There were two limpers for 2,000 and Gabriel Nassif moved all in for 8,100 out of the small blind. The first limper three-bet to 18,000 and that scared off the other opponent.
Opponent:
Nassif:
After the flop, the Frenchman had the straight but needed to stay clear of spades in order to avoid elimination. The river was a blank and he sat back down.
Devon Shalmi and Galen Hall got it in after the flop and Hall was ahead with for top two versus Shalmi's for top pair and an open-ended straight draw. The turn seemingly put a lock on the pot for Hall, but the river let them chop the pot.
"See, we got it in flipping and chopped, but now I am tilted after seeing the turn," Hall said, laughing.
The cards were already rushed away and Erick Lindgren joked "That's Matthew!" when he won yet another huge pot. He'd flopped the nut flush; Lindgren and the player in Seat 2 were still in. After a blank turn, the player in Seat 2 got the remainder of his stack in with a set and second-nut flush, only to brick the river.
"Please mention his acting abilities on the turn," Lindgren said with a smile after not taking the bait and folding after the turn. The knocked-out player even hurried away from the table without touching his drink, which looked like a Bloody Mary.
"Here is a free drink if you want it," Lindgren said.
Sorry, but we can't while on duty. But thanks for the offer.
Vinnie Pahuja and his table neighbor got it in preflop and Pahuja was at risk for his last 26,600 with . The opponent also had with as kicker cards. But the runout made Pahuja a straight with his two kickers, and Pahuja won the pot.
We arrived at the table with approximately 22,000 in the pot and a bet of 12,000 in front of Fabrice Soulier on a board, His opponent, Taylor Paur, mulled over his decision for nearly a minute before deciding to fold. That pot moved Soulier's stack to 185,000 and he is the clear chip leader at this point.