From the cutoff Paul Snead raised to 250,000 and Tiffany Michelle called from the button. Phi Nguyen then moved in for his last 850,000 and when Snead called Michelle got out of the way.
Nguyen's were pitted against Snead's . The flop came , and when the turn brought the Nguyen picked up a flush draw. "It's 50/50, either I hit it or I don't," Ngyuen said before the river, and this time he didn't as the fell and he was eliminated.
Gert Andersen opened for 240,000 from UTG and Brandon Cantu called from middle position. The flop was . Anderson bet 425,000, Cantu folded and Andersen won the pot.
Brandon Cantu raised to 225,000 from UTG and Kelly Kim called from the big blind. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and they both checked again. The river was the , Kim checked, Cantu bet 400,000, and Kim mucked his hand, surrendering the pot to Cantu.
Ylon Schwartz raised to 230,000 and after Paul Snead called Tim Loecke did the same from the big blind. The flop came and after Loecke checked Schwartz bet 700,000 and chased Snead and Loecke from the pot.
Aaron Gordon was the preflop aggressor with a raise to 225,000 from middle position. Darus Suharto made the call before Chris Klodnicki announced a reraise, making it 800,000 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Gordon who released his hand, before Suharto suddenly moved all in.
It was 3.3 million to call, but after some deep thought Klodnicki decided to pass. Suharto flashed the as he raked in a creatively played pot. He's now up to 4.6 million.
Thus far, play at the ESPN Featured Table has been deliberate and careful. We've seen only two preflop reraises thus far and the players seem to be treading lightly and feeling each other out as they compete under the glare of the lights and the watchful eye of the cameras. No one seems to want to get in trouble this early, and typically aggressive players like Brandon Cantu and Ivan Demidov have toned it down considerably compared to their play yesterday.
Everyone has their eye on becoming one of the "November Nine" and all the sponsorship and accolades that will come with it. No need to mix things up this early.
The action folded to Nicholas Sliwinski who raised it up to 225,000. David Rheem then made the three-bet to 725,000 in total from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded, before Sliwinski put in the four-bet to 1.25 million chips as a big pot was brewing.
Rheem went into the tank but eventually gave it up as Sliwinski flashed . Rheem slips to 7.6 million with Sliwinski back up to 4.75 million.
Ivan Demidov opened for 230,000 from the cutoff and Peter Eastgate called from the big blind. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the . Eastgate led out for 375,000 and Demidov called. The river was the . Eastgate bet 525,000, Demidov gave it up, and Eastgate won the pot.
Eastgate is up to 12,830,000 and has moved into the chip lead.
Toni Judet was the first to enter the pot with a raise to 230,000. Dennis Phillips made the call in late position as did Jason Riesenberg in the big blind.
They took a flop of and the action was checked around. The turn brought the and Riesenberg led out for 250,000. Judet folded and Phillips made the call.
They went to the river of the and Riesenberg fired out another bullet worth 800,000 chips. Phillips let his hand go, and Riesenberg flashed . He's now back up to 4.4 million.