Just before break, Tommy Hang raised from middle position and was called by Dan Kelly in the small blind.
Kelly slid out enough chips to put Hang all in after the flop. Hang called.
"I haven't looked," Kelly said, turning over . Hang turned over , and his ace-high held when the last two cards came and then . Hang continues to cling to survival on a very short stack.
Andrey Zaichenko was all-in on third street, showing the . Dan Heimiller () and Daniel Idema () were also in the hand. The players checked fourth street when Heimiller received the and Idema the . Then Heimiller bet his on fifth street. Idema called after receiving the .
On sixth street, the boards read:
Zaichenko:
Heimiller:
Idema:
Heimiller bet again, and Idema called, then Idema bet out on the river and Heimiller called. Idema revealed for a winning low hand, and Heimiller revealed for two pair to win the high. They split the pot, and Zaichenko has been eliminated.
We arrived at the table on fifth street, when a series of raises put Max Verdugo all-in against Dan Heimiller. When the cards were all out, Verdugo showed for a pair of jacks, and Heimiller showed for a pair of kings. Heimiller took the pot, and Verdugo was eliminated.
Tommy Hang his last few chips in with a jack up after a player had raised. After sixth street. Hang's opponent had made a seven-five, while Hang had a . Only a four and no improvement from his opponent would save him. His opponent turned over a blank.
"I've got an out," Hang said.
"Two across all day," his neighbor said.
"Two across all day," Hang confirmed, turning over a four. Unfortunately, he still has less than a big bet left.
We caught up with the action of fourth street to see Jonathan Green bet out showing . Eddie Blumenthal raised with on his board. The two players got into a raising war until Green was all in, and the players received the rest of their hands.
Showdown:
Jonathan Green: //
Eddie Blumenthal: //
Blumenthal won the pot with his 7-6, and Green was eliminated.
David Chiu will fall short of last year's second place finish.
Razz
David Chiu's quest for a repeat final table in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. tournament has ended.
According to a player at the table, last year's second-place finisher got it all in drawing live on sixth street, and made a seven-five low on seventh street. Tyson Marks, however, improved to a six-four to send Chiu to the rail.
James Mackey bet out on a flop of , and Tam Hang called. The fell on the turn, and both players checked, and they checked again on the river. Mackey showed for top two pair, and Hang mucked his cards. Mackey is now up to 160,000, and Hang has fallen to 45,000.
Owais Ahmed raised from the button, and Tommy Hang called him. Brian Malcolm, in the big blind and on a short stack, three-bet. Both opponents called.
After a flop, the three players got enough in the pot to put Malcolm all in and create a very small side pot between Ahmed and Hang. Hang bet the turn and river, and Ahmed called down.
Hang:
Ahmed:
Ahmed had a straight for high, while Hang had the low. Malcolm mucked his hand and stood up, saying he missed his spade draw.
flop. Hang called.
. Hang turned over 
, and his ace-high held when the last two cards came 
and then 
. Hang continues to cling to survival on a very short stack.
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) were also in the hand. The players checked fourth street when Heimiller received the 
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for two pair to win the high. They split the pot, and Zaichenko has been eliminated.
for a pair of jacks, and Heimiller showed 
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, and Tam Hang called. The 
fell on the turn, and both players checked, and they checked again on the 
for top two pair, and Hang mucked his cards. Mackey is now up to 160,000, and Hang has fallen to 45,000.
flop, the three players got enough in the pot to put Malcolm all in and create a very small side pot between Ahmed and Hang. Hang bet the 
