After fourth street, the board read 
, and Bill Romer checked from the small blind. Lou Mortellaro bet 5,000, and Rosie Paulus made the call, as did Romer. A 
hit the river, and everybody checked.
Mortellaro showed 
for kings up, but Paulus' 
was a better two pair, and she took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,700 |
Robert March bet 5,000 on a board of 
out of the cutoff, and Reza Yazdi check-shoved for 11,575 more in the small blind. March thought for a bit and let out an anguished sound.
"I think I have 12 outs," he said. "Call."
March: 
Yazdi: 
Yazdi was ahead with top pair, but March did indeed have 12 outs with his flush draw plus gutter. Unfortunately for him, the 
wasn't one of them, and Yazdi took about half of March's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 | 37,000 |
|
19,600 | -19,400 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Lou Mortellaro bet 10,000 from early position after a 
flop, and Dave Orvis thought for a bit before shoving all in for a few thousand more. Mortellaro quickly called.
"Not aces and kings?" Blake Bohn asked. He was half right.
Mortellaro: 
Orvis:
Mortellaro did have the aces, and he was well ahead of his opponent's jacks. Orvis found no help on the or , and he quickly gathered his backpack and exited the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
On the end, William Givens had fired 7,000 from under the gun, and a late-position player was contemplating calling off half of his stack on a board of 
. After a few minutes of thought, the player called. Givens showed 
for flopped quads.
"No wonder I couldn't put you on a hand," the late-position player said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,300 |
Kou Vang has entered the field, while Blake Bohn busted out his first bullet and has taken a seat at Matt Alexander's table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
The players have gone on a 10-minute break.
We didn't see the action in front of him, but Todd Breyfogle had made it 4,100 from the small blind and was contemplating an all-in shove of 24,000 from the big blind. Breyfogle, who had about 13,500 total, decided to call.
Breyfogle:
March:
The 
flop gave March a hammerlock on the hand.
"Can't beat ace-king," Breyfogle said as he slid his chair backwards. Indeed, he couldn't after the dealer finished out the hand with the 
and . "Nice hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,000 | 39,000 |
|
Busted |
