We picked up a four-way pot on the flop as the dealer spread . Everyone checked to Harry Cullen in position, and he put out a bet of 400. Everyone called, and the brought a check from all four players to see the on the river. Victor Coelho now fired 1,600 at the pot, and that folded Dwyte Pilgrim and Cullen without incident. Brian Lemke made the call, though, and his was better than Coelho's to take the pot and move Lemke over his starting stack.
We arrived at the table and found a board of and 7,800 in the pot.
Brian Senie was faced with a decision of 5,000 chips from Steven Owen and after about two minutes, Senie popped it to 13,000. Owen didn't seem to mind, re-raising an additional 15,000 on top. Senie called all in for about 13,500 and showed . His call was a risky one, but his read was spot on as Owen showed .
The river was the , securing the double for Senie.
Shannon Shorr did the deed, eliminating the first player from the tournament. Gone is Mark Pregeant, with his chips resting comfortably in Shorr's stack of 62,000.
With the board reading , Robert Keller saw his bet of 1,525 get raised to 3,525 by Benjamin Thomas. Keller, though, re-raised to 8,500. A call from Thomas led to the falling on the river.
Keller shoved for about 17,500 and after a few moments was met with a call from Thomas who showed for a full house. Keller showed , but his trips were second best, ending his tournament.
John Holley opened to 325 in the hijack and Corey "comandr_cool" Burbick popped it to 1,200 from the cutoff. Steve "Illini213" Barshak four-bet to 3,175 in the small blind, finding calls from both Holley and Burbick.
The flop came down and Barshak bet 4,600. Holley tagged along, Burbick ducked out of the way, and the followed on the turn. Barshak fired again, this time 9,500. Holley sat back in his chair and sighed, "I told myself I wouldn't go broke with queens," and then proceeded to fold his face up.