Alex Winter opened for 1,500 in middle position and called a three-bet out of the cutoff to 3,500. The board came 
and no more chips went into the pot.
Winter turned over 
and was good against 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000 | 14,600 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Dan Bekavac had 2,300 in front of him on the button and was facing a three-bet all in for 8,000 out of the big blind. Bekavac called with 
and was live against 
.
Unfortunately for him, he got little sweat as the board ran 
to leave him dead to the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000 | -17,000 |
With 
on the board, John Kurfman was all in for 7,400 from under the gun. That was just a little under the size of the pot and his opponent a couple of seats over thought a bit then folded.
"Can't let you get that flush again," Kurfman said cheerfully as he dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,000 | -9,000 |
Dan Bekavac bet 2,500 from under the gun on 
and a player in middle position popped it to 7,500. Bekavac peeled and checked the 
turn. The middle player bet 5,400 and called off the last 9,500 or so when Bekavac raised.
Bekavac: 
Opponenth: 
The river wasn't enough improvement for the two-time MSPT champ.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 | -8,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | 12,000 |
|
46,000 | 13,000 |
|
37,900 | 14,400 |
|
35,600 | -4,400 |
|
34,400 | 9,400 |
|
31,000 | |
|
|
21,400 | -33,600 |
|
10,000 | -15,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
On a flop of 
, Eddie Blumenthal had 3,500 in front of him under the gun. A short-stacked player was all in from a few seats over, but Larry Ormson had made it 10,500 in the small blind. Blumenthal tank-folded what he later claimed to be aces.
Ormson: 
Opponent: 
The all-in player called it the five big blind dream, but Ormson turned the 
to make a full house and ensure the dream was dead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000 | 14,000 |
|
23,000 | 12,000 |
Four players saw an flop and a middle-position player bet 1,600 and received two calls. Big blind Paul Cross woke up with a raise to 7,000 and that chased everyone else out of the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 |
Chad Holloway was all in for his last 5,500 or so and up against two players who had built a side pot preflop already. The flop came 
and there was a bet of 8,000 and a call before the and 
went check-check.
One player showed 
to win the whole pot, as Holloway had and the third player 
.
At a neighboring table, Eddie Blumenthal checked in the small blind on 
from the small blind, the big blind checked, and the button bet 500. Only Blumenthal called, bringing a 
. Blumenthal checked, the player on the button bet 1,500, and Blumenthal shoved for 7,600.
That earned him the pot right away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,000 | -14,000 |
|
Busted |