Alex Yen check-called 500,000 on a 
board, and an 
fell on the river. Yen thought about a minute and fired 800,000, and Mike O'Neill called. Yen turned over 
for backdoor two pair and he took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,900,000 | 1,700,000 |
|
1,100,000 | -1,700,000 |
Alex Yen opened for 90,000 and Mike O'Neill called. It was O'Neill coming out firing with 125,000 on the 
flop, and Yen called. O'Neill bet 175,000 on the turn, and Yen raised to 450,000. O'Neill called, and he blasted out 600,000 on the 
river. Yen quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000 | 1,086,000 |
|
|
2,200,000 | -511,000 |
Allen Kessler pushed all in from the button. Mike O'Neill thought briefly and called from the small blind.
O'Neill: 
Kessler: 
Kessler needed a lot of help, but the 
was the opposite of help.
"Need the nine of clubs," Kessler said.
Instead the 
fell, ending "Chainsaw's" run, his best Mid-States Poker Tour cash to date.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Allen Kessler made it 85,000 in the small blind, and Mike O'Neill called. Kessler bet 100,000 on the 
, and O'Neill called. Kessler bet 125,000 on the turn, and O'Neill again called. Both checked the 
.
"Ace is good," Kessler said.
O'Neill tabled 
.
"How do you win with kings?" Kessler asked despondently, flashing 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,714,000 | 332,000 |
|
|
531,000 | -282,000 |
Alex Yen checked back the big blind after Mike O'Neill limped the small, and O'Neill bet 50,000 on the 
. Yen called, and he called another 85,000 on the 
and 115,000 on the .
"One pair," O'Neill said, showing 
.
Yen's 
beat that pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,711,000 | 520,000 |
|
|
1,382,000 | -670,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Alex Yen called 75,000 from the small blind when Mike O'Neill raised, and the two saw 
flop. Yen check-called 125,000 then another 175,000 on the 
. He checked the 
river, and O'Neill bet 175,000 again. Yen called, and O'Neill showed 
to take it with two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,191,000 | -460,000 |
|
|
2,052,000 | 195,000 |
Allen Kessler opened for 60,000 on the button, and Alex Yen kicked it up to 180,000 in the big blind. Kessler called but folded to 175,000 on the 
.
"Probably should have just shipped that one in preflop," Kessler remarked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,651,000 | 475,000 |
|
|
813,000 | -317,000 |
Mike O'Neill limped in, and Alex Yen popped it to 80,000 in the big blind. O'Neill called, and he check-called 100,000 on the 
. Both checked the , and O'Neill bet 125,000 on the . Yen raised to 300,000, and O'Neill called quickly.
Yen flipped 
for a straight, and O'Neill showed 
and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,176,000 | 185,000 |
|
|
1,857,000 | -260,000 |
Allen Kessler made it 75,000 in the small blind, and Mike O'Neill defended. Action was the same on the 
flop, and Kessler and O'Neill both checked the 
turn. Kessler bet 125,000 on the river, and O'Neill called.
Kessler showed 
for a boat and took it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,117,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
1,130,000 | 517,000 |
