Jason Min raised to 800 from under-the-gun. Action folded around to 2005 World Champion Joe Hachem on the button. Hachem re-raised to 2,000. Min put in another raise, this time for all of Hachem's chips, a total of 10,450. Hachem called and the players showed:
Hachem:
Min:
Hachem needed help, and he would get that help as the board came . Hachem survived his all in and doubled up to 24,000.
Ryan Collett raised to 1,200 from middle position. Action folded to Thomas Ovnerud who called from the cutoff seat. Isaac "The General" Galazan then re-raised to 6,200 from the small blind. Collett, who had both players well covered, re-raised all in. Thomas made the call for his last 6,500 and Galazan insta-called. The players showed...
Collett:
Ovnerud:
Galazan:
The board ran out . Galazan's Aces were best and he took down the massive 55,000 chip pot. Ovnerud was eliminated and Collett is now down to a still above-average 24,000.
A short-stacked Lee Nelson moved all in for 1,100 from his big blind. Nelson got three callers and was looking to quadruple up. The flop came:
Action was checked to Jimmy Cha who bet 1,200 into the dry side pot. The under-the-gun player called and it was heads-up on the side. The turn brought the . The under-the-gun player checked to Cha who bet 5,500. His opponent passed and Cha won the side pot. With action complete, the players showed:
Cha:
Nelson:
Nelson needed a five on the river if he were to stay alive. The dealer laid down the on the river, however, and Nelson was yet another Day 1 casualty. Jimmy Cha increased his stack to 45,000.
The chip stack of Lee Nelson just took a major hit when Nelson called all in on a flop of . Nelson turned up but was very much behind the of his opponent. Nelson failed to improve and is now on life support with around 1,000 in chips.
A short-stacked Isabelle Mercier doubled up when she moved all in pre-flop holding . Mercier got one caller who had her in a coin-flip situation holding . Her opponent failed to make a hand and Mercier's sixes were best. She is now sitting on just under 9,000 in chips.
Just before the break, Paul Gianfriddo was eliminated. Here's how the hand played out. Paul Gianfriddo limped in under the gun. The player on the button called, as did the small blind. The big blind checked his option and the four players saw a flop of...
Gordon Black, playing from the small blind, bet out 400. Gianfriddo made the call and the other players passed. It was heads-up to the turn, which came the . Black again bet, this time 1,000. Gianfriddo then moved all in for 2,125 total and Black made the call. The players showed:
Black:
Gianfriddo:
The river brought the , filling Black's full house and Gianfriddo was eliminated.
Jonathan Pelletier moved all in for 6,000 from middle position. Action folded to Graeme Putt who made the call from the cutoff seat. The players showed:
Putt:
Pelletier:
The flop came down and Putt took the lead. The turn and river brought the followed by the . Putt's aces were best and he sent Pelletier to the rail and increased his stack to about 20,000.