Bill Romer bet 3,750 from the button on a board of 
, and one of his two opponents called. That player checked the 
river, and Romer bet 6,500. He got another call and showed 
for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Two players shipped over a 6,000 continuation-bet from Gary Herstein on a 
flop, and he folded 
in frustration, his second time mucking kings on the flop recently. Andy Rubinberg had 
for a flopped flush, and his opponent had 
. The 
turn and 
river gave that player a boat though, to Rubinberg's dismay. He sent his opponent 10,600.
Herstein expressed amazement at the hands calling 2,500 preflop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,500
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
|
16,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Gerald Heckathorn put in his last 14,950 preflop from the button against a player who called him in the big blind with 
, dominating Heckathorn's 
. The board ran out 
, and Heckathorn busted to his opponent's straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,400
2,400
|
2,400 |
|
55,000
-9,300
|
-9,300 |
|
45,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
43,200
7,200
|
7,200 |
|
40,000
23,400
|
23,400 |
|
37,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
27,700
-300
|
-300 |
|
||
|
26,175
-17,825
|
-17,825 |
|
19,700
-4,900
|
-4,900 |
|
12,600
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
11,100
-28,900
|
-28,900 |
|
Busted | |
Howard Hankin shoved his last 9,825 over a 3,200 raise and got called.
Hankin:
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, and Hankin survived.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,150
21,150
|
21,150 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
4,800
|
4,800 |
|
41,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
32,600
32,600
|
32,600 |
|
26,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
|
|
6,025
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
|
Busted | |
A player opened for 1,800 under the gun and got shoved on by a middle-position player who had 11,600. Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler put his stack of 24,500 in from the small blind, and the big blind cold-called. The opener mucked.
Kessler:
Big blind:
Middle position: 
The flop came and things looked pretty grim for Kessler. A 
turn gave him a straight draw, but a heart would ship the whole pot the big blind's way still. The was exactly what Kessler needed on the river, giving him half of the pot and busting the player with queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
Players are on break for 10 minutes.
