, Mike Sexton checked from middle position and the player in the cutoff seat bet 1,200. Sexton made the call.
and both players checked.
and Sexton checked for a third time. The cutoff bet 5,000 into a pot of only about 3,000.
. Schneider checked, Frangos bet 325, and Schneider called. Both players checked the on the turn. The river fell the 
and Schneider led out for 1,400. Frangos mucked his hand and "Donkeybomber" raked in the pot, taking his stack up to 31,000. Frangos slipped to 25,000.
. Action checked to Nelly, who bet 1,500 before getting raised to 4,000 by a player in position. Everyone else folded and Nelly made the call. on the turn and Nelly bet 3,000 when the 
appeared on the river. His opponent called and Nelly showed 
for top pair. It wasn't enough, as his opponent tabled 
for top two and took the pot. Nelly's stack slipped to 21,500 after the hand.
board after his opponent checked. That opponent then check-raised to 4,000, with Phan making the call.
and brought a bet of 5,100 from Phan's opponent.
, a set of queens. His opponent showed 
for the turned straight and the winning hand. 
flop, inducing a bet of 700 from Phan. That bet folded the late-position player, but not the small blind. The small blind check-raised to 5,000, sending Phan deep into the tank. . His opponent had top pair, 
. The turn was the , raising the specter of a board straight. The river was worse than that for Phan -- it was the 
, making two pair for Phan's opponent and ending Phan's Main Event in the first hour of play. He is out.
and the big blind led out for 500. The third player folded and Van Zadelhoff called. The turn was the and the big blind fired again for 1,000. Van Zadelhoff called and they went to the river, which came the 
. The big blind bet 5,000 and Van Zadelhoff called. 
, having turned trip kings, but Van Zadelhoff rivered the nut flush with 
to take down the pot. He's now up to 34,500.
. When his opponent showed 
, Smith tapped the table and mucked.
flop. fall on the turn., Brkovic's 2,350-chip bet was enough to prompt a fold from his opponent after deliberating over the decision for near on three minutes.
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and with 2,000 in the pot, Mike Sexton bet 1,000 from the cut off and his opponent on the button made the call. and Sexton lead out again, this time for 1,500. The button called.
for top two pair to take down the pot. Sexton is now above his original starting stack with 34,000.
board, Laak had been faced with a bet of 3,200 that he raised to 11,700, leaving himself just 6,000 behind.
