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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:
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(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.
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Two fans of Robert Mizrachi's show up on the rail -- his mother and his sister-in-law Aidily (wife of Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi). Mizrachi's mother sneaks under the ropes to give her son a kiss, causing him to blush slightly.
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With the final board showing in a three-way pot, Chris Bjorin bets 16,000, Robert Mizrachi calls, and James Richburg folds. Bjorin shows , giving him a wheel (a five-high straight) to scoop both the high and the low sides of the pot. Mizrachi mucks in frustration, dropping down to 205,000 in chips. Bjorin now has over 575,000, and the chip lead.
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(Omaha Hi-Lo) James Richburg limps under the gun for 8,000, Tom Schneider raises to 16,000, Robert Mizrachi calls from the big blind, and Richburg calls. The flop comes , Mizrachi checks, Richburg bets 8,000, Schneider thinks for about 15 seconds before raising to 16,000, Mizrachi folds, Richburg reraises, and Schneider calls all in for 20,000.
Richburg shows for a pair of kings and a king-high flush draw. But Schneider dominates him with for a pair of aces, an ace-high flush draw, and a low draw.
The turn card is the , and Schneider clinches the pot with an ace high flush. The on the river also gives him a qualifying low, but it doesn't matter. Schneider scoops the pot, building his stack to about 100,000 in chips.
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After Tom Schneider's big hand, his wife had snuck under the rail to get a closer look, and she was still worried after the river card, even though he clinched it. Someone pointed out that he already had the nut. When the river card also gave him a low, someone said, and now he's got two nuts.
Happy that her husband is still alive in the tournament, Mrs. Schneider excitedly said, "I'll take two nuts!" Ali Eslami quipped, "You'll have to wait a bit -- he's busy."
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, 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: 
, 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 
. 
in a three-way pot, Chris Bjorin bets 16,000, Robert Mizrachi calls, and James Richburg folds. Bjorin shows 
, giving him a wheel (a five-high straight) to scoop both the high and the low sides of the pot. Mizrachi mucks in frustration, dropping down to 205,000 in chips. Bjorin now has over 575,000, and the chip lead.
, Mizrachi checks, Richburg bets 8,000, Schneider thinks for about 15 seconds before raising to 16,000, Mizrachi folds, Richburg reraises, and Schneider calls all in for 20,000. 
for a pair of aces, an ace-high flush draw, and a low draw. 
