Tough Start for Little
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Little, in late position, was one of three players to limp into the pot pre-flop. The big blind made a pot-sweetening raise to 300 that all limpers called. When the action checked to Little on an
flop, he bet 1,200. Only one player called.The turn was the
. Little's opponent checked and then called another bet for 2,000 chips. Both players shut it down on the 
river. Little's opponent showed 
, a flush draw that turned a pair of jacks. It was enough to win the pot when Little mucked.
, the first player fired 150 before Chuck Kelley made the call. THe next player called and then Ted Lawson mucked. Out of the four that saw the flop, three remained to the turn.
and action was checked by the first player and Kelley. The player with last action fired 600 and only Kelley called.
. Kelley fired 2,500 and his opponent raised to 5,500. Kelley made the call, but mucked his hand when his opponent tabled two black threes for a full house.
. The big blind led into Bonomo for 550, a bet Bonomo raised to 2,000. Everyone folded to the small blind (the same player Bonomo previously rivered), who cautiously called the 2,000. The big blind folded.
. Bonomo's opponent checked, then folded to a bet of 4,500. "Nice hand," he said.
for a straight. Bonomo held pocket threes for aces and threes. The defending champ lost the pot and dropped to 13,500 chips.
flop. When the turn fell 
and action checked to Lawson, he made a probing bet of 600. Only Lichtenberger called.
river. Lawson tabled a pair of aces, 
, to take down the pot.
board, against a flopped set of fives, 
. The river 
. His opponent made the call and then the river was the 
. Fleischer checked and his opponent fired 2,000. Fleischer tanked for a while and then tossed in the chips to make the call.