A player in the cutoff opened for a raise and got called by two players. Matt Alexander was one of them and fired out 3,000 from the big blind on the 
flop. The preflop opener shoved for 6,250, and Alexander called with 
. The cutoff had 
and faded Alexander's gutter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,500
-3,400
|
-3,400 |
|
||
Into a massive pot containing more than 60,000, a player in middle position bet 35,000, enough to put Alex Yen all in. Last year's runner-up tanked awhile with the board reading 
. He counted out his stack of 26,100 and flicked a chip in.
"Ace-high," the bettor said regretfully.
Yen turned over 
.
"That's a great call," his opponent complimented.
"Can I get my money back?" another player who had just sat down joked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
We found Adam Friedman snap-calling an all-in shove from Jim Rustler on a community of 
. Rustler turned over 
, and Friedman put his head down and winged the into the middle followed by the 
. He had to pay Rustler 31,175.
Apparently, Friedman had bet 1,300 on the flop and Rustler put out a gray T5,000 chip and said raise. However, he said raise after dropping the chip and the bet was ruled a call. Then, Rustler bet 5,000 on the turn and shipped the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 | |
|
11,500
-65,500
|
-65,500 |
|
||
Four players saw a 
flop, and Keith Heine bet 12,000 from the big blind. The player in the hijack said he was all in, and Heine called after the player on the button and the small blind folded.
Heine: 
Hijack: 
"Drawing dead," Heine's opponent observed.
The board ran out 
and Heine collected 32,875.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Josh Turner bet 3,500 from the small blind on a 
board, and his opponent under the gun called. Turner bet 7,300 on the , and his opponent again called. Turner showed 
for ace-high, and his opponent's 
was a better ace-high.
At another table, Charlie Dawson called a bet of 12,000 on a 
, and his opponent showed 
for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000
-8,300
|
-8,300 |
|
33,000
5,100
|
5,100 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
116,700
-6,300
|
-6,300 |
|
|
90,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
46,500
500
|
500 |
|
43,325
2,325
|
2,325 |
|
||
|
|
40,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
33,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
27,800
8,800
|
8,800 |
|
|
17,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
|
||
|
6,500
-16,500
|
-16,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
John Utley shoved his last 5,100 in middle position and got a call from Jim Rustler, whose dominated Utley's 
. The board ran out clean for Rustler and Utley wished everyone good luck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
Busted |
