Altman Folds to Pressure
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
There were about 33,500 chips already in the pot and the board read 
when we got to the table. Brian Altman, who was under the gun, was heads-up against the player in the small blind and had already committed 10,000 chips on the flop. The small blind raised to 30,000, and Altman went into the tank. Eventually, the clock was called. As tournament staff counted down the final five seconds, Altman folded, and the small blind took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,600 | -15,400 |
and action checked around.
and all four players checked again.
fell on the river and both blinds checked. Martin bet 5,000, the button folded, the small blind folded, and the big blind called. Martin showed 
and took the pot with trip kings.
which gave Sitton the winning full house and allowed him to take down the monster pot while Concepion and Staples both hit the rail here on the first day of the Main Event.
flop gave Riess the lead and left his opponent in rough shape. Neither the 
river changed anything, so Riess took the pot to send his opponent to the rail.
. The cutoff bet 3,000 into a pot of about 9,000 and Leah called.
and both players checked.
fell on the river, Leah bet 6,000, and his opponent called. Leah announced "king queen" only to see his opponent flip over 
for a flopped set that improved to a full house. That allowed her to take down the pot and increase her stack.