Katz Running Out Of Lives
David "Doc" Sands opened for 130,000 under the gun with 
and cleared the field to a short-stacked Cary Katz, who just called from the big blind holding 
. The latter proceeded to check-call a bet of 65,000 on the 
flop, and then both players checked the 
turn.
When the 
appeared on the river, Katz checked and Sands put the pressure on by moving all in. Katz quickly folded and the rich got richer while the poor got poorer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,360,000 | 265,000 |
|
445,000 | -205,000 |
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, Scott Seiver defended from the big blind with an unknown hand, and the flop was 
. Schulman led out for 180,000, and Seiver raised to 400,000.
.
, but the 
spike on the river, doubling Schulman.
.
, giving Seiver the lead with a pair of queens. Neither the 
turn nor 
river allowed Gruissem to retake the lead, and he exited in fifth place for $400,700.
flop was gin for Sands as it delivered him trips, and he promptly bet 100,00 after Seiver had checked. The latter made the call, but then check-folded to a bet of 260,000 on the 
, Nick Schulman three-bet to 315,000 from the big blind with 
, Schulman checked, and Seiver moved all in for effectively 2.5 million - more than two times the pot.