Stephen Woodhead bet 2,500 on the flop, and Jeff Lisandro made the call to see the come out on the turn. Woodhead fired 5,500 this time, and Lisandro called again. Then, the completed the board on the river, and both players checked.
Woodhead showed the for a pair of jacks after missing his draw. Lisandro showed the for two pair, and the five-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner won the pot.
Jeff Lisandro limped in from under the gun, and then Gary Benson raised to 6,500 on the button. Stephen Woodhead reraised from the big blind to 22,500, and that knocked Lisandro out of the way. Benson thought it over, saw that Woodhead only had a couple thousand behind, and then reraised to put him all in. Woodhead called all in for 26,100 total, and the cards were turned up.
Woodhead showed the , and Benson had the .
Benson pulled ahead with a set of kings on the flop, but the turn card gave Woodhead a Broadway straight to put him back in the lead. Needing to dodge a board pair, Woodhead did just that when the hit the river, and he successfully doubled up.
The table with Paul Sharbanee, Mel Judah, Oliver Gill, Paul Mac, and Vadim Pinsky brought up the issue of their table playing hands much faster than the other table, citing the chip differences as the reason. The table asked the tournament staff if they could play hand for hand or even round for round, but that request was turned down. They were told that if all of the remaining 10 players agree, both sets of five from each table, they could combine to a final table of 10 instead of waiting to combine at nine.
The table that brought up the request all agreed and then the other table was asked. The other table argued they weren't playing any slower, and both Jeff Lisandro and Gary Benson spoke up the most. That said, the tables will remain at five and five to play on.
Our observation is that one table isn't playing any faster than the other in terms of time per action. The table with the shorter stacks containing Sharbanee, Judah, Gill, Mac, and Pinsky is seeing more hands thanks to a simply preflop raise taking down the pot with everyone else folding. On the other table, more flops, turns, and rivers are seen, but the action per decision is very similar to that of the other table. This could be because of the larger stacks allowing the players at that table to see more streets of action as opposed to the other table.
The tournament staff is going to monitor the situation for a bit with the possibility that they will redraw all 10 players if the pace of play does differ a lot from table to table.
Stephen Woodhead raised to 3,500 on the button, Jeff Lisandro called from the small blind, and Jason Gray called from the big blind. On the flop, Lisandro checked, and Gray bet 9,000. Woodhead and Lisandro folded, and Gray picked up the pot.
Gary Benson raised to 3,700 from the cutoff seat. Zane Ly called from the button, and Stephen Woodhead called from the small blind. The flop came down , and Woodhead checked. Benson bet 9,000, Ly folded, and Woodhead called.
The turn was the , and Woodhead checked. Benson fired a pot-sized bet of 30,700, and Woodhead went into the tank. He eventually folded his hand, and Benson picked up the pot to move back over 90,000 in chips.
flop, and Jeff Lisandro made the call to see the 
come out on the turn. Woodhead fired 5,500 this time, and Lisandro called again. Then, the 
completed the board on the river, and both players checked.
for a pair of jacks after missing his draw. Lisandro showed the 
for two pair, and the five-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner won the pot.
, and Benson had the 
.
turn card gave Woodhead a Broadway straight to put him back in the lead. Needing to dodge a board pair, Woodhead did just that when the 
flop, Lisandro checked, and Gray bet 9,000. Woodhead and Lisandro folded, and Gray picked up the pot.
, and Woodhead checked. Benson bet 9,000, Ly folded, and Woodhead called.
, and Woodhead checked. Benson fired a pot-sized bet of 30,700, and Woodhead went into the tank. He eventually folded his hand, and Benson picked up the pot to move back over 90,000 in chips.