Mike Matusow just earned another double-up, this time courtesy of Yuval Bronshtein. Matusow made a pair of sixes for high and an 8-6 low while Bronshtein missed his low draw and had only a pair of fours for high.
Matusow is now up to 14,000 while Bronshtein is down to 17,000.
Jimmy Fricke began a hand with as action was capped three ways on third street. On fourth, he picked up the . More betting ensued before fifth street was dealt. Fricke landed his wheel when an offsuit deuce landed on his board. Fricke then hit the and finished things off with the . A straight flush from the ace to the six and the nut low was able to net Fricke a nice, big pot and move him up to 40,000 chips.
Fricke was also sure to remind us that he was recently down to 5,000 chips.
Mike Matusow got the rest of his stack in on third street against Daniel Negreanu, who started with split eights against Matusow's three to a low. Matusow made a 7-6 low on fifth and paired his ace on sixth for high to scoop the pot and double up to 7,300.
David Benyamine was driving the action with Yueqi 'Rich' Zhu coming along for the ride. After seventh, Benyamine fired once more and Zhu called. Benyamine showed from the hole for the flush and took the pot. Zhu mucked.
Abe Mosseri bet on every street. He got calls from Erick Lindgren, Yueqi 'Rich' Zhu, and Jen Harman. Harman eventually found herself all in during the hand.
When all the betting rounds were complete, Mosseri announced that he had a full house and tabled from his down cards and scooped the entire pot. Harman was eliminated while Mosseri jumped all the way up to 68,000.
Van Alstyne: (X-X) -FOLD
Marsters: (X-X) (X)
Golser: (X-X) (X)
Tim Marsters led the betting on all streets with his opponents calling him down. Van Alstyne folded on sixth. Marsters showed for a full house. Golser showed for a low.
Picking up the action on fifth street, Thomas Bihl bet, Jimmy Fricke raised, Annie Duke called, and then Bihl called. On sixth, Bihl led the betting while Fricke called all in and Duke called as well.
Duke bet seventh and Bihl folded, leaving her and Fricke heads up. Fricke turned up for trip sixes. Duke mucked, tripling Fricke up to 21,500.