With 32,000 in the pot and a board reading , both Faraz Jaka and Matt Glantz checked to a showdown. The latter rolled over for top pair and top kicker, and Jaka simply mucked. With that, Glantz is up to 65,000.
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Ariel Celestino, and Antonio Esfandiari all saw a flop of . Grospellier checked, Esfandiari fired 1,325, and only Celestino called.
The turn was the , Esfandiari led for 3,125, and Celestino moved all in for 15,325. Esfandiari thought for 20 seconds or so, then called.
Esfandiari:
Celestino:
The river was the , and Celestino doubled to around 35,000 chips. Esfandiari was knocked down to around 34,500.
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Tom Marchese opened for 900 from the hijack and Carlos Mortensen, who you may recall as the 2001 World Series of Poker Main Event champ, defended from the big blind. The Spaniard then check-called a bet of 1,200 on the and the dealer burned and turned the . Again Marchese bet, this time 3,500, and again Mortensen called.
When the completed the board on the river, Mortensen tabled the . Marchese then flashed an ace and mucked.
Christian Harder and Lawrence Greenberg were heads up on a board of . They both checked.
The river was the , Harder led out for 4,500, and Greenberg raised to 11,000. Harder leaned forward, examining Greenberg's stack, then moved all in for effectively 38,000.
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, both Faraz Jaka and Matt Glantz checked to a showdown. The latter rolled over 
for top pair and top kicker, and Jaka simply mucked. With that, Glantz is up to 65,000.
. Grospellier checked, Esfandiari fired 1,325, and only Celestino called.
, Esfandiari led for 3,125, and Celestino moved all in for 15,325. Esfandiari thought for 20 seconds or so, then called.
, and Celestino doubled to around 35,000 chips. Esfandiari was knocked down to around 34,500.
and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Again Marchese bet, this time 3,500, and again Mortensen called.
. Marchese then flashed an ace and mucked.
. They both checked.
. Raghavan fired 3,000, and Kenney check-raised to 7,400. Raghavan called.
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