We found Rupert Elder all in and dominated by not one, but two players. He had against players who held and . Fortunately for Elder, a jack hit the flop, and the board double-paired with low cards after that.
A short stack shoved all in from the button after action folded to him, and Eric Baldwin looked down at in the big blind. He made the call, and the button showed . The flop came , and Baldwin took a commanding lead. The turn and river were and , and Baldwin took the pot.
Patrick Obrien raised from late position, and Tobias Peters reraised to 14,500 from the big blind. Obrien came back with the four-bet, making it 36,500. Peters was undeterred, and he reraised to 61,500. Obrien jammed it, and Peters called.
Peters:
Obrien:
Obrien found hope on a flop, but a turn and river did him no favors. Peters vaulted to among the top stacks again.
Four players saw a flop of , and everyone checked to the player on the button, whose bet was called by Jason Duval. The turn came , completing a four-flush, and Duval again checked. The button fired 22,000, and Duval thought for a minute before raising all in for 76,500 total.
"I'll give you an amateur call," his opponent said, sliding two stacks of chips in.
Duval:
Button:
The button was looking for the board to pair, but the river came , and Duval's flush was good. The former chipleader is now back in business after being down to less than 20 big blinds a short time ago.
We found James Woods facing an all-in raise from an opponent over Woods' 18,000 bet. The board read , and Woods went into the tank. He thought for a minute or two before turning over an ace and folding.
A player in late position raised to 6,000, and Ash Mason bumped it to 22,500 from the small blind. Mark Edwards, in the big blind, woke up with an all-in wager for 127,000. The original raiser folded, and Mason called.
Mason:
Edwards:
The flop came , and things were looking grim for Edwards. An turned things around on the turn though, and a river secured his double.