On a flop of , the small blind checked, Jeff Madsen bet 1,000 from UTG and the small blind called. The turn was the . The small blind checked, Madsen bet 2,000 and the small blind called. The river was the . The small blind bet out 5,000 and Madsen went into the tank for several minutes before calling.
The small blind showed for aces full. Madsen showed only K-J and mucked.
A second WSOP Main Event Champion has joined Joe Hachem at the ToD. Berry Johnston just took the 8 seat abandoned by Scott Clements when he was eliminated by Chad Brown.
On a flop of , a late-position player bet 1,000, Brett Jungblut raised to 4,000, the LP player reraised to 8,200 and Jungblut called all in. Jungblut showed for the nut low draw and an open-ended straight draw, while his opponent turned over A-3-6-7 for two pair and the second nut low draw. The turn was the , and the river was the giving Junglbut running trips and the nut low to scoop a monster pot.
Bill Gazes, Bill Chen, Chad Brown, Tom Schneider, Kirk Morrison, Tony G, and Mike Sexton all started their day playing in the $50K H.O.R.S.E. event, which started Day 2 play at 2 p.m. After busting from that event, they couldn't get enough of the WSOP and joined the field of the $1,500 PLO8. Of those seven, five are still alive in this tournament-- Brown, Sexton, Chen, Gazes and Tony G.