After a 
flopped in a three-bet pot, a player who opened under the gun and then called a reraise open-shipped all in and was snap-called by Mark Dunbar in middle position.
Dunbar: 
Under the gun: 
Dunbar was well in front with top pair, and his opponent got no help on the 
turn or 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
152,000 |
Jim Lawrence opened for a raise under the gun and got three-bet to about 12,000 by a player in middle position. Lawrence made the call after action was back to him, and the flop came 
. Lawrence checked and his opponent moved all in. Lawrence immediately dropped a stack of chips into the middle.
Lawrence: 
Opponent: 
Lawrence faded the two-outer when paint arrived on fourth and fifth. He rolled up one of the top stacks in the early going yesterday but ended up busting; we'll see if he has more staying power this time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
162,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
Mark Sandness opened for 3,400 in middle position and called a three-bet of about 7,500 from the cutoff. After a 
flop, Sandness check-called 8,000. A 
hit the turn, and Sandness checked again. The cutoff bet 14,000, and Sandness took his time before calling. Both players quickly checked the 
river.
"I have a pair," Sandness said.
"Pair's good," his opponent said regretfully.
Sandness tabled 
for bottom pair, but it was indeed good against 
.
Players are on a 10-minute break, and so are we.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
We arrived at Table 3 just in time to see the cards turned over before the flop in an all-in pot between two notable players.
Mike Schneider: 
Jim Lawrence: 
The two were racing, and the 
was more than safe for Schneider, as it improved him to a flush draw with a pair. A gave Lawrence a draw of his own, but the was a blank on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
111,000
-51,000
|
-51,000 |
|
97,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
We found Tom Hammers getting his last 20,000 or so all in on a 
against big stack Jay Melancon, who made the call.
Melancon: 
Hammers: 
Hammers had an overpair and a straight draw, but he trailed the set of Melancon. A bricked off the turn, and the 
did likewise on the river. Melancon appears to have the chip lead here on the penultimate level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | |
|
Busted |
According to Lance Harris, a player limped in early position and action folded to the button, who raised. Harris folded in the small blind, and Jason Crews shoved in the big blind. The limper called, and the button folded.
Crews: 
Early position: 
Crews' ace-king held on the 
runout.
At Table 1, meanwhile, Jeremy Dresch got it all in with but found himself drawing thin against the of Kevin Pender. Dresch was drawing dead by the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
|
51,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
A player in middle position opened for 6,000, and Mike Schneider bumped it to 15,200 on the button. The raiser called, and the dealer spread a flop of 
. Schneider bet 20,000 when checked to, and his opponent quickly called. A fell on fourth street, and Schneider pushed all of his chips forward after his opponent checked. The player called instantly, but he was in worse shape than he likely thought.
Schneider: 
Middle position:
Schneider had two blockers to his opponent's straight draw, and a harmless 
river secured his double. The limit hold'em grinder known as "Schneids" is not a player his opponents want to see with chips. But that's exactly the case now for the man with nearly $1.5 million in live tournament cashes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
Rooster Oien opened for 4,800 on the button, and Chad Poitra made it 11,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded, and Oien called. Or so he thought. While calling, he dropped some extra chips in his hand to the side of his calling stack before sweeping them back up. The floor was called, and they ruled the extra dropped chips were enough for a raise, but since the exact amount was unknown, Oien would be forced to min-raise. Poitra shoved all in for 131,300, and a frustrated Oien, who had loudly disputed the ruling, went into the tank. After thinking for a couple of minutes, he folded.
Poitra showed .
"Now you know why I fought for that extra money," he said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
171,000
141,800
|
141,800 |
|
144,000
88,900
|
88,900 |
