Dick Hanley had the button, and opened to 47,000. Cary Marshall called out of the small blind, and the flop came . Marshall led for 70,000, and won the pot.
Jesse Rockowitz opened to 40,000 from early position, Dick three-bet jammed for 175,000 from late position, and Rockowitz tank-called.
Rockowitz:
Hanley:
The flop fell , which changed little, but the on the turn gave Hanley a set of nines. Rockowitz could still make the best hand with a ten for a straight, but the bricked on the river.
Hanley, a retired Navy pilot, doubled to 401,000 chips, while Rockowitz slipped to 1.529 million.
John Deng opened to 42,000 in middle position, Shawn Van Asdale three-bet jammed for on his direct left for 353,000, and Derrick Yamda four-bet jammed from the blinds. Deng folded, and the hands were opened.
Yamada:
Van Asdale:
The board ran out , and Van Asdale was eliminated.
Clint Baskin opened to 55,000 from the cutoff seat, John Song defended his big blind, and the flop came . Both players checked. The turn was the , song led for 65,000, and Baskin called.
The completed the board, Song checked, and Baskin fired 85,000. Song released, and Baskin took down the pot.