Big Pot, Bigger Draws
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Four players went to a flop of 
and first to act bet out 1,200. The next player moved all in for a little over 10,000 and Derek Geise was next to act. Geise asked the original bettor how much he had, about 25,000, and Geise moved all in after some short consideration for almost 26,000.
The fourth player to act also moved all in with a stack just over 10,000. The original bettor shuffled his stack and then reluctantly folded. The hands were tabled:
Second to act: 
Geise: 
Fourth to act: 
With the deck seemingly running out of spades and all three players drawing to either a flush, straight or straight flush the original bettor left the table claiming he had the best hand.
The board finished 
and Geise took the pot with a pair of nines and knocked out two players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 |
board, Kevin Saul was facing a bet of 2,000 in front of him. He made the call and the two players saw the 
hit the river. His opponent led for 4,000 this time. After some thought Saul put in 12,800 leaving only about 8,000 behind. His opponent mulled over his decision a bit before letting go of his hand. Saul raked in the pot, checked back at his cards and flipped one of them over, the 
rainbow, and Massey's opponent open-shipped for over 11,000. Massey thought for a bit before telling the table that he had "Rebuy Equity". He was referring to his ability to buy in again tonight in "Day 1b", but only if he was eliminated in our opening field. He made the call and his opponent tabled 
. Massey dodged the draw with a couple of bricks on the turn and river. He now has 31,200.
, Ken Woolard held 
and the third player held the short stick with a measly 
.
, and since both Daniel and Wollard had the other player covered, the split up his 24,000 in chips.
. Batista check-called 800. The turn was the 
and Lance doubled up to over 25,000 and left Saul with a small stack to work with.
