A player in middle position opened up the action with a raise to 800, and next-to-act Ryan Lauer was his lone caller.
The pre-flop raiser continued for 800 on a monotone flop of 
, and Lauer barely hesitated before ripping all 18,600 of his chips into the middle. His opponent thought for a moment and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000 |
Bradley Beetz bet 4,600 from under the gun on a 
board, and Blair Hinkle responded with a shove for 15,600 from the cutoff. The button folded, while Beetz snap-called.
Blair Hinkle: 
Bradley Beetz: 
"Good game," Hinkle told the table upon seeing his turned two pair were drawing dead to the set of Beetz, and the 
river confirmed the bustout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Bryan Skreens and Craig Welko each invested 2,400 to see a 
flop together, which they checked through to the 
turn. Skreens checked, and Welko bet 2,300. Skreens called.
Both players checked the 
river, and Welko showed 
for a pair of queens. Skreens mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,500
-10,300
|
-10,300 |
|
35,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Jamey Kramer had his last 6,000 in preflop and was at risk against a lone opponent.
Jamey Kramer: 
Opponent: 
Kramer found top set on the 
flop, but his opponent picked up both a flush draw and a Broadway straight draw. Kramer ended matters on the turn, rendering his full house a lock before the 
could fall on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,600
-3,400
|
-3,400 |
Danny Barnes opened to 800 from under the gun and was called by the player next to act, the button, and both blinds.
Five players headed to a flop of 
. Barnes checked, and the player next to act bet 1,600. Action folded around to Barnes, who tossed in the call.
Barnes checked again on the 
turn, and the player to his left fired 2,500, which Barnes instantly called.
The river checked through, and Barnes flipped over his 
, announcing, "You're good." His opponent immediately mucked, and the small blind said, "I had pocket nines as well!"
"I wasn't going to hit one then, huh?" Barnes said, pulling the pot toward him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
With nearly 4,000 in the pot on the turn on a board reading 
, the player in the big blind threw out a small bet of 400, and Nick Pupillo raised to 2,000 in early position. Jamey Kramer called in the cutoff, and the big blind quickly folded.
The river fell, and Pupillo continued for 5,000. Kramer quickly shoved for 9,100—less than a min-raise. Pupillo called.
Jamey Kramer: 
Nick Pupillo:
Kramer flopped an open-ended straight flush draw and rivered the nut straight, while Pupillo flopped two pair and rivered the gutshot for an inferior straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
29,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Four players, including Craig Casino and William Gerding, saw a 
flop together, and action checked over to Gerding in the cutoff, who bet 3,500. The button was the only caller.
The hit the turn, and Gerding bet 6,000. The button thought for a few moments, then released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
