With a flop of , Jennifer Tilly led out with a 19,000 bet into a middle position player. Her opponent smooth called, and they both checked when the turn brought the . With the on the river, Tilly bet out for another 20,000. Her opponent moved all-in for a remaining 9,000. She called and her opponent turned over . After mucking, Tilly claimed "I had a club."
With Tony G sitting on the button, Phil Laak made it 3,500 to go. The cut-off called and so did Tony. On a flop of , Tony G bet after being checked around. Phil Laak made the call, but the cut-off folded. The peeled off on the turn and both players checked. After the fell on the river, Tony folded to a 6,500 bet by Phil Laak. After Tony's fold, Phil revealed .
An early position player (EP) made it 4,000 to go and two players in middle position called behind him. Action folded around to the small blind, who moved all-in for approximately 30,000.
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi made the call for his last 2,800 from the big blind and to his surprise, two players called behind him!
4-handed going into the flop, the players all turned over their hands:
EP:
MP:
SB:
Grinder:
The flop came . At this point, the kings were still in the lead, but the Grinder picked up a gutshot straight draw.
The turn was the , which meant the pocket 10's were dead, and although the middle position player hit a set, the king on the turn gave the small blind a queen high flush draw. The king also took away one of the Grinder's outs, leaving him with just 3 non-heart 5's to win the hand.
The river brought the , a miracle card for Mizrachi, quadrupling him up and giving him new life in the tournament.
Of the 144 players still in the tournament, we have some intriguing groups of players still fighting for a spot at the final table. Among them are:
-- 6 women, including Clonie Gowen, Kathy Liebert, and Jennifer Tilly
-- 2 Mizrachi brothers; both Robert and Michael are still alive
-- 1 couple; Phil Laak and Jennifer Tilly
-- 3 WSOP Main Event winners: Chris Ferguson, Berry Johnston, and Scotty Nguyen
Ben Roberts made it 4,400 to go from the button and was reraised by Tony Ma, who pushed all-in for his last 8,200. Roberts made the call with and was pleased to see Tony turn over .
The board came and Roberts' jacks held up, eliminating Tony Ma from the field.
The A-6-4 board looked pretty good to Clonie Gowen who held pocket 4's, but her opponent one-upped her with pocket 6's when both went all-in on the flop.