Shiva Nomula was in a three-way hand against Damjan Radanov and one other player. Five players saw the flop and the action checked to Radanov.
Radanov bet 900 and the player to his left called, as well as Nomula from the small blind.
The turn was the and Nomula checked again. Radanov bet again, this time making it 3,200. The player to his left called again before Nomula stacked all his chips on top of each other, and slid the stack into the pot, going all in for roughly 18,000. Radanov folded almost before the chips were in the pot and the remaining player folded shortly after.
Lori Lindley is in the field today. Just nine days ago, she finished third in a $235 side event for $3,372. On this hand, she raised to 300 from middle position.
Lou Pedroli defended from the big blind. Just yesterday, Pedroli won a $300 side event for $12,110 after besting a final table that included HPO Ambassador, Chris Moneymaker (3rd place: $4,575).
Pedroli and Lindley, both looking to build on their recent success, saw the flop of and Pedroli checked. Lindley bet 600 and Pedroli called.
The turn was the and it was check-call again, as Lindley bet 1,600 and Pedroli followed.
The river was the and Pedroli checked for a third time. Lindley tossed out 1,000 and Pedroli called, showing two pair with . Lindley showed for a flush and the dealer almost mucked it, before taking a second look and realizing she had made a flush.
Will Difani just eliminated a player when the two got all in on the flop.
Difani had against the of his opponent. Both players had an over pair to the nine-high board. The queens did not improve and neither player had a club, as the board ran out putting a four flush on the board.
With that hand, Difani is off to a solid start with more than double the starting stack with the first break of the day approaching.
flop and the action checked to Radanov.
and Nomula checked again. Radanov bet again, this time making it 3,200. The player to his left called again before Nomula stacked all his chips on top of each other, and slid the stack into the pot, going all in for roughly 18,000. Radanov folded almost before the chips were in the pot and the remaining player folded shortly after.
and Pedroli checked. Lindley bet 600 and Pedroli called.
and it was check-call again, as Lindley bet 1,600 and Pedroli followed.
. Lindley showed 
and the river spelled the end of the day for her opponent when the 
came.
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