On the flop, Edie Norman and Stephen Sindler found all the money in. Sindler had the and was in front of the for Norman. The turn was the , leaving Norman drawing dead and she began to get up and out of her seat. The river completed the board with the , and Norman was officially eliminated.
With this pot, SIndler regained the chip lead, as he moved to 156,000.
On the flop, Stephen Sindler check-called a bet of 3,000 from Catherine Dee. The turn brought the , and Sindler checked again. This time, Dee fired 6,000. Sindler check-raised to 20,000, and Dee reraised all in for approximately 60,000. Sindler called and tabled the nuts with the for a turned Broadway straight. Dee tabled for two pair.
Needing a king or a ten on the river to stay alive and double up, Dee was at risk.
"No king or ten," hoped Sindler out loud.
The river was the and that was about as far away from a king or a ten as Sindler could have wished. His straight held up, and he scooped in the massive pot to move his stack to 195,000 in chips. Dee was eliminated.
Stephen Sindler just can't seem to lose as he just raked in another pot thanks to a check-raise on the turn against Eddie Kofler.
The two players checked the flop to see the land on the turn. Sindler checked, Kofler bet 4,400, and Sindler check-raised to 15,000. Kofler folded, and Sindler showed the before scooping up the chips.
Dave Dee, husband of the recently-eliminated Catherine Dee, has just been eliminated in unknown action. The married couple were the last two players eliminated as the field has been cut down to 13 players.
With 1.075 million chips in play here on Day 1a, and even distribution amongst the last two tables about 580,000 for the table with seven players to about 495,000 in chips for the table with six players. But, that's not how it's weighted here.
On the table with seven players, there are approximately 750,000 of the 1.075 million chips. That means the table with six payers only has about 325,000 divided up between them and no one is above the average of just over 82,000.
Jimmy Peters opened the action with a raise from the hijack seat to 2,900. His only customer was chip leader Stephen Sindler from the big blind. The flop came down , and Sindler checked. Peters fired 3,400, and Sindler called.
The turn was the , and Sindler checked again. Peters bet 7,000, and Sindler called. The river was the , and Sindler checked. Peters checked behind.
"Flush," said Sindler before turning up the for a jack-high diamond flush. Peters mucked his hand, and Sindler won the pot.
Ryan Franklin checked the flop over to his opponent, Robert Emmert. Emmert bet 9,000 with 14,500 behind, and Franklin check-raised all in. Emmert quickly called with the for top pair and a flush draw.
"Oh, you did have a draw," said Franklin as he showed the .
The turn was the , and the river was the . Emmert's hand held up, and he doubled back to nearly 50,000 in chips.
Ronnie Bardah reraised all but about 1,000 of his chips on the button after an opponent opened from the cutoff seat. Action folded back to the cutoff seat, and he announced a call, then tabled the . Bardah still had chips left and didn't show. The cutoff then declared he was all in dark.
The flop came down and Bardah slammed his last chips into the middle, triumphantly turning over the for a flopped set. The turn was the and the river was the .
flop, Edie Norman and Stephen Sindler found all the money in. Sindler had the 
and was in front of the 
for Norman. The turn was the 
, leaving Norman drawing dead and she began to get up and out of her seat. The river completed the board with the 
, and Norman was officially eliminated.
flop, Stephen Sindler check-called a bet of 3,000 from Catherine Dee. The turn brought the 
for a turned Broadway straight. Dee tabled 
for two pair.
and that was about as far away from a king or a ten as Sindler could have wished. His straight held up, and he scooped in the massive pot to move his stack to 195,000 in chips. Dee was eliminated.
flop to see the 
land on the turn. Sindler checked, Kofler bet 4,400, and Sindler check-raised to 15,000. Kofler folded, and Sindler showed the 
, and Sindler checked. Peters fired 3,400, and Sindler called.
, and Sindler checked again. Peters bet 7,000, and Sindler called. The river was the 
, and Sindler checked. Peters checked behind.
, and the river was the 
. Emmert's hand held up, and he doubled back to nearly 50,000 in chips.
. Bardah still had chips left and didn't show. The cutoff then declared he was all in dark.
and Bardah slammed his last chips into the middle, triumphantly turning over the 
for a flopped set. The turn was the 
.
