In a limped pot, the board was 
on the turn, and action checked to the button, who bet 6,000. Kou Vang put him all in after everyone else folded, and the player snap-called. Unfortunately for him, he was drawing dead as Vang had 
to obliterate his opponent's 
for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
76,700
|
76,700 |
Adam Zych raised to 4,500 in the cutoff, and Jeff Bryan made it 11,000 to go from the small blind. Zych made the call, and the two saw 
hit the felt. The wet board didn't deter Bryan, as he shoved all in for about 33,000. Zych got a count, thought for about 30 seconds more, then slid a call in.
Bryan: 
Zych: 
Zych was against the hand he no doubt feared, a better pair with a heart. The and 
were blanks on the turn and river, doubling the Nebraskan up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
92,000
43,900
|
43,900 |
|
47,800
200
|
200 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
We found Mark Sandness tanking against a bet of 20,000 from Ken Ihringer on a board of 
. Sandness splashed in calling chips after thinking for a bit longer.
"Trips," Ihringer said, tabling 
.
Sandness mucked, but he's still gained considerable chips since we last counted his stack.
Players are now on a 10-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
188,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
102,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
Ryan Skluzak opened to 3,500 in middle position and was called by Brian Soja in the cutoff. After a flop of 
and a series of raises, Soja called the all-in shove of Skluzak.
Skluzak: 
Soja: 
Skluzak had flopped a monster draw, but he was dominated by Soja's nut flush draw. The turn was a 
, meaning another five or deuce could chop the pot for Skluzak, but the 
river gave him fives and fours, the winning hand. Soja paced away from the table, disgusted by the beat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
157,000 | |
|
Busted |
As we were entering the last hand into the blog, Matt Kirby marched out of the room. According to Brian Soja, Kirby lost a series of pots before shoving the last of his chips over a raise with 
. Another player moved in as well with 
, but the initial raiser had and took both players out.
Since Kirby and Matt Alexander are busto, that leaves just chip leader Blake Bohn to carry the torch of the sponsored tour pros into Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
We didn't see the action, but we found the dealer counting out stacks at Robbin Green's table. Green's was already in the muck, having ran into the 
of Marty Rahbusch on a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
Busted |
According to Mark Hodge, he got his last 10 big blinds in with 
, but he was unable to catch the 
of an opponent who shoved over the top to isolate him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
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