Jon Moonves raised to 40,000 from early position and Robin Bergren called from the small blind. The flop was . Bergren checked, Mooves moved all in and Bergren insta-called. Bergren showed for a set of threes and Moonves turned over for an overpair and a straight draw. The turn was the , but the river was the , making Moonves a higher set and he took down a monster pot.
Just before dinner, on the flop, Michael Zinna bets 55,000 and Huck Seed calls. On the turn, Zinna bets 110,000 and Seed calls. On the river, Zinna checks and Seed goes all in. Zinna calls and Seed shows for the straight versus Zinna's set. Seed is up to 584,000. Zinna has 1,408,000.
Shortly before the dinner break, Bo Sehlstedt raises from middle position to 40,000, Avi Cohen calls from middle position, Tom Peterson raises from the big blind to 137,000, Sehlstedt moves all in for 226,000, Cohen folds, and Peterson calls with . Sehlstedt shows , and he'll need it to hold up to stay alive.
The board comes , and Peterson flops two pair to win the pot.
Paul Spitzberg raised 67,000 preflop and Jeff "Mr. Rain" Banghart called. The flop was . Mr. Rain checked, Paul Spitzberg bet 103,000 and Mr. Rain called. The turn was the . Mr. Rain checked. Paul Spitzberg bet 500,000 and Mr. Rain check-raised all in for 1,720,000. Paul Spitzberg quickly called.
Mr. Rain:
Spitzberg:
Mr. Rain had flopped a set, but Paul Spitzberg turned a higher set. The river was the and Paul Spitzberg doubled through Mr. Rain. After that hand, Paul Spitzberg increased his stack to 2.8 million while Jeff "Mr. Rain" Banghart slipped to 600,000.
Huck Seed bets 35,000 in early position. Ben Lamb calls in middle position. Alan Keating raise to 100,000 on the button and both fold.
Hand #2
Board:
In the next hand, Ben Lamb bets 40,000 in middle position and Alan Keating makes it 100,000. Lamb calls. On the flop, Lamb checks and Keating bets 134,000. Lamb re-raises to 284,000 and Keating three-bets it to 459,000. Lamb thinks about it for five minutes and lays it down. Keating shows and Lamb says he had it beat. "That's the secret to No Limit," Keating says. "Putting players to a decision for all their chips."
Hand #3
Board:
Soon after that, on the flop, Michael Zinna shoves with the nut flush: and Ben Lamb calls with . Lamb needs lots of help on the turn and river and doesn't get it. He is out and Zinna is at 1,500,000.
Isaac Haxton
Isaac Haxton raised to 36,000 and Paul Kershaw called from the big blind. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the . Kershaw bet 50,000, Haxton raised to 270,000-- enough to put Kershaw all in-- and he insta-called. Kershaw flipped over J-T, while Haxton showed . The river was the and Kershaw doubled to 635,000. Haxton slipped to 960,000.
David Levi after the 9 hits
Mark Weitzman raised to 42,000 pre-flop, David Levi moved all in for 84,000 and Weitzman called. The flop was and Levi shook his head in anguish. The turn was the and the door closed even further on his tournament life... but the river was the making Levi a set of nines.
"Yes! Yes!" Levi exclaimed as he ran over to the rail to embrace his friends who were sweating him. Levi doubled up to 260,000 while Weitzman slipped to 84,000.
. Bergren checked, Mooves moved all in and Bergren insta-called. Bergren showed 
for a set of threes and Moonves turned over 
for an overpair and a straight draw. The turn was the 
, but the river was the 
, making Moonves a higher set and he took down a monster pot.
for the straight versus Zinna's 
set. Seed is up to 584,000. Zinna has 1,408,000.
. Sehlstedt shows 
, and he'll need it to hold up to stay alive. 
, and Peterson flops two pair to win the pot. 
. Mr. Rain checked, Paul Spitzberg bet 103,000 and Mr. Rain called. The turn was the 
and Paul Spitzberg doubled through Mr. Rain. After that hand, Paul Spitzberg increased his stack to 2.8 million while Jeff "Mr. Rain" Banghart slipped to 600,000.
. Lamb needs lots of help on the turn and river and doesn't get it. He is out and Zinna is at 1,500,000.
flop and de Best's pocket Eights led Minieri's 
. The board ran out 
and de Best doubled up to 850,000.
