In the first hand Phan raised it up with pocket jacks, which held against an opponent who pushed with

. The board ran out 



to send his opponent to the rail.Soon after, Phan was at it again, this time with pocket nines against his opponent's pocket sevens. Again the board was good to Phan, as it came




."Ship it! Ship it!" came the cry from Phan in delight. "Who wants drinks?"


, Clonie Gowen went all in for her last 4,900 chips. Her opponent, who had her covered, called. Gowen showed pocket aces, which were a considerable favorite over her opponent's pocket tens. The river was a harmless
.

to remarkably give his opponent flopped quads! The turn
and river



. It was a good read by Tran, as the other player was still waiting to hit the board with his 
.
and Phan fired a second barrel worth 2,500, and once again Mortensen made a stand against the chip leader and made the call.