(Hold'em) Herb Van Dyke limps from the small blind for 8,000, James Richburg raises from the big blind to 16,000, and Van Dyke calls. The flop comes , Van Dyke bets 8,000, and Richburg calls. The turn card is the , Van Dyke moves all in for 15,000, and Richburg calls with for a pair of kings. Van Dyke shows for a pair of kings, lower kicker. Van Dyke needs a ten on the river to stay alive, but the last card is the .
Herb Van Dyke is eliminated in seventh place, earning $24,601.
Chris Bjorin raises to 16,000, Ali Eslami reraises to 24,000, Herb Van Dyke calls from the big blind, Bjorin reraises to 32,000, Eslami calls, and Van Dyke calls.
The flop comes , Van Dyke checks, Bjorin bets 8,000, Eslami calls, and Van Dyke calls. The turn card is the , Van Dyke checks, Bjorin bets 16,000, and the others calls. The river card is the , and everyone checks. They show:
(Hold'em) Robert Mizrachi raises to 16,000, Harry Kazazian moves all in from the button for 18,000, and Tom Schneider moves all in from the big blind for 29,000 -- but he's told he can only complete the bet to 24,000, so he pulls 5,000 back. Mizrachi calls.
The flop comes , Schneider bets his last 5,000 into the side pot, and Mizrachi calls. The players show:
Harry Kazazian:
Tom Schneider:
Robert Mizrachi:
Schneider leads with his pocket pair, and the turn card is the , giving him a set. Mizrachi is drawing dead, so Schneider clinches the side pot, but Kazazian can make a jack-high straight with an eight on the river.
The last card is the , and Kazazian briefly thinks it's an eight before reality sinks in -- Harry Kazazian is eliminated in eighth place, earning $18,011.
(Hold'em) With the board showing on the turn, Harry Kazazian checks, Ali Eslami bets 16,000, and Kazazian calls. The river card is the , Kazazian checks, Eslami bets 16,000, and Kazazian thinks for a moment before he folds. Eslami takes the pot.
The hand cripples Kazazian down to just 18,000 in chips, while Eslami crosses the 500,000 mark.
Tom Schneider is all in on third street against Robert Mizrachi and James Richburg. Mizrachi and Richburg continue betting into a side pot.
Tom Schneider: X X X
Robert Mizrachi: X X X
James Richburg: X X X
At the showdown, Schneider shows to win the high side with trip kings. Richburg shows to take the low side with a seven low. Mizrachi shows for two pair and a busted low draw.
The final table begins with the game still at seven card stud hi-lo, with about ten minutes left on the clock. After this level, there will be a color up and a short break for the players.