After a raised flop of , Ken Lawrence moves all in under the gun, Bob Slezak calls from middle position, and another player folds. Lawrence shows , and Slezak chuckles as he shows . One player says to Slezak, "You really *do* have aces all the time!"
Slezak has had three all-in situations today (before this one) with pocket aces. On this occasion, Lawrence sums it up, "Even when *I've* got aces, you've got aces."
The last two cards are , and the pot is chopped up between them. Lawrence has about 210,000, and Slezak has about 330,000.
Jason Lester
Jason Lester moved all in for his last 84,000. He was called by Francois Safieddine who showed . Lester flipped over . Francois Safieddine's Jacks held up and Lester headed to the rail.
Theodore Park moved all in with . Jeff Tunkel called with . The flop was . The turn was the . The river was the . Tunkel rivered a straight to bust Park.
After a flop of , Steven Jacobs is all in with (pair of sevens with a diamond flush draw) against Samuel Padgett's (set of fives). Jacobs needs to improve to survive.
The turn card is the , and Jacobs picks up additional outs with a gutshot straight draw. But the river card is the , and Padgett wins the pot with his set of fives.
Former WSOP Champion Berry Johnston
Berry Johnston increased his stack to 300,000 after he flopped a straight with against Bjorn-Erik Glenne's bottom two pair. Johnston hand held up and the former WSOP world champion is still alive.
Bo "Legato" Sehlstedt moved all in pre-flop for 89,000 and Jeff Weiss called from the small blind. Sehstedt showed while Weiss turned over . The flop was , pairing Sehlstedt's ace. The turn was the , and the river was the , doubling Sehlstedt to 198,000. Weiss was down to 1,200,000 after the hand.
On a board of , with about 500,000 in the pot, Mark Muchnik checked. Philip Hilm moved all in. Muchnik went into the tank before he called for his last 120,000. Hilm mucked his hand after Muchnik showed for a full house. Muchnik increased his stack to 120,000.
Jason Heidema moved all in for 150,000 with 10-10. Allan King called with . The flop was and King took the lead. The turn was the and the river was the . King's hand held up as Jason Heidema headed to the rail.
Jeff Weiss opened the pot for an 18,000 raise, Carlos Mortensen moved all in for 80,000 from the big blind and Weiss called.
Mortensen
Weiss
The flop was . The turn was the making Mortensen top set and leaving Weiss drawing dead. The river was the meaningless and Mortensen doubled up to 180,000.