Jeremy Ausmus opened to 26,000 in the cutoff, Max Steinberg called in the small blind, and Tim Bowman moved all in for 250,000 in the big blind. Ausmus quickly folded, and Steinberg went into the tank. Nearly two minutes later, he made the call, showing .
Bowman tabled .
The dealer rapped the table, burned a card, then fanned . Bowman took the lead with a pair of queens, and held as the turn and river brought a second and third ten, the and respectively.
Bowman doubled to 530,000 chips, while Steinberg slipped to 550,000.
Jonathan Hilton opened for 32,000 from the cutoff and received a call from Jeremy Ausmus in the big blind. Both players checked the flop, and then Hilton called a bet of 40,000 on the turn. When the peeled off on the river, Ausmus slid out a big bet of 95,000 and Hilton folded.
Jeremy Ausmus, who began the day second in chips but had since waned, raised to 33,000 in the cutoff, Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch called on the button, and both blinds released. The dealer fanned , Ausmus continued for 35,000, and Panitch raised to 77,000. Ausmus thought for 30 seconds or so, then moved all in for 480,000. Panitch snap-called.
Ausmus:
Panitch:
Ausmus needed some help to double, but received none when the turn and river came , respectively. Ausmus is out in eight place, and will take $38,570 back to Sin City.
Panitch is now the chip leader with over 1.1 million chips.
After moving all in the two hands prior, and not getting called, Joe Tehan made it three in a row when he was in the hijack. The shove was for 163,000 and Max Steinberg opted to call it from the cutoff. The button and blinds got out of the way and the cards were turned up.
Tehan:
Steinberg:
Tehan was behind and in need of some help. The flop didn't give him much, but the turn did as Tehan picked up a flush draw to go with his live cards. Tehan needed either a six, nine or diamond on the river to stay alive, and he managed to find the to extend his National Championship life.
Jonathan Hilton min-raised to 32,000 from early position, Max Steinberg called out of the big blind, and the flop brought the . Steinberg opted to lead out, tossing forward 50,000, and Hilton made the call.
The turn produced the prettiest card in the deck, the , and Steinberg led out again - this time for 120,000. Hilton again called.
A repeat ace - the - completed the board, and for the first time, Steinberg checked. Hilton moved all in, and Steinberg snap-folded.
Action folded to Joe Tehan on the button and he raised to 32,000, which prompted Tim Bowman and Jonathan Hilton to call from the small and big blind respectively. Two checks on the flop saw Tehan continue for 35,000, and then Bowman woke up with a check-raise to 80,000. Hilton got out of the way and Tehan instantly followed suit.
Joe Tehan opened to 35,000 in middle position, Tim Bowman three-bet to 70,000 in the cutoff, and the action folded back to Tehan, who moved all in. Bowman folded, and Tehan picked up the pot.
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. Bowman took the lead with a pair of queens, and held as the turn and river brought a second and third ten, the 
and 
respectively.
flop, and then Hilton called a bet of 40,000 on the 
turn. When the 
peeled off on the river, Ausmus slid out a big bet of 95,000 and Hilton folded.
, Ausmus continued for 35,000, and Panitch raised to 77,000. Ausmus thought for 30 seconds or so, then moved all in for 480,000. Panitch snap-called.
, and Steinberg led out again - this time for 120,000. Hilton again called.
flop saw Tehan continue for 35,000, and then Bowman woke up with a check-raise to 80,000. Hilton got out of the way and Tehan instantly followed suit.