Naoya Kihara opened to 600, and another player at the table moved all in for 7,650. Kihara called.
The all-in player drew one, and Kihara stood pat.
Kihara showed 
, and his opponent was drawing live with 
. He drew an to stay alive and leave Kihara with just under 4,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,600
600
|
600 |
|
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Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 50
Stuart Rutter was already in the pot for 2,000 when Chris Bjorin went all in. Rutter had only 5,150 left and called.
Bjorin tossed a card into the muck and drew one. Rutter stood pat and fanned out his hand so Bjorin could see what he was up against.
Rutter held 
. Bjorin fanned out and peeled his new card. It was a , and Rutter earned the double up.
Shortly after the hand, the players headed to their second break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,500
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
3,200
3,200
|
3,200 |
|
||
Four players were in for 400 heading into the draw. The first three players drew one, including Scott Seville and Rep Porter. The final player drew two.
The action then checked to Porter and he bet 1,700. The player behind him folded, as did the small blind. Seville called with 
and Porter showed a pair of eights.
At another table, the defending champion from this event, Ryan D'Angelo, called a William Foxen raise from the small blind. He then drew two as did Foxen. Both players checked and D'Angelo won with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
11,700
4,700
|
4,700 |
|
|
||
|
11,000
-2,600
|
-2,600 |
|
||
|
7,900
7,900
|
7,900 |
Max Kruse drew one, as did Michael Mizrachi, and the German checked to his opponent who bet 1,000.
"I got the card I need," said Kruse, "But I don't know if it's enough."
Eventually Kruse flicked in the call.
"Pair," announced Mizrachi, and Kruse took down the pot with a .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,600
-600
|
-600 |
|
|
||
|
6,100 | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,100 | |
|
11,000
300
|
300 |
|
|
||
|
10,100
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
9,400
1,600
|
1,600 |
|
|
||
|
8,800
700
|
700 |
|
|
||
|
|
8,200
900
|
900 |
|
|
||
|
6,800
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
||
|
6,500
-900
|
-900 |
|
|
||
|
3,800
-3,300
|
-3,300 |
|
3,500
-5,200
|
-5,200 |
|
2,300
-7,800
|
-7,800 |
|
|
||
"I guarantee that I'm going to make the final table," said Jared Bleznick, who is in a confident mood midway through the fourth level of the day in the 2-7 Draw No-Limit Lowball.
"I mean it! Write this down. Eric Wasserson gave me 5/1 that I make the final table."
Tablemate Huck Seed's ears pricked up at the sound of this.
"If you're that confident, we can have a large bet on this," he said, in between an assortment of remarks ranging from the cards to the air-conditioning to the quality of Bleznick's play.
It remains to be seen whether the two have some more action, and of course whether Bleznick makes a deep run.
"I'm never sure when to hero call in this game," said Niall Farrell, agonizing over his decision. "I wish I had any clue what to do!"
He had drawn one and his opponent had drawn two. His opponent had then moved all in for only a couple of thousand chips.
In the end, Farrell announced, "It's hero time!"
His opponent showed .
"It's not hero time!" said Farrell, as his queen-low went into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,000
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
|
||
Felipe Ramos joined the field just after the break and just won two hands in a row.
On the first hand, Ramos called a raise to 475. Each player drew one and then checked. Ramos showed and his opponent mucked.
In the next hand, Ramos opened the button to 400. The small blind raised to 1,400 and Ramos took a moment to decide his next move. He then went all in for 6,000 and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,400
7,400
|
7,400 |
|
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