We found Bill Romer betting 1,200 out of the blinds and showing 
after his opponent paid him off, good for a straight on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
We found "Wild" Bill Romer all in with 
in the cutoff against an opponent in the big blind who held 
. The jack-high flop gave him no help, but he spiked the on the turn to make a set and bust his bewildered opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,700
14,200
|
14,200 |
We found Larry Ormson with a bet of 1,175 in front of him after two players had checked a board of 
. After thinking aloud for a minute, David Gutfreund made the call, and the third player folded.
"Got a pair?" Gutfreund asked.
Ormson simply tabled 
for a backdoor flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
16,025
-3,975
|
-3,975 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante:
Rob Wazwaz and Kou Vang have registered for the tournament and taken their seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
||
We found Ken Payne calling the all in of an opponent who had just over 11,000 in chips on a board of 
.
Payne: 
Opponent:
Payne had outflopped the unfortunate player, and his set held when the 
and 
completed the community.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,800
22,800
|
22,800 |
Eddie Blumenthal opened to 450 in early position, and the cutoff called before the small blind three-bet to 2,600. Blumenthal made the call, and the cutoff folded.
The small blind bet 4,500 on the 
flop, and Blumenthal called. The small blind then check-called 3,700 on the turn, and an 
hit the river. The small blind checked again, and Blumenthal put him all in for his last 9,000 or so. After thinking it over for about a minute, the small blind announced a call.
Blumenthal turned over the "weapons of mass destruction," as Mike Sexton is fond of calling them: . The small blind tossed his cards to the muck and told Blumenthal "nice hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Bill Romer, in the small blind, check-called 3,500 on the 
from a preflop raiser in late position. The "Wild" one then check-called 5,000 and 10,000 on the 
turn and 
river. His read was on, as his opponent showed 
, not good enough to beat Romer's 
.
Players are now on a 10-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000
1,300
|
1,300 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Terry Ring bet about 1,200 after an opponent checked to him on an flop. His opponent shoved all in for about 12,000, and Ring tanked for a bit before mucking 
face up.
"You were crushed," his opponent said, tossing 
in the middle to show Ring he had made the right read.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,400
7,400
|
7,400 |
