Jake Bazeley check-raised all in from middle position for approximately 9,000 on a flop of 
. A player on the button who had bet 3,200 quickly called with 
, but his top set was in some danger as Bazeley held 
for a combo draw. The turn didn't get Bazeley there, but a 
river did and he collected a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
We took a stroll around the room and found theses rising stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
57,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
54,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
||
|
53,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
45,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
37,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
37,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
36,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
36,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
||
|
35,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
30,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
28,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
25,000 | |
|
|
||
|
24,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
||
|
22,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
20,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
16,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Greg Himmelbrand fired 1,200 on a 
flop and got a call from Brandon Steven, on his left and on the button. The small blind raised to 3,500, and Himmelbrand quickly mucked. Steven called though, and he called another 3,400 on the 
turn. Both players checked the 
river.
"I'm sure you're good," the small blind said, showing the 
.
Steven turned over the 
and the small blind indicated that was indeed the winner as his other card was a .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
We found Mike Wang and Jose Montes in a moderately sized pot on the turn with the board of 
. Wang check-called 1,800, the turn came 
and both players checked.
Wang rolled over 
, having his hand counterfeited by the board and Montes turned up 
for the best hand - two pair with an ace kicker.
Andrew Watson three-bet to 3,700 in the small blind after a raise and a call in the cutoff and button, and the opener called to see an 
flop. Watson bet 3,000 and got called. The turn was a 
and Watson checked. His opponent bet 6,000 and Watson made it 15,000, nearly all of his stack. The cutoff called and then snap-folded to the final 2,000 on the 
river.
In the meantime, Layne Flack and TJ Cloutier were having a discussion, with Flack opining that Mike Sexton told the best stories, nominating Bobby Baldwin as well.
"He was the best damn poker player in his day, too," Cloutier declared.
At that same table, Alex Greenblatt and Kane Kalas just took seats next to each other.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,500 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
|
||
Ben Reason is seated directly to Aaron Mermelstein's left and it seems that they've been avoiding each other most the day. But we just found them locked up in a hand with Reason on the button. There was around 10,000 in the pot heading to the river with the board showing 
.
The river came 
, Mermelstein bet 4,500 after a long thought process and Reason took some time of his own to consider his action. He tossed in a call, Mermelstein tabled pocket eights and Reason rolled over 
for top pair and stacked the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
25,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Mike Comisso bet a board of 
and had an opponent shove all in on him. He sighed and called for his last few thousand and was shown 
for a straight. Comisso was still drawing live with but the river was a 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Everyone's favorite skinny-fat guy Zo Karim arrived to take a seat but not before he dished out several plates of delicious BBQ to his friends (and bloggers) in the field. With his friends feed, Karim took a seat to Brandon Steven's left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | |
|
|
25,000 | |
|
|
||
|
25,000 | |
