Hoch Needs No Showdown
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
A small pile of chips was in the middle with three-handed action on a flop of 
. The small blind led out for 2,000 and the big blind folded, sending action onto Paul Hoch in early position. Hoch called.
The small blind bet another 2,000 on the turn 
and Hoch called again, bringing the river 
. The small blind then checked, prompting Hoch to make a bet of 800. Such a bet proved to be more than the small blind wished to call, and Hoch took down the pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,500
3,200
|
3,200 |
and action was heads up between Danny Gonzales in the big blind and an opponent on the button. Gonzales bet 15,000, sending his opponent into the tank for over two minutes.
for the straight. The table laughed light-heartedly, expecting to see 
. 
where both players checked.
and Maher reached for chips, tossing 4,500 into the middle. Meyer immediately called.
for a rivered set of aces and Meyer appeared ready to muck, ultimately sending his 
onto the table.
, where Meyer jammed for a less than a pot-sized bet and Pineda immediately announced a call.
upon seeing Pineda's 
and found no help as the runout finished 
to give Pineda a full house and eliminate Meyer from the tournament.
were still displayed on a board reading 
and was in great shape for the double, needing to fade the four outer against Keeline's queens up. Unfortunately, those queens up became eights full when all was said and done and Keeline took down the pot as a result.