Joe Matheson opened for 28,000 and was called by only Andrew Rubinberg. Matheson bet 30,000 on the flop, and Rubinberg put out a raise to an unknown amount. Matheson shoved all in, and Rubinberg called.
Rubinberg:
Matheson:
Rubinberg snagged his flush on the turn, leaving Matheson drawing dead.
We found Jason Zarlenga all in with preflop against the of Mark Soik. The flop was safe, , for Zarlenga, but he was left shaking his head after an turn. The river was a meaningless , and stacks were counted down. Zarlenga had about 160,000, while Soik had about 175,000.
Tony Lazar raised to 27,000 in middle position and then called a three-bet to 60,000 from Andrew Rubinberg on his left, though Lazar took his time doing so. Both players checked the flop, and the turn made the board . Lazar checked, and Rubinberg bet 50,000. After a few minutes of thought and quiet discussion with Rubinberg, Lazar let his hand go.
Benjamin Berlowski limped in from early position and then called a raise to 41,000 from button Kris Ehlen. The flop came , and Berlowski check-raised after Ehlen bet 35,000. Ehlen said he was all in, and Berlowski quickly called.
Ehlen:
Berlowski:
Berlowski had flopped a set, and no queen appeared on the turn or river to save Ehlen. Berlowski is now the chip leader in the tournament after being shipped 328,000 by Ehlen.
Matt Alexander's run of good fortune against Nick Pupillo continued, as he won a second consecutive race against the player to his right. Pupillo opened from the cutoff and then called Alexander's 107,000 jam, but Pupillo failed to improve with against [9c9s.
At another table, Shane Nelson shoved all in with from the small blind but ran into the of Andrew Rubinberg and didn't improve.