A player in middle position ripped his last 12,000 in, and Chris Albert looked him up in the hijack.
Opponent: 
Chris Albert: 
Albert's jacks never looked back on a 
runout to score the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | 6,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Drew Maras checked from under the gun with a 
board on the felt, and the cutoff checked as well. The button bet 4,400, and both Maras and the cutoff called.
The 
fell on the river, and Maras quickly announced an all-in bet for 7,000 into the pot of 33,000. Both the cutoff and button quickly folded, and Maras took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 |
A player three-bet shoved for 10,700 on the button, and Craig Schuh made a reluctant call in the cutoff to put the button at risk.
Opponent: 
Craig Schuh: 
Schuh fell behind on the 
flop, but caught up immediately on the 
turn, making a wheel, and the 
river earned him a knockout.
"Told you I didn't want to!" Schuh told a tablemate after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 | 27,000 |
A player raised to 2,000 from early position, and Ron McMillen, who is in quite the jovial mood, looked at this cards in the big blind.
"They're suited, y'know," McMillen told his opponent as he called. "If they weren't I fold this!"
"I check!" McMillen said, looking away from the 
flop before it could fall. His opponent checked back.
"I check!" McMillen continued on the turn, still looking towards his opponent and not at the board. His opponent checked again.
The fell on the river, and McMillen checked aloud for a third straight street, still never looking at the board. His opponent checked a third time.
"Ace-high?" McMillen asked his opponent, who indeed held 
for ace-high. McMillen peeled the 
up first, then the 
second for king-high.
"Look at that! Had I saw my hand, I woulda bet!" McMillen said when he saw his flush draw on the flop. McMillen's opponent took the small pot, while McMillen himself looked none the worse for wear after the tiny loss.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 | 24,200 |
Four players invested 1,600 to see a 
flop, and Eric Klein ripped his last 17,400 in from the small blind. Only the player under the gun made the call, and the cards were tabled.
Eric Klein: 
Opponent: 
Klein's aces-up were in a world of hurt, and the 
turn left him searching for an ace. Sure enough, the 
peeled off on the river, and the table reacted in unison with a chorus of gasps as Klein could just shake his head and laugh, before raking in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
John Waugh had his last 17,700 at risk in middle position, and was at risk against a player from under the gun.
John Waugh: 
Opponent: 
Waugh's queens would hold on a 
runout to secure another double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000 | 17,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,700 | 15,700 |
|
47,500 | 47,500 |
|
|
32,500 | -1,500 |
|
27,000 | 27,000 |
|
|
23,100 | 23,100 |
|
3,000 | -18,200 |
|
Busted |
Three players saw a 
flop hit the felt, and action checked to a player in middle position, who bet 2,500. The small blind folded, while Chris Albert called in the big blind.
Albert checked the 
turn to his opponent, who bet 4,500. Albert check-raised to 13,000, and Albert's opponent went deep into the tank. After a few minutes of counting down his remaining 18,500, the middle-position player settled on a fold.
Albert elected to reveal his for a flush before raking in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000 | 10,000 |
