After being short-stacked, Mel Judah found himself all-in on 7th street with a king-high flush draw. Another player made the low and they chopped the pot, but Mel survived and picked up chips in the process. He is now at 1,200.
A short-stacked Norman Chad, who is still playing this event, is standing by to interview the winner of the $50K H.O.R.S.E. event which is down to the final 3 players. It will be interesting to see when and if this duty affects Chad's performance in this tournament.
Phil Gordon and Norman Chad got involved in a 4-way pot that saw betting on every street. Norman Chad and another player threw in the towel on 7th street but Gordon and other player did showdown. Gordon took down the high with one pair of aces. The other player took down the low with a 7-4-3-2-A. Norman Chad took a hit on the hand is down to 800 and Phil Gordon is sitting comfortably with 5K.
Scotty Nguyen bet every street with his opponent calling the whole way. By the river, Nguyen showed (X)-(X)-T-3-6-8-(X). Scotty bet 7th street and his opponent called, Nguyen revealed (T)(T)(8) for a full house. His opponent mucked and Nguyen chirped "I was hoping you had something baby!" Nguyen is now a force with about 8,000 chips.
Dan Heimiller was proud to show down two pair with tens and treys, but his excitement quickly subsided when "Sleepy" O'Neil Longson turned over a better two pair, kings and sevens. Heimiller is down to 2,700 while Longson sits behind a healthy 6,800 chips.
Davidson Matthew started with the as his door card against another player's . The betting was capped on 3rd street, and Matthew continued to bet down to 7th while his opponent called the whole way. Matthew eagerly turned over rolled up nines and his opponent mucked.
Brian Nadell just made aces and eights with an 8-7-6-2-A low to scoop a sizey pot. His opponent, who was just working for a low said "Wow . . . you win" at showdown. Nadell now sits on a 2,400 chip stack.