Chris DeMaci raised to 19,000 from early position and received a call from Josh Prager in the big blind. When the flop fell , Prager check-called a bet of 24,000 from DeMaci to see the on the turn, which both players checked.
Prager then best a tiny 15,000 when the appeared on the river. DeMaci thought about it for a long time before folding, dropping to 470,000 in the process.
Not too long after, David Peters raised to 16,000 on the button and DeMaci reraised to 45,000. The big blind, Payman Arjang, called all in for his last 34,000 and Peters called DeMaci's raise. With one player all in, the flop came down . DeMaci bet 47,000, Peters called, and both players checked the turn. When the was put out on the river, DeMaci checked, Peters bet 86,000, and DeMaci tank-folded. Peters showed for a pair of nines. Arjang simply mucked while Peters chipped up to 600,000. DeMaci is down to 360,000.
Action folded to Joe Hachem on the button and he min-raised to 16,000. Joshua Field reraised from the small blind to 42,000. Action got back to Hachem and the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event champion made the call.
The flop came down and Field paused for a bit before continuing his aggressive ways with a bet of 48,000. Hachem came back with a raise to 200,000. Field moved all in, having Hachem covered. Hachem called.
Hachem tabled the for an overpair and was ahead of the for Field. The turn was the and the river the . Hachem made sure to see if Field had a diamond and then breathed a sigh of relief when he verified he didn't.
Hachem was all in for 338,000 on the flop and is now up to 775,000 in chips. Field was left with 170,000.
It wasn't a very fun break for Alex Kamberis, thanks to the final hand of the previous level:
From middle position, Wade Townsend opened with a raise to 18,000, and Kamberis (better known as "AJKHoosier1" online) made the call from the button to see a heads-up flop.
It came , and Townsend checked. When Kamberis bet 33,000 though, Townsend check-raised to 70,000, and Kamberis called. They both checked the turn, and the river filled out the board. Townsend took his cue, moving all in for just about 300,000 on an overshove. Kamberis had about 280,000 chips left in his own stack, and he'd spend the next six or eight minutes deep in the tank as the level ran out to zero. It was a long while before he stood up from his chair, slid his cards into the muck, and walked away for break.
After two or three steps, he turned around and said, "Show the bluff," to which Townsend responded by flipping over his . Kamberis was not impressed as he stormed off for the ten-minute stew, left with those 280,000 chips.
From early-middle position, Victor Ramdin opened with a raise to 23,000. The button flatted and Joe Hachem flatted in the small blind. The flop then came down with Hachem checking to Ramdin. Ramdin fired 35,000 and the button folded. Hachem made the call.
The turn brought the and both Hachem and Ramdin checked. They also checked after the hit the river. Hachem tabled the and that was good enough to win the pot. Ramdin mucked.
On the next hand, Ramdin opened again with a raise to 23,000. This time it was from the under-the-gun position. Hachem contested him once more, but this time he reraised to 56,000 from the button. Ramdin called.
The flop came down a similar and both players checked to see the fall on the turn. Ramdin bet out 80,000 and Hachem folded, showing the . Ramdin showed the .
From the button, Jaime Kaplan raised before Victor Ramdin called from the small blind. Romik Vartzar squeezed all in for 135,000 more from the big blind. Kaplan folded and Ramdin called.
Ramdin:
Vartzar:
The flop, turn and river ran through to give Vartzar the double up.
Someone in late position (possibly Josh Prager) opened to 25,000 before David Peters three-bet shoved from the small blind. In the big, Chris DeMaci squeezed out his cards and quickly called all in for his last 147,000, folding the initial raiser and getting him heads up with Peters.
Showdown
Peters:
DeMaci:
The board saved DeMaci's tournament life as it ran down . With that double, he's back to 340,000 now, while Peters falls back to about 445,000.
Mal Hagan limped from the small blind only to have the big blind move all in. Hagan had around 200,000 and quickly called only to discover the bad news:
Hagan:
Big Blind:
Hagan was looking for some help but received none as the board ran out . He becomes the 30th-place finisher.
Tyler Cornell bet the flop of for 28,000 and was called by Wade Townsend. The turn paired the board with the and both players checked to see the fall on the river. After Cornell checked, Townsend bet 41,000. Cornell folded and Townsend won the pot.
, Prager check-called a bet of 24,000 from DeMaci to see the 
on the turn, which both players checked.
appeared on the river. DeMaci thought about it for a long time before folding, dropping to 470,000 in the process.
. DeMaci bet 47,000, Peters called, and both players checked the 
turn. When the 
was put out on the river, DeMaci checked, Peters bet 86,000, and DeMaci tank-folded. Peters showed 
for a pair of nines. Arjang simply mucked while Peters chipped up to 600,000. DeMaci is down to 360,000.
and Field paused for a bit before continuing his aggressive ways with a bet of 48,000. Hachem came back with a raise to 200,000. Field moved all in, having Hachem covered. Hachem called.
for an overpair and was ahead of the 
for Field. The turn was the 
and the river the 
. Hachem made sure to see if Field had a diamond and then breathed a sigh of relief when he verified he didn't.![[user66118]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
turn, and the river 
filled out the board. Townsend took his cue, moving all in for just about 300,000 on an overshove. Kamberis had about 280,000 chips left in his own stack, and he'd spend the next six or eight minutes deep in the tank as the level ran out to zero. It was a long while before he stood up from his chair, slid his cards into the muck, and walked away for break.
hit the river. Hachem tabled the 
fall on the turn. Ramdin bet out 80,000 and Hachem folded, showing the 
. He becomes the 30th-place finisher.
for 28,000 and was called by Wade Townsend. The turn paired the board with the 
