Mohsin Virani shoved all in for 14,200 in middle position. The player on his left reshipped, causing the next player to ask for aces one time. He folded though, as did everyone else.
Virani: 
Opponent: 
"Oh that's why I didn't get 'em," the player who asked for aces laughed. "He had 'em."
Virani flopped a set as it came 
. However, a spade turn left him fading a flush draw on the river, but he doubled when a safe card arrived.
Dan Lowery opened to 2,000 in early position and the next player went all in for only 2,125. Chris Moneymaker called on the button and the player in the small blind called before Lowery closed the action and called the remaining 125.
All three players with chips left checked down to the river while the board ran out 
and finally Moneymaker bet when it had checked to him for the third time. He bet 5,000 and no one called. He eliminated the all in player when he showed 
, which was good enough to beat the 
of the all in player.
Yesterday on Day 1b, Greg Himmelbrand took a bad beat for his tournament life when he three-bet ace-king and got cold four-bet shoved on by Mike Dentale who hit a queen on the river with ace-queen. Just now, an eerily similar scenario unfolded.
This time, there was a raise and a call before someone reraised to 8,000. Himmelbrand shoved on the button with for 13,625, the player who three-bet tanked a bit before calling with 
, and the board ran out 
to give Himmelbrand the double.
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Marvin Rettenmaier bet 2,525 on a 
flop in the cutoff and was called by the player in the hijack. He bet 3,125 on the 
turn and got called once again. On the 
river, Rettenmaier put his opponent all in for about 6,400 and took the pot down after a quick fold.
Marvin Rettenmaier raised from the hijack to 1,400 and got two callers.
The flop came 
and Rettenmaier led for 2,525. The player on the button raised to 7,525 and Rettenmaier called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
and Rettenmaier bet again, this time making it 8,625. His opponent called quickly and Rettenmaier showed 
for two pair — good enough to beat the 
of his opponent.
Bruce Van Horn was heads up with Chris Staats and Staats bet 1,400 on the 
flop. Van Horn called.
He then checked the on the turn and Staats checked behind. The river was the and Van Horn checked a third time. Staats bet 6,000 and Van Horn called.
Van Horn won the hand with 
for two pair. Staats showed .
The next hand a player from middle position limped and Van Horn limped behind. The next player raised to 2,000 and Staats called. Khoueng Souvoravong called from the small blind and the big blind called as well. The original limper and Van Horn both called and it was five ways to the flop.
The flop came 
and the action checked to Van Horn. He bet 5,000 and Souvoravong was the lone caller.
The turn was the and Souvoravong bet 7,000. Van Horn called. Souvoravong bet 7,000 again on the turn when the 
hit and Van Horn went all in. Souvoravong folded pocket nines face up.
"Show us the three-four," said Staats after Van Horn won the pot.
Van Horn showed two eights and a couple players at the table let out a loud, "Ooohhhhh."
Phillip Lee got his remaining chips all in on a 
flop holding 
against a player with 
. Lee had to sweat a bit when the 
turn gave his opponent a straight draw, but the river was the 
to give Lee quads.
On a completed board of , John Richards shoved all in from the small blind for 25,000 or so effective, nearly all of his own chips.
"You got a boat?" the player in middle position asked. "Ace-king?"
He called about 15 seconds later and Richards showed for not just a boat, but top boat.
"Well, I can't beat that."
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