Brett "Gank" Jungblut bets on the button and the small blind calls. On the flop, turn and river, Mehrmand bets and Jungblut calls. Mehrmand scoops with the wheel and Jungblut mucks. Merhmand has 10,500 and Jungblut 6,450.
Four limpers in the hand. On the flop, a player bets and Young Phan calls. On the turn, the player checks, Young Phan bets and the player calls. They check the river and Young Phan shows to the opponent's . It's a chop.
Picking it up on the turn, Chris Wunderlich bets and Erik Seidel raises. Wunderlich re-raises and Seidel calls. On the river, Wunderlich bets and Seidel calls. It's a 2,600 pot that Wunderlich takes by showing - that's right, a straight flush. Seidel mucks and is down to 2,900, while Wunderlich now has 9,000.
On the turn, the small blind checks, a player in the big blind bets and John Juanda in middle position raises. A player next to him, the small blind and the big blind all call. On the river, Juanda bets and only the small blind calls. It's a 3,800 pot and Juanda shows for the flush. The small blind mucks and Juanda is up to 6,000.
None of the players we're following have busted out. We've heard "Seat Open" several times, but in every case it's been a total unknown. Woe to inexperienced players left in this event - the pros are representing a higher and higher percentage as time goes by!