Ben Lamb put his foot on the gas and never took it off. He opened preflop for 515,000 and was called by small blind Kevin Schaffel. Schaffel check-called 625,000 on a flop of . The turn was a third diamond, the , drawing a hush over the gallery.
Schaffel checked to Lamb a second time. Lamb announced a bet of 1.35 million and slid the matching chips into the mdidle of the table. His railbirds got rowdy with cheers and applause when Schaffel released his hand.
In a hand that is destined not to make the ESPN television production of this tournament, Billy Kopp opened from middle position with a raise to 450,000. Action moved next to Ben Lamb, who reraised to 1.375 million. That reraise drew folds from Kevin Schaffel and Jordan Smith. Small blind Jeff Shulman did the exact opposite -- he moved all in. Everyone else folded, allowing Schuman to add 2 million chips to his stack without taking a flop.
Steven Begleiter raised to 550,000 from the cutoff and Eric Buchman called from the big blind.
Both players checked the flop. The turn was the and they checked again. The river fell the and Buchman led out for 700,000. Begleiter folded and Buchman took down his second pot in a row.
We don't hear very much coming from Ben Lamb's corner of the gallery after the last pot between Lamb and Darvin Moon. Moon opened for 425,000 preflop and was called by Lamb from the big blind.
On a flop of all babies, , Lamb check-called a bet of 600,000 made by Moon. The brought another check from Lamb and another bet by Moon, 1,000,000 chips total. Again Lamb called.
The river paired nines, . Lamb checked a third time, bringing a huge bet of 3.0 million chips from Moon. Lamb called one last time, then mucked in disappointment as Moon showed for trip nines.
Nick Maimone - 15th Place
Nick Maimone raised to 450,000 and Eric Buchman called from the small blind.
The flop was and Buchman checked to Maimone, who bet 900,000. Buchman moved all in and Maimone called all in for 4,505,000.
Maimone
Buchman
"I'm 40% right now," said Maimone to the crowd.
The turn was the , making Buchman trips and taking away most of Maimone's outs. The river fell the , Buchman hitting a straight. Maimone exited in 15th place while Buchman chipped up to 25,280,000.
Darvin Moon and James Calderaro talk it out
Jeff Shulman opened with a raise from early position to 600,000, and Darvin Moon, sitting to Shulman's left, made the call. James Calderaro was next in line, and he shoved all in for 2.425 million.
The table folded back to Shulman, who also got out, then Moon made the call.
Moon showed , and Calderaro .
The flop came , and Calderaro was still good. The turn was the , giving Calderaro a pair but Moon a gutshot straight draw. The river brought the , and Calderaro survives.
Calderaro now has about 5.8 million, while Moon remains comfortably seated behind his mountain of 23.5 million chips.
Kevin Schaffel opened the pot to 600,000 and was called by Jordan Smith from the big blind. They took a heads-up flop that was all diamonds -- . Schaffel had first action from the small blind. He bet 850,000 and was called by Smith from the big blind.
The turn brought another bet from Schaffel, 1.5 million chips this time. Again Smith called.
A fourth diamond hit the river, . Schaffel finally checked to the player in position. Smith obliged with a bet of 2 million.
"Maybe I'm bluffing with the best hand," said Smith.
"I don't even have a diamond," replied Schaffel. He folded his hand.
. The turn was a third diamond, the 
, drawing a hush over the gallery. 
flop. The turn was the 
and they checked again. The river fell the 
and Buchman led out for 700,000. Begleiter folded and Buchman took down his second pot in a row.
, Lamb check-called a bet of 600,000 made by Moon. The 
brought another check from Lamb and another bet by Moon, 1,000,000 chips total. Again Lamb called.
. Lamb checked a third time, bringing a huge bet of 3.0 million chips from Moon. Lamb called one last time, then mucked in disappointment as Moon showed 
and Buchman checked to Maimone, who bet 900,000. Buchman moved all in and Maimone called all in for 4,505,000. 
, making Buchman trips and taking away most of Maimone's outs. The river fell the 
, Buchman hitting a straight. Maimone exited in 15th place while Buchman chipped up to 25,280,000.
, and Calderaro 
.
, and Calderaro was still good. The turn was the 
, giving Calderaro a pair but Moon a gutshot straight draw. The river brought the 
, and Calderaro survives.
brought another bet from Schaffel, 1.5 million chips this time. Again Smith called.
