Running low on chips, Johnny Chan moved in with and Melissa Hayden called with pocket Sixes. The flop of gave Chan an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw, and the on the turn gave him a few more outs as a king on the river would've counterfeited Hayden's pair. But a brick hit on the river and that sent Chan out of today's event.
Michael Mizrachi moved in for his last 800 and was called by the big blind, who had 150 less than Mizrachi. Mizrachi's pocket Eights lost out to A-10 when his opponent made a straight on the turn. The Grinder moved all-in on the next hand and, in a four-way pot, was eliminated.
After seeing a flop of the player in the big blind bet out 2,200 and Freddy Deeb called. On the turn the hit and the big blind checked. Freddy moved all-in and the big blind called instantly with . Deeb had 2 pair with the and was drawing dead. "Two kings!" Deeb said, and then he said something along the lines of "Gosh Darn It!" Something along those lines.
Bill Chen pushes all-in and is called. Chen shows pocket queens to his opponent's A-K. The flop of is not a great beginning for Chen. The turn brings the , making the river a formality.
After Gavin Smith and another player limped Jean-Robert Bellande raised from the big blind to 1,000 and the other two players called. The flop came and Bellande moved all-in for 4,000. Smith folded but the other player called with the . Bellande held A-J, but the on the turn gave his opponent the nut flush and reduced Bellande's stack to 2,100.
Jennifer Tilly went all-in after a flop of and the small blind called. Tilly turned over for top pair, but her opponent had a better kicker with . The turn and river came and the kicker gave Tilly the boot.
Two players limped into the pot and Phil Gordon came along for the ride in the small blind holding 4-6. The flop of J-7-5 gave Gordon an open-ended straight draw and he moved all-in...only to find that the original limper was holding Aces. This was a perfect opportunity for the Poker Gods to punish Those Who Limp with Aces, but Gordon didn't hit his straight draw and was eliminated.
On a flop of a player pushes all-in and is called by Jeff Madsen. Madsen has for the nut flush draw. His opponent shows for top pair. The turn and river deliver neither ace nor club and Madsen is down to 1,300.