From under the gun, Jason "JCARVER" Somerville raised to 1,050. He was called by one player in position. The two players took a flop of and Somerville fired 1,425. His opponent called.
The turn was the and Somerville checked. His opponent checked behind.
After the river came the , Somerville led out with a bet of 2,200. His opponent wasted little time in making the call. Somerville spun his hand into the muck before his opponent could even show his hand. He held for ace high and scooped in the pot.
He's been hiding under a brown hood and behind a pair of aviator sunglasses, but he's here. T.K. Miles, natty dreads and all, is seated towards the front of the room. After one player raised to 1,025 and JC Alvrado called, Miles moved all in for his last 7,125 total Both the original raiser and Alvarado folded, giving Miles the pot.
With the flop , Scotty Nguyen was faced with a bet of 5,000 from his opponent. The bet might seem large, but Nguyen and his opponent created a pot worth over 15,000. Nguyen made the call.
The turn brought the and Nguyen's opponent bet 11,000. Scotty made the call and then the river was dealt the . The first player checked and this surprised Nguyen.
"Man! What are you doing to me?" he bursted out. A moment passed and then Nguyen fired 12,000. His opponent called.
Nguyen held two black tens, but wasn't good when his opponent revealed two queens to scoop the pot. Nguyen is down to 38,000 chips.
One player checked to Bill Gazes on a flop of . Gazes bet 2,500 and was called. The turn brought the and Gazes was checked to again. He fired 6,300 this time. His opponent folded and Gazes scooped the pot. He's moved back over the starting stack to 32,000 now.
A short-stacked Mike Matusow moved all in holding ace-queen and was looked up by an unknown player who made the call with pocket jacks. Needless to say, the jacks held up, prompting Matusow's exit from the PCA Main Event.