Barry Greenstein raised, Zintel Rudolf re-raised and Greenstein called. The flop was the and both players checked. The turn was the . Greenstein bet, Rudolf raised and Greenstein called. The river was the . Greenstein check-called a bet from Rudolf. Rudolf showed the for... ace kicker with the pair of threes, while Greenstein flipped over the for two pair.
After the hand, the second one Barry had taken in a row, Liz Lieu scrambled over to Greenstein's chair and picked up a copy of his book "Ace on the River" and playfully started thumbing through it.
After trying to push Barry Greenstein off two pair in a previous hand, Zintel Rudolf attempted the same feat on Mimi Tran.
Rudolf raised from early position, Mimi Tran re-raised, and Rudolf called. The flop was the , Rudolf bet, Tran raised and Rudolf called. The turn was the . Rudolf bet and Tran called all-in. Rudolf showed the while Tran was ahead with . Rudolf needed an ace, queen or a jack on the river to take the hand. The river, however, was the , and the pot was pushed to Mimi Tran.
Berry Johnston raised from the cutoff and was called by both blinds. The flop was the . The small blind checked, the big blind checked, Johnston bet, the small blind called, the big blind raised, Johnston called all-in and the small blind called. The turn was the and both blinds checked. The river was the and both blinds checked again.
Johnston showed the , the small blind showed the , the big blind mucked, and Johnston tripled up to 12,500.
A middle position player raised, Miami John Cernuto re-raised from the button, and the MP player called. The flop was the . The MP player checked, Cernuto bet, the MP player raised, and Cernuto called. The turn was the . The MP player bet, Cernuto raised, and the MP player called. The river was the and the MP player check-called a bet from Cernuto. Cernuto showed the for a set and his opponent mucked.
Two of our remaining ladies in the field, Clonie Gowen and Anahit Galajian, were just eliminated. Galajian came into the day as a short stack and couldn't get anything going, while Gowen's J-J ran into A-A.
While Clonie Gowen is a familiar face to most poker enthusiasts from televised tournaments and all those Full Tilt Poker commercials, Anahit Galajian is not yet a household name. She is a force to be reckoned with at the tables, however, crushing the high-limit action at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles and cashing four times at the 2006 WSOP. She also appeared on the WPT Ladies Night IV broadcast where she finished in third place.
Ted Lawson raised from early position and the big blind called. The flop was the . The big blind checked, Lawson bet, the big blind raised, Lawson re-raised all in and the big blind called. Lawson showed while his opponent tabled . The turn was the , the river was the , and Lawson dragged the pot with his pair of threes.
Ted Lawson and Jennifer Harman were both eliminated on this action-packed hand.
Jennifer Harman raised from early position, Max Casal re-raised, Ted Lawson made it four bets, Harman called all in and Casal called. The flop was the . Casal checked, Lawson bet, Casal raised, Lawson re-raised, and Casal called. The turn was the . Casal bet, Lawson raised, Casal three-bet, Lawson four-bet, Casal five-bet, and Lawson called all in. The river was the . Casal showed for a set, Lawson showed and Harman mucked.
Casal was up to 72,000 after dragging the monster pot.