On a flop of , the action was checked to Jerry Yang, who bet 10,500. This was a massive overbet of the pot. When his opponent folded, Yang showed and said, "Now remember boys, next time I overbet the pot, I might have a monster."
Yang then proceeded to ask everyone at the table if they were having a good time.
On a flop of , Carlos Mortensen checked to an early position opponent who bet out 2,500. Mortensen then raised to 6,000. His opponent called. On the turn of the , Mortensen bet out 10,000 and his opponent folded.
After the hand, Mortensen moved up to 100,000 in chips.
Allen Cunningham
Allen Cunningham has quietly crept up close to the 45,000-chip mark. He had just scooped another small pot when someone called out from the rail.
After the fellow clarified what he actually was drinking (Bacardi & Coke), he went on to point out how he'd played with Cunningham back at the Commerce. Cunningham nodded, graciously listening for a short while. "But I can't talk about it just now," he shrugged.
"Love ya," he called, fading back into the crowd. "Ventura, California!"
Aces Cracked!
Men "The Master" Nguyen bet out on a -X flop with , his opponent moved all in with and Nguyen made the call. His 40,000 stack was chopped in half on the hand and he now sits with his starting stack of 20,000.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
, the action was checked to Jerry Yang, who bet 10,500. This was a massive overbet of the pot. When his opponent folded, Yang showed 
and said, "Now remember boys, next time I overbet the pot, I might have a monster."
, Carlos Mortensen checked to an early position opponent who bet out 2,500. Mortensen then raised to 6,000. His opponent called. On the turn of the 
, Mortensen bet out 10,000 and his opponent folded. 
, 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 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. 
and Ferguson mucked. Jesus is down to only 6,000 in chips.
, the action is checked around. On the turn of 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 
.
, 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. 
