Kou Vang opened for 70,000 from the cutoff, and John Simon jammed for 310,000 in the small blind. Vang quickly called.
Vang:
Simon:
Vang was in a dominating position, but the door card was the , leading to a flop. A gave Simon a meaningless flush draw since Vang held the already, and a completed the board.
Kou Vang raised to 70,000 from middle position, and Allen Lanier made it 200,000 to go from the small blind. Tony Pena called off 130,000 in the big, and Vang folded.
Lanier:
Pena:
Pena was behind, and he found no help on the runout.
Allen Lanier opened for 77,000 in early position, and Kou Vang shoved for 654,000 from the small blind. Lanier thought long and hard before folding face up. Vang didn't show.
Kou Vang called a min-raise from Brian Zimcosky in the cutoff, and he bet out 49,000 on the flop. Zimcosky made the call, and Vang fired another bullet, 69,000, on the turn.
Allen Lanier opened to 85,000 in the cutoff, and Brian Zimcosky three-bet to 190,000 in the small blind. Lanier made the call, and the two took in a flop. Zimcosky fired a continuation-bet of 220,000, and Lanier raised to 440,000. Zimcosky responded by shoving all in, putting Lanier's last 491,000 at risk.
Lanier went deep into the tank.
"I didn't put in half of my stack with top pair just to fold," he muttered to himself.
Finally, however, he did decide to fold, showing the . The players at the table clamored for Zimcosky to show, and he obliged: .
Fadi Hamad shoved 537,000 when action folded to his button, and Kou Vang called in the big blind.
Vang:
Hamad:
The flop came , and Hamad was dead to runner-runner. The turn brought hope in the form of the , and the three non-heart sixes would give Hamad the pot. Amazingly, the fell, and Vang was left with just 71,000, which he doubled up the next hand when his outdrew John Simon's .
Kou Vang open shoved for 156,000, and action folded to Brian Zimcosky, who called in the big blind.
Zimcosky:
Vang:
Vang appeared ready to double up once more when the first four came . The dealer burned and turned the on the river though, and Vang wished the remaining players good luck, taking his run of horrible luck with grace.
, leading to a 
gave Simon a meaningless flush draw since Vang held the 
completed the board.
runout.
face up. Vang didn't show.
turn.
, and Hamad was dead to runner-runner. The turn brought hope in the form of the 
fell, and Vang was left with just 71,000, which he doubled up the next hand when his 
outdrew John Simon's 
. The dealer burned and turned the 
on the river though, and Vang wished the remaining players good luck, taking his run of horrible luck with grace.