Raghavan Ousted, Frankenberger Way in Front
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First in from the hijack seat, Chris Bell made it 1,700 to play, and Josh Brikis called two seats over. Andy Frankenberger called from the small blind as well, but Ravi Raghavan squeezed in a raise to 6,900 from the big. Bell and Frankenberger called this time, while Brikis opted to duck out of the way.
Three-handed, the flop came out 
, and Frankenberger led out into the pot with 12,000 chips. Raghavan promptly moved all in for 31,825, Bell folded, and Frankenberger went into the tank. Across the table, Wooyang Lin was a bit frustrated by how long the decision took, and he eventually decided to take a quick nap under his Yankees hat. It was several long minutes before Frankenberger decided to make the call, and it was the right one:
Frankenberger: 
Raghavan: 
Both men had flopped top pair, but Frankenberger's kicker had him two cards from the knockout. The turn and river came 
and 
respectively, and that's the end of Raghavan's day. Frankenberger is now in the commanding chip lead with 175,000 chips. After the hand, he had a word with Lin.
"Look, you don't need to be huffing and puffing over there. It was a 70,000-chip pot. I would never give someone a tough time for taking their time in a 70,000-chip pot."
He and Lin bantered back and forth for a minute, Lin arguing that he could have called the clock but elected not to. "I know you didn't call the clock. But you were huffing and puffing over there while I was thinking."
racing for the knockout against Newman's 
.
flop, and Bell checked again on the 
turn. Frankenberger bet 2,100 at the pot, and Bell called. The 
river saw Bell call a 5,200-chip bet from Frankenberger.
, and he was poised for a double up when Eli Berg looked him up with 
. The 
turn and