A middle position player limped in, Michael Russell called from the small blind and the big blind checked. The flop was . Russell led out for 8,000, the big blind folded, the MP limper moved all in for 21,000 and Russell called. The middle position player showed for top pair top kicker, but Russell had the best of it with for two pair. The turn was the , the river was the and Russell dragged the pot, courtesy of a "small blind special."
After the hand, Russell's stack was up to just under 70,000.
Poker News' John "Schecky" Caldwell has slowly but surely been building a stack and is currently sitting on 48,000 in chips at a rather action-happy table.
Kevin Wong limped in from UTG, Zhi Hong Ma raised to 14,000 and Wong called. The flop was . Wong moved all in and Zhong called.
Wong
Ma
The turn was the , the river was the , and Ma dragged a monster pot, sending his stack up to nearly 60,000. Wong was left with only 7,000 after the hand.
Kevin Wong raised to 10,000 from the button, the big blind moved all in for 15,000 and Wong called. Wong tabled while the big blind showed . The flop was , the turn was the , the river was the , and Wong took it down with his two pair, increasing his stack to 40,000.
Aaron Farell limped in for 2,000 from middle position, the small blind moved all in for 9,300 and Farell called. Farell showed and was in a race situation with the small blind's . The flop was , Farell's sixes still ahead. The turn was the , the river was the and Farell dragged the pot, increasing his stack to 42,000.
Dom Italiano moved all in for 11,000 from UTG and got a caller in Joel Dodds from the cutoff.
Italiano
Dodds
The flop was , the turn was the , making Dodds' set and leaving Italiano drawing dead. The river was the meaningless and Italiano hit the rail while Dodds increased his stack to 50,000.
241 players entered Event #4, creating a prize pool of $120,500. The top 30 places will be paid with first place receiving $43,150. At the other end of the spectrum, 30th place will take home $1,439.