John Gordon defended his big blind from a Gordon Vayo button raise and then check-called a bet on the flop. Both checked the turn and the hit the river. Gordon checked and Vayo bet 28,000. Gordon quickly called only to see Vayo turn up for quads.
Larry Wright shoved in from the cutoff for 47,500. Gordon Vayo got the count in the small blind and then dropped in calling chips.
Vayo:
Wright:
Wright expressed confidence he would win but the flop kept Vayo best with aces. The turn further closed off outs for Wright, and the river made Vayo a flush.
We didn't see the raising sequence, but Judd Morris got 100,000 in preflop on the button and received a call from Ray Qartomy in the hijack. Both checked the flop and a hit. Qartomy checked, Morris bet 100,000, and Qartomy put him all in. Morris called instantly with for a set.
Qartomy expressed disgust that the case queen hit as he had . The river was no help to Qartomy.
Maxx Coleman min-raised to 16,000 and saw a player on the button make it 36,000. Kevin Eyster raised to 84,000 in the small blind, and Coleman shoved for 277,000. The in-between player mucked and Eyster sighed.
"How does this keep happening?" he asked himself.
He called and saw his was crushed by .
"The fourth time in three days," Eyster muttered.
The board ran out , and Eyster was dead on the turn.
We came upon Ben Reason and Long Nguyen tabling their cards in a huge pot with in the middle. There was nearly 200,000 in the pot and the two got stacks in with Reason in the big blind holding and Nguyen in early position with . The turn and river were and then , and stacks were counted down. Reason had 249,000 and Nguyen 252,000.
A table broke and with 45 players left, the next elimination will mark the day's end.
flop. Both checked the 
turn and the 
hit the river. Gordon checked and Vayo bet 28,000. Gordon quickly called only to see Vayo turn up 
for quads. 
.
flop kept Vayo best with aces. The 
turn further closed off outs for Wright, and the 
river made Vayo a flush.
flopped, but an 
.
hit. Qartomy checked, Morris bet 100,000, and Qartomy put him all in. Morris called instantly with 
for a set.
. The river 
. The turn and river were 
and then 
, and stacks were counted down. Reason had 249,000 and Nguyen 252,000.
