Steve Pham and Drew Woodke were the two chip leaders, and they just clashed in a huge pot.
The board read on fourth street, and Pham checked to Woodke, who bet 7,000 on the button. Pham made it 19,000 to go, and Woodke called. On the river, Pham bet 31,500, and Woodke snap-called.
Pham showed and Woodke couldn't beat the trips.
"Tried to go hero on that one," Woodke mused. "All I had was a seven."
Cody Bartlett raised to 4,800 under the gun, and both blinds gave him action. They checked to him on the flop, and Bartlett bet 7,000. Big blind David Hengen put in 12,000 and was informed he would need to make it 14,000, which he did. Bartlett quickly called. Hengen bet 16,000 on the turn, and Bartlett called. He bet 17,000 more on the , and Bartlett snap-called.
JR Reiss, a veteran of the game with $650K in tourney cashes dating to 2000, just went bust. He moved all in for 22,400 on a flop, and Chunlei Yuan tank-called him.
Yuan:
Reiss:
Reiss was drawing, and the turn increased his outs by bringing a flush draw. The river was a brick though.
Just before the new level, we found Kipp Smith firing 11,000 out of the big blind on a flop. His opponent in middle position called, and Smith bet 16,000 more on the turn. He was called once more, so he finally checked the river. The middle player tossed 20,000 in, enough to put Smith all in for his last 17,400. Smith shook his head but called right away.
His opponent threw into the middle, and Smith showed for tens and sixes.
Kevin Berthelsen just busted Mark Fink when they got all in preflop with a short-stacked Fink's dominated by . The tens held up and Fink took his leave.
on fourth street, and Pham checked to Woodke, who bet 7,000 on the button. Pham made it 19,000 to go, and Woodke called. On the 
river, Pham bet 31,500, and Woodke snap-called.
and Woodke couldn't beat the trips.
flop, and Bartlett bet 7,000. Big blind David Hengen put in 12,000 and was informed he would need to make it 14,000, which he did. Bartlett quickly called. Hengen bet 16,000 on the 
turn, and Bartlett called. He bet 17,000 more on the 
, and Bartlett snap-called.
then 
fell.
flop, and Chunlei Yuan tank-called him.
river was a brick though.
turn. He was called once more, so he finally checked the 
into the middle, and Smith showed 
for tens and sixes. 
