Gerald Kahl got a shorter stack all in preflop when Kahl held 
, and his unfortunate foe was in awful shape with 
. The board ran out 
, keeping Kahl's aces well in front for the knockout just before the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 63,800 |
A player opened for 2,700 in the cutoff, and the player behind him made it 15,000. Michael Newport shoved for 33,800 in the small blind, forcing the opener out. The player on the button counted down his stack before calling off for slightly less.
Newport:
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, leaving Newport with a cinch on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 |
Dan Martin bet 5,000 after the big blind checked on a board of 
. A player called on the button, and the big blind folded. On the 
river, Martin tossed 10,000 out and was called again. He showed 
for trips and took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
103,000 | 30,200 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 200
Bernard Lee bet 6,800 on a board of 
after one player checked, and Ruth Hall called from the button. The third player folded, and Lee checked the river. Hall shoved all in, and Lee snap-called.
"Whoa," he said upon seeing Hall's 
.
Lee flicked 
together in disappointment. Stacks were counted down, and Lee had 21,500, while Hall had him covered with 25,900.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | 5,000 |
|
Busted |
Rodney Spriggs opened for a raise in the cutoff and then called a three-bet to 3,900 from the player in the big blind. On the 
flop, the big blind bet 5,000 and called when Spriggs put him all in.
"I've got a deuce," Spriggs said, turning over 
.
"Are you s******* me?" the big blind said, jetting out of his seat after tabling 
.
He pushed his chair into the table in frustration as the dealer ran out the rest of the board, which brought no help.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000 | -1,000 |
We found Rodney Spriggs tanking in the cutoff against a bet of 14,500 from a middle-position opponent. The board was 
, and Spriggs said he preferred to be the bettor to the caller. Still, he dropped in calling chips.
"You win," Spriggs' opponent said, turning over 
for a missed flush draw on the turn. Spriggs showed 
for second pair.
At another table, Tana Karn busted out when he failed to catch a player's with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 | 23,300 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
We found Michael Sanders putting a shorter-stacked opponent at risk with 
against 
.
"I folded one of your nines," someone said to the at-risk player.
"Thanks for that," the player replied.
The board ran out 
, and Sanders collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,700 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,800 | 29,800 |
|
66,000 | 34,400 |
|
|
61,700 | 13,700 |
|
|
43,800 | 40,100 |
|
42,200 | 2,700 |
|
33,700 | |
|
|
26,000 | |
|
|
22,000 | 3,500 |
|
17,000 | |
|
Busted |
