On a board reading the big blind checked, Chris Ferguson bet 2,000, Zeav Malichie called on the button and the big blind folded. The river was the . Ferguson moved all in for 3,000 and Malichie called.
Ferguson showed for a set, but Malichie had flopped the nut flush with . Ferguson was eliminated, while Malichie is up to 38,000.
The UTG player raised to 1,200 and Shawn Cunix called from middle position. The flop was . The UTG player moved all in and Cunix insta-called, turning over for the flopped straight to his opponent's . The turn and river blanked out and Cunix extended his chip lead, with 137,500 in his stack.
On a flop of in a raised pot, Dario Minieri bet 2,900. His lone opponent called. When the turn came , Minieri checked. His opponent came out firing for 5,000.
"I know you have ace-queen," said Minieri. "I know you have ace-queen. This is the sickest fold I've ever made in my life." Minieri then mucked A-K face-up.
On the turn, with a board of , Michael DeMichele bet 4,800 and was raised by Eric Buchman to 10,600. DeMichele moved all in for 36,000 and Buchman made the call. DeMichele had Buchman covered.
Buchman:
DeMichele:
The river fell the and Buchman moved up to 72,000 chips. DeMichele moved down to 15,500 after the hand.
Donnie Peters
There was a big commotion going on over in the middle of the Brasilia room at Al Adler and Phil Gordon's table. Gordon was seen lifting up the sleeves of another player at his table.
John Dolmayan showed aces for the eighth time in the past two levels and for the ninth time today. After he showed, the table burst out in laughter and amazement. Gordon ran over to shake out Dolmayan's sleeves and check to see if he had any aces up there. "No more, no more," joked Gordon.
Al Adler rubbed Dolmayan's head for good luck.
"It's my birthday, not yours," said Gordon as today is his birthday.
On the next hand, Gordon was able to get somewhat of a birthday present when a player gave him all his chips in the hand, bumping Gordon up to 60,000.
Richard Eh raised to 1,200 preflop and was called in two spot. On a flop of , the action is checked around. On the turn of the , Eh called a 3,500 bet from a player in the small blind. His other opponent folded.
When the river fell the , it was checked to Eh who bet 6,000. His opponent raised all in for 30,000. Eh made the call. Eh showed and his opponent showed .
Chris Ferguson
Chris Ferguson opened for 900 and the big blind called. The flop was . The big blind checked, Ferguson bet 1,500, the big blind raised to 3,000 and Ferguson called. The turn was the . The big blind led out for 3,000 and Ferguson called. The river was the . The big blind led for another 3,000 and Ferguson called.
The big blind showed and Ferguson mucked. Jesus is down to only 6,000 in chips.
Chip Jett just eliminated another player after calling an all-in preflop with A-K against his opponent's A-Q. Jett's hand held up and he's currently sitting with a nice stack of 59,000.
Eric Haber was one of three people to call a preflop raise to 950. On a flop of , the preflop raiser bet 2,300, folding two of the other players. Haber was the only one to make the call. On the turn , the preflop raiser checked to Haber, who bet 3,000. He was immediately raised to 20,000, enough to put him all in. Haber's chips beat his opponent's into the pot when he called all in for less, and he tabled for a straight flush. His opponent showed for a turned set. The river was a meaningless .
The next hand, Haber was dealt pocket rockets of his own and managed to extract a few chips from a player with pocket nines who ultimately folded preflop. Haber now has about 50,000.
the big blind checked, Chris Ferguson bet 2,000, Zeav Malichie called on the button and the big blind folded. The river was the 
. Ferguson moved all in for 3,000 and Malichie called. 
for a set, but Malichie had flopped the nut flush with 
. Ferguson was eliminated, while Malichie is up to 38,000.
, Michael Carroll moved all in against Jerry Yang. 
. The UTG player moved all in and Cunix insta-called, turning over 
for the flopped straight to his opponent's 
. The turn and river blanked out and Cunix extended his chip lead, with 137,500 in his stack.
in a raised pot, Dario Minieri bet 2,900. His lone opponent called. When the turn came 
, Minieri checked. His opponent came out firing for 5,000.
, Eh called a 3,500 bet from a player in the small blind. His other opponent folded.
, it was checked to Eh who bet 6,000. His opponent raised all in for 30,000. Eh made the call. Eh showed 
. The big blind checked, Ferguson bet 1,500, the big blind raised to 3,000 and Ferguson called. The turn was the 
. The big blind led out for 3,000 and Ferguson called. The river was the 
. The big blind led for another 3,000 and Ferguson called. 
for a turned set. The river was a meaningless 
