Level: 2
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
Level: 2
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0

. Phil Laak reraised from the button to 39,000 with two black eights. Tony G opted to make the call out of position.

and Tony G checked. Laak fired 47,000 and Tony G thought about it for a little while before folding. He thought about pulling the trigger and stated that he was very near to doing so.

. David Benyamine called from the small blind with the same suit, 
.

, Benyamine check-called a bet of 15,000 from Frazer. The turn and river both went check, check after the
and
fell respectively. Benyamine tabled the winner and scooped the pot.

and Phil Laak just smooth called from the big blind with a crushing hand -- 
.

and Laak checked, maybe not wanting to see the ace that fell. Rousso didn't attempt to bet at it and just checked behind.
and Laak fired 17,000. Rousso folded her hand and got away cheap for what could have been a disastrous hand.

. Tony G looked at two eights in the cutoff seat and flat-called. Phil Laak was on the button and held 
. He three-bet to 54,000. Benyamine folded and Tony G folded as well to give Laak the pot.

and Luke Schwartz called in position with the 
. David Benyamine called out of the big blind with pocket threes.

and Benyamine checked. Safina bet 15,000 and Schwartz decided to get frisky. He raised to 37,000. Benyamine folded and then Safina made the call.
and Safina checked. Schwartz fired 72,000. Safina went into the tank and then moved all in. Schwartz folded his hand and dropped to 276,000 after the failed bluff attempt.

. Ian Frazer raised from later position to 16,000 with the 
. Safina made the call.

and Frazer flopped a second-best top pair to Safina's set of fives. Safina checked and Frazer bet 22,000. Safina just called.
and Safina led with a bet of 44,000. Frazer made the call.
and Safina bet 44,000. Frazer quickly announced a call and then saw the bad news. Safina tabled his set of fives and moved up to the chip lead, sitting on 512,000 chips.

and David Benyamine called with pocket sevens. Tony G held pocket tens and called as well. Giovanni Safina folded 
from the big blind, leaving no tens left in the deck for Tony G.

and Schwartz fired a continuation bet of 17,000. Benyamine folded and then Tony G made the call.
and Schwartz fired again, making a bet of 27,000 this time. Tony G thought for a couple minutes and then folded his hand.