John Hayes opened for 2,500 in middle position, and Kou Vang shoved all in from the button for about 13,000. Peter Ruszkiewicz jammed as well for 19,400 in the blinds, and Hayes thought for a couple of minutes before mucking. Vang turned over, , an eerily similar shoving spot to the hand a bit ago when Hayes shoved an almost-identical stack on the button over a Vang raise and doubled up with .
The sponsored pro wasn't so lucky, as Ruszkiewicz's turned him dead on a board of .
In one of the last hands in Level 11, Larry Ormson opened for 3,100 and Ken Payne made it 7,000 to go from the cutoff. Action folded back to Ormson, who took awhile before announcing all in, splashing his chips in a fistful at a time.
"I don't like the way you did that," Payne said with a shrug. "But I can't fold."
Payne:
Ormson:
Payne's fears were unfounded, and the community was in his favor. After the hand, he said he saw Ormson go through a similar process and turn over aces at a previous table.
Defending champ Jason Sell still has a pulse after he shoved for 10,700 over a 3,600 open from Tony Lazar, who made a reluctant call. Lazar was unable to hit with against Sell's as the community ran out .
A player opened for 5,000 in early position, and Kevin Fiedler reraised to about 20,000. Action folded back to the opener, who jammed for about 60,000. Fiedler quickly called.
Fiedler:
Opponent:
The board ran out dry, , and Fiedler added to a monstrous stack.