David Zeitlin opened from under the gun and the only taker was Dave Johnston from the small blind. The flop came and Johnston check-called 11,000. The turn produced the and both players checked to the river. Johnston checked, Zeitlan bet 52,000 and Johnston shoved.
Zeitlan had bet about a third of his stack on the river and didn't want to fold. He eventually did muck his cards and Johnston jumped into the top ten counts.
The action folded to Vinny Pahuja who open-shoved his last 130,000 on the button. Julian Schulman called in the small blind, and Aaron Overton re-shoved for effectively 550,000 from the big blind. Schulman released.
Showdown
Pahuja
Overton
The flop fell , giving Pahuja a pair of jacks, and the on the turn sealed the deal. The on the river gave Pahuja a full house for kicks and giggles, and he more than tripled up to 405,000 chips.
An unknown player on the button moved all in with his short stack and Roland Israel called from the small blind. Action was on James Maltz in the big blind and after he squeezed his cards he announced he was all in. Israel took about half a second to call.
Maltz:
Israel:
Button:
The board ran and Maltz and Israel chopped up the buttons small stack after they both made Broadway on the river.
Alemu Makonen open-shoved his last 107,000 from early position, and Alex Rivera - not knowing Makonen had shoved - tried to come in for a raise near the button. He retracted his action and made the call, and both blinds released.
Ramana Epparla started the hand with an opening raise 20,000, another player called and then Edward Pham raised to 65,000 on the button. Mark Wahba was in the small blind and shoved his short stack in the pot. Action passed back to Epparla and he called the 65,000 and the other player folded.
The flop came and Epparla announced all in. Pham quietly called as the a rail developed around the table.
Pham:
Epparla:
Wahba:
The dealer completed the board with and Pham earned the double knockout and looks to be the current chipleader.
Vinny Pahuja started the action by raising to 17,000 from the hijack seat. Julian Schulman called in the cutoff, Alex Rivera called from the small blind, and the dealer fanned . Rivera checked, Pahuja continued for 26,000, and Schulman called. Rivera then check-raised to 67,000, and Pahuja moved all in.
Schulman and Rivera both snap-mucked, and Pahuja is now over 500,000 chips.
Eric Doerr open-shoved his last 100,000 or so from under the gun, and Justin Liberto re-raised from middle position. The rest of the action folded, and Doerr was crushed.
We found Matt Mazzeo and Cameron Hamilton locked up in a hand on a flop of . Mazzeo checked, Hamilton bet 60,000 and Mazzeo shoved. Hamilton called and the hands were tabled.
Mazzeo:
Hamilton:
The completed and the river gave Hamilton a straight. Mazzeo was beside himself that he busted with pocket aces and cursed his luck as he made his way to the payout clerk.
When we reached the table, the flop had already fallen , and Josh Brikis was heads up with John Andress. Brikis moved all in having Andress covered, and Andress snapped it off.
Showdown
Brikis
Andress
Andress held as the turn and river came , respectively, doubling to 280,000 chips.
and Johnston check-called 11,000. The turn produced the 
and both players checked to the 
river. Johnston checked, Zeitlan bet 52,000 and Johnston shoved.
, giving Pahuja a pair of jacks, and the 
on the turn sealed the deal. The 
on the river gave Pahuja a full house for kicks and giggles, and he more than tripled up to 405,000 chips.
and Maltz and Israel chopped up the buttons small stack after they both made Broadway on the river.
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and Epparla announced all in. Pham quietly called as the a rail developed around the table.
and Pham earned the double knockout and looks to be the current chipleader.
, and Doerr was eliminated.
, and Josh Brikis was heads up with John Andress. Brikis moved all in having Andress covered, and Andress snapped it off.
