Anh Van Nguyen and Patrik Antonius get it all in preflop. Nguyen has 5-5 and Antonius has . The board is and Van Nguyen doubles up to 24,700. Antonius is down just a bit to 131,000.
Isaac Haxton raised from the cutoff and Anh Van Nguyen called from the big blind. Van Nguyen checked the raggedy flop, Haxton bet, Van Nguyen check-raised, and Haxton called. The came on the turn, and both checked. The river brought the , Van Nguyen bet, and Haxton called.
Van Nguyen showed 8-8, and Haxton showed to take the pot. Haxton is up to 75,000. Van Nguyen is down to 7,500.
Hoyt Corkins is all in with 9-9 versus Gavin Griffin's K-Q. After Griffin calls, Phil Laak says, "I folded 8-8. Gavin saved me." The 9-9 holds up and Corkins is up to 34,000 versus the 46,000 of Griffin.
On the next hand, the board is and they show down again with a lot of chips in the pot. Griffin has and Corkins has 7-7. The boat over boat situation knocks Corkins down to his last 1,500. Griffin moves back up to 97,800.
"You win one race, you lose one race," says Corkins.
Corkins goes out a short time later with K-Q versus Griffin's A-A on a board of 4-6-10-10-2.
Jason DeWitt raised to 3,000 from UTG, John Hoppmann called from middle position, and everyone else folded. The flop came and DeWitt checked. Hoppmann bet 4,000, and DeWitt bumped it up to 10,000. Hoppmann called.
The turn brought the . DeWitt bet 4,000, and Hoppmann called.
Neither player cared for the on the river, and both checked. DeWitt showed for trips, and Hoppmann mucked. DeWitt now has 105,000, and Hoppmann is down to 14,000.