We caught heads-up action between Papa Karn and Sam Panzica and a board of . Karn led for 6,000 and Panzica made the call. The river brought the and Karn checked. Panzica moved all in for 8,700 and Karn thought for a moment before making the call.
Panzica showed , but Karn's was good for two pair and the pot, eliminating Panzica, who immediately reentered.
Papa Karn opened to 2,000 from the hijack and Lynn Samples called from the button. The players in the blinds folded and they saw a heads-up flop of . Karn bet 2,000 and Samples called. The turn brought a check from Karn and Samples bet 4,000. Karn called and the fell on the river. Karn again check-called, this time for 6,000. Samples tabled , but Karn out-kicked her with .
Karn has fired multiple bullets into this Main Event and this may be the one where he gets something rolling.
Matt Krier limped from the hijack and Mike Rieck limped behind with Matt Lawrence raising to 1,050. The player in the small blind called and Krier came back with a three-bet to 3,000. Rieck and Lawrence got out of the way and the player in the small blind made the call.
The flop came and both players checked. The turn brought a bet of 3,700 and Krier made the call. The river was the and Krier's opponent led again for 3,700. Krier moved all in and his opponent called even after noticing "I guess you did have the aces". Indeed, Krier turned over and his opponent dejectedly flipped the .
Preflop raises to 3,700 between James Traber and an opponent brought an all-in push of 4,000 from Pap Karn and both players called to see a flop of . Traber led with an all-in bet and his opponent thought for a moment, but eventually made the call.
Traber:
Opponent:
Karn:
The on the turn sealed it for Traber and he sent his opponents packing. Karn, however, immediately reentered the tournament and was sent back to the same table with a 20,000 starting stack.