Allen Kessler bet 2,000 from under the gun on a flop and got one fold before Neil Coughlin, his other opponent, shoved in the big blind. Kessler quickly called off for what looked to be about 12,500 total.
Kessler:
Coughlin:
Kessler's overpair was out front and stayed that way on the turn. Unfortunately for "Chainsaw," the river gave Coughlin winning trips.
"Back tomorrow," Kessler said shortly as he got up.
Dale Olney put in a four-bet from early position to 6,200 preflop and got a call from Philip Wojtunieck in the cutoff. Olney bet 10,000 on the flop, and Wojtunieck put him all in for 36,650. Olney called.
Olney:
Wojtunieck:
Olney had been outflopped, but he ran a straight as and then hit the board.
John Franciosi bet 3,000 on a flop from early position, and Stan Shedlowsky made it 10,000 on the button. A third player folded from the blinds, and Franciosi moved in, putting Shedlowsky at risk for about 20,000. Shedlowsky called.
Shedlowsky:
Franciosi:
Franciosi needed a diamond or a king, but neither materialized as the and were a couple of black blanks on the last two streets.
A bit after losing about half of his stack on a three-diamond flop, John Franciosi saw an opponent in early position bet 1,700 on a flop. Franciosi raised to 4,000 and called when his opponent snap-shoved for about 18,000.
Franciosi:
Opponent:
Franciosi was fading diamonds this time instead of hoping for one, and he got two blanks as the and hit.
Michael Hahn must have entered the tournament just before registration closed at the end of the dinner break, as he's taken a seat at Table 6. Hahn, an Indiana native, has more than $430,000 in live tournament cashes, highlighted by a WSOPC ring in 2013. He's also no stranger to Hollywood Poker Open success, having finished runner-up to Jesse McEuen at HPO Lawrenceburg, the opening event of this season.
Mike Ross said he had just won two pots with aces and kings to climb up to around 50,000, and he opened under the gun to 1,700. A player called off for 1,500, and the small blind made it 4,500. Ross asked for a count and then moved all in for 17,000 or so more.
"I'll win this one, you win the next one," Ross said. "Figured I can't have a hand three times in a row, right?"
"That's absolutely not what I figured," the small blind said. "I have a hand."
He decided to call and turned over . Ross showed , and the third player had . The board ran out , sending the whole pot to Ross.
"When you're hot, you're hot," the busted small blind said.
flop and got one fold before Neil Coughlin, his other opponent, shoved in the big blind. Kessler quickly called off for what looked to be about 12,500 total.
turn. Unfortunately for "Chainsaw," the 
river gave Coughlin winning trips.
flop, and Wojtunieck put him all in for 36,650. Olney called.
and then 
hit the board.
flop from early position, and Stan Shedlowsky made it 10,000 on the button. A third player folded from the blinds, and Franciosi moved in, putting Shedlowsky at risk for about 20,000. Shedlowsky called.
and 
were a couple of black blanks on the last two streets.
flop. Franciosi raised to 4,000 and called when his opponent snap-shoved for about 18,000.
hit.
, and the third player had 
, sending the whole pot to Ross.