After a flop of Mike Sexton led out for a 1,500 bet from the big blind and his opponent in early position raised to 4,500. Sexton made the call and both players checked when the hit on the turn.
The river paired the board with the and Sexton bet 8,000. His opponent made the call and Sexton rolled over for a flush. His opponent mucked and Sexton raked in the pot, moving up to 79,300.
Donnie Peters
A player in late position raised to 1,400 and was called by two WSOP bracelet winners. Tom Schneider called on the button and Mike Spegal also called out of the big blind. The flop came down and Spegal checked. The preflop raiser fired 2,600 and only Schneider called.
With one of the bracelet winners gone, the turn brought the . The late-position player fired again into the 2007 WSOP Player of the Year and two-time bracelet winner, Schneider, for 5,000. Schneider took a moment and then stuck in a raise to 15,000. The player tanked for a minute or two, but eventually folded.
John Hennigan is out of the 2009 Main Event. He seemed to be motoring along just an hour ago, but we saw him get his chips in the middle preflop with pocket eights and was called by a player with pocket jacks. A jack on the flop took away any drama the hand might have provided.
Chris Ferguson
Ken Kelly opened with a button raise to 2,000, and Chris Ferguson made the call from the small blind. The flop showed up , and Ferguson led out with an overbet, firing 8,000 chips into the middle of the table. Kelly considered for just a minute before making the smooth call.
On the turn, the drew another bet from Ferguson, 17,000 this time. Kelly moved all in, and Ferguson quickly called made the call to put his own tournament life in danger.
Ferguson flipped over , and his opponent had nothing. "I didn't put you on a queen," he said, sheepishly tabling . The river was a meaningless , and Jesus earns himself a huge double up. He's sitting on 145,000 now.
On a flop of , action checked to Dewey Tomko who bet 1,000 from early position. He got called by the big blind and the turn brought the .
Action checked to Tomko again, and he bet 2,000. After another call, both players checked the on the river and Tomko took the pot when his bettered his opponent's . Tomko now has 34,000.
We passed by Orange 65 -- Lana Maier's table -- to see that 35,000 chips were in the pot with the board showing . Maier aggressively threw 30,000 chips into the middle. Her lone opponent was on the button. He calmly surveyed his options for thirty seconds before moving all in.
"Count please," Maier asked the dealer. The dealer counted down 45,850, only 15,850 back to Maier. With 110,000 chips in the pot, Maier made the call and saw the bad news.
Maier:
Button:
"Gimme an eight! Gimme an eight!" Maier begged the dealer. He did not comply, instead burning and turning a river card of . After paying off her opponent, Maier is down to 25,000.
Ted Lawson is very intense.
Ted Lawson raised to 1,100 from early position and the big blind played along. A flop of brought a bet of 3,250 from the big blind and a raise to 11,000 from Lawson.
After the call, the turn brought the and a bet of 12,000 from the big blind. Lawson tanked for a few minutes before finally releasing his hand. His opponent showed for the straight and the straight flush draw.
Donnie Peters
Michael DeMichele has been on a very slippery slope all day today. Just recently, he dropped below 10,000 chips after this hand.
On the flop of , DeMichele called a bet of 2,000 from his opponent. The turn brought the and both players checked. The river brought the and DeMichele's opponent fired out a bet of 5,000. DeMichele mucked his hand and dropped to 7,050 chips.
Mike Sexton led out for a 1,500 bet from the big blind and his opponent in early position raised to 4,500. Sexton made the call and both players checked when the 
hit on the turn.
and Sexton bet 8,000. His opponent made the call and Sexton rolled over 
for a flush. His opponent mucked and Sexton raked in the pot, moving up to 79,300.
and Spegal checked. The preflop raiser fired 2,600 and only Schneider called.
. The late-position player fired again into the 2007 WSOP Player of the Year and two-time bracelet winner, Schneider, for 5,000. Schneider took a moment and then stuck in a raise to 15,000. The player tanked for a minute or two, but eventually folded.
, and Ferguson led out with an overbet, firing 8,000 chips into the middle of the table. Kelly considered for just a minute before making the smooth call.
drew another bet from Ferguson, 17,000 this time. Kelly moved all in, and Ferguson quickly called made the call to put his own tournament life in danger.
, and his opponent had nothing. "I didn't put you on a queen," he said, sheepishly tabling 
. The river was a meaningless 
, action checked to Dewey Tomko who bet 1,000 from early position. He got called by the big blind and the turn brought the 
on the river and Tomko took the pot when his 
bettered his opponent's 
. Tomko now has 34,000.
. No help for Laak on the board and he hit the rail.
. Maier aggressively threw 30,000 chips into the middle. Her lone opponent was on the button. He calmly surveyed his options for thirty seconds before moving all in.
and a bet of 12,000 from the big blind. Lawson tanked for a few minutes before finally releasing his hand. His opponent showed 
and both players checked. The river brought the 
