Ship the pot to Lee, and Rivet is now the shortest stack in the room with just around 300,000 chips.
Viacheslav Zhukov raised from the button, and Guillaume Rivet three-bet next door. Zhukov called, and off they went to the flop.
It came , and Rivet continued out with a bet, putting himself nearly all in. Zhukov raised the extra couple chips to commit his opponent, and the cards were on their backs.
Showdown
Zhukov:
Rivet:
The turn made Rivet the nut low, and the river means it's a split pot. Two pair for Zhukov and the nut-low for Rivet, and it's off to the next hand.
Steve Billirakis opened the pot and was called by Mack Lee from the small blind. Lee check-called on both the flop (), and the turn (), but after the fell on the river, Lee led out. Billirakis tank-folded, and the pot was pushed to Lee.