Carlos Mortensen
Carlos Mortensen opened with a button raise, drawing a reraise from Adam Junglen in the big blind. He made it 14,400 to go, leaving himself with about 6,700 behind. Mortensen would go deep into the tank, apparently struggling with his decision.
After a few minutes, someone at the table called the clock, and the floor man was called over. As the timer ticked down, Mortensen eventually open-mucked pocket queens.
"Show one," pleaded Mortensen. Junglen humored him by flashing the as he raked in the pot.
A player in the cut off opened the pot for a raise and the button reraised 5,500 more. Alexander Kostritsyn repotted from the big blind. The cut off then moved all in.
The button then went into the tank for several minutes, apologizing to the table twice for taking so long. Finally he said "fold" but held onto his cards for a moment longer.
Kostritsyn calls for just a few thousand more.
Kostritsyn:
Cutoff:
Button: (hand folded, but exposed)
The board came giving the cutoff a pair of aces, eliminating Kostritsyn from the tournament.
Toto Leonidas
From under the gun a player raised to 2,000. Toto Leonidas called from middle position as did Jeff King from the big blind.
The flop came . King lead out for 6,500 and the player under the gun smooth called. Toto made a pot sized raise to 34,300, leaving himself with only 1,200. King folded and after looking tortured for about four minutes, the under the gun player announced all in. Toto called.
Under the gun player:
Toto Leonidas:
The board filled out allowing Leonidas to double up with his trip nines.
Praz Bansi
Four players saw a flop of in a limped pot. Vicky Coren, Barny Boatman, and a third player checked it, and Praz Bansi made a half-pot bet of 1,600 from the button. Coren was the only caller, and it was heads up to the turn.
It was the . Coren now led out with a bet of her own, flicking 2,500 chips into the betting area. Bansi wasted little time raising to 7,500, and Coren was right there with the call.
The river card was the . Coren had checked in the dark, and Bansi moved all in for 11,400. After a very long soak in the think tank, Coren made the call to put Bansi at risk.
Both players tabled two pair, but Coren's was bested by Bansi's . He's earned a big double up to 42,000, while Coren has been bumped down to 26,000.
On a flop of , J.C. Alvarado put out a bet of 2,200. His lone opponent, Steve Sung, made the call.
The turn card brought the and another bet from Alvarado. He pushed out 5,400 this time, and Sung again called.
Fifth street was the . Not slowing down now, Alvarado fired another 10,200 chips. Sung went into the tank for a good long soak before making the call. Alvarado showed down for the trip kings, and it was the winner.
He's moved up to 65,000, dropping Sung down around 14,000.
On a flop showing , David Pham led the betting with 4,000 chips. His opponent made the call in position, and the turn card came the . Pham fired again, this time betting 10,500. His blond-haired opponent moved all in for 25,500, and Pham tanked for a while before making the call. He showed for top pair, but his foe tabled , having turned his winning two pair. The river would come the , a blank for Pham.