Marco Mattes opened for 130,000, Chris Bach called from the cutoff and Tommy Vedes called from the small blind.
The flop came down . Vedes checked, Mattes made a 285,000 continuation bet, and Bach came over the top for 570,000. Vedes folded and after a bit of a think, Mattes mucked as well.
Bach is back up to 2,050,000 while Mattes slipped to 1.6 million.
Donnie Peters
Jason Brice raised to 135,000 before Andrew Lichtenberger called on the button. Eric Buchman also called from the big blind.
The flop came down . Buchman checked and Brice fired 210,000. Lichtenberger folded and then Buchman raised to 1.21 million. Brice released his hand and Buchman took the pot.
Dennis Phillips missed a golden opportunity.
A confusing hand on Blue 6 has resulted in some genuinely bad luck for Dennis Phillips. After two players folded, Phillips limped into the pot. It was then that the players noticed that the first two players had acted out of turn, mistakenly assuming that the big blind was in the 9-seat rather than the 8-seat. The action was backed up to allow the 9-seat to fold. Phillips' limp then also stood.
Action proceeded past Phillips with folds all the way to Jeff Duvall, who raised his button to 150,000. That raise folded both blinds. Duvall, not realizing that Phillips had limped into the pot, then mucked his hand with action still pending on Phillips.
Phillips couldn't believe his bad luck. Why bad luck, you ask? Only because he had been dealt ! He opened his hand and insisted that he be awarded the whole pot, including the 150,000 raise made by Duvall.
The tournament had to be put on a five-minute pause to summon tournament director Jack Effel (who was out of the room) so that Effel could make a decision whether Duvall should have to forfeit all 150,000 chips or only the 50,000 that matched Phillips' original call. After Effel arrived and listened to a report of the action, he told Duvall that, by TDA Rules, if a dealer had killed Duvall's inadvertently, Duvall would be entitled to 100,000 chips back. But because Duvall had mucked his own hand, he had to forfeit all the chips in the pot if Phillips wanted to call. Phillips obviously did.
Tom Schneider studies Billy Kopp before making the call
Billy Kopp opened with a raise to 125,000, Tom Schneider called from the button, and Blair Rodman also called from the big blind.
The flop came . Rodman checked, Kopp bet 225,000, Schneider called, and Rodman folded. The turn was the . Kopp bet 375,000 this time, and Schneider called.
The river brought the . Kopp bet 980,000, and Schneider tanked for a few minutes before finally making the call. Kopp turned over for the Broadway straight, and Schneider mucked.
Kopp moves up to 14.34 million after that one, while Schneider slips to 1.96 million.
Montagna Corrado open-shoved for 740,000 from the cutoff and Marc McLaughlin moved all in behind him from the hijack seat. The rest of the table folded and the cards went on their backs.
Corrado
McLaughlin
Corrado won the coinflip, the board running out to double him up to 1,560,000. McLaughlin was left with 1,360,000.
Eugene Katchalov is the newest resident of the main featured table, taking over the vacant seven seat. The New Yorker is having a great Series, working on his sixth cash this year which is one better than his 2008 Series. All told, Katchalov has more than $3,000,000 in career tournament earnings, and 13 WSOP cashes. He's still looking for bracelet #1, and he's got a shot at wining the Big One if he can get through this featured table.
Jesse Haabak opened with an all-in raise to 870,000 from middle position, and Tommy Vedes called from the big blind. Vedes turned over and Haabak showed .
The board went , and Haabak's sevens held. Haabak is up to 1.805 million, and Vedes still is near the leaders with his 9.1 million.
Donnie Peters
Eric Buchman raised to 115,000 preflop from early position and Andrew Lichtenberger called out of the big blind. The flop came down and Lichtenberger checked. Buchman fired 180,000. Lichtenberger called.
The turn was the and Lichtenberger checked again to Buchman. Buchman fired 305,000 this time. Lichtenberger flung his cards into the muck, giving Buchman the pot.
Jesse Haabak
Jesse Haabak made it 140,000 to go and Antoine Saout called from the button.
Haabak led out for 205,000 on the flop and Saout called. Haabak checked the on t he turn, Saout bet 380,000 and Haabak called. The river fell the and Haabak checked again. Saout moved all in and Haabak folded.
After the hand, Saout was up to 6,200,000 while Haabak dropped to 840,000.
Warren Zackey
Ryan Fair started it off with a raise to 125,000, and Warren Zackey was the lone caller, coming along from the big blind.
Heads up, the flop brought , and Zackey reached for chips, leading out into the pot with a bet of 225,000. Fair quickly splashed the calling chips out in front of him, and the turn card was the . Zackey fired again -- 350,000 this time -- and Zackey once again wasted no time flicking in the call.
The last card off was the , and Zackey fired another 500,000. That last bet would send Fair deep into the tank, and it would be more than seven minutes before he made his move. He was up standing behind his chair for a minute, then back seated. Then standing again. "You look pretty nervous," he said, shooting a long glance across the table.
"I am." came the curt reply from Zackey. A bit more quiet conversation ensued, and Fair was still unsure. "One sec, guys," he said to the table. "I was slowplaying too. This is sick." He asked if Zackey would show his cards to a fold, and the reply was a slow nod. Finally, and reluctantly, Fair let the dealer take back his cards. Zackey opened up his , sending Zackey spinning around the stage shaking his head. It looks like he didn't like his fold, and Zackey's timely bet earns him a sizable pot.
. Vedes checked, Mattes made a 285,000 continuation bet, and Bach came over the top for 570,000. Vedes folded and after a bit of a think, Mattes mucked as well. 
. Buchman checked and Brice fired 210,000. Lichtenberger folded and then Buchman raised to 1.21 million. Brice released his hand and Buchman took the pot.
! He opened his hand and insisted that he be awarded the whole pot, including the 150,000 raise made by Duvall.
. Rodman checked, Kopp bet 225,000, Schneider called, and Rodman folded. The turn was the 
. Kopp bet 375,000 this time, and Schneider called.
. Kopp bet 980,000, and Schneider tanked for a few minutes before finally making the call. Kopp turned over 
to double him up to 1,560,000. McLaughlin was left with 1,360,000.
and Haabak showed 
and Lichtenberger checked. Buchman fired 180,000. Lichtenberger called.
and Lichtenberger checked again to Buchman. Buchman fired 305,000 this time. Lichtenberger flung his cards into the muck, giving Buchman the pot.
flop and Saout called. Haabak checked the 
and Haabak checked again. Saout moved all in and Haabak folded. 
, and Zackey fired another 500,000. That last bet would send Fair deep into the tank, and it would be more than seven minutes before he made his move. He was up standing behind his chair for a minute, then back seated. Then standing again. "You look pretty nervous," he said, shooting a long glance across the table.
, sending Zackey spinning around the stage shaking his head. It looks like he didn't like his fold, and Zackey's timely bet earns him a sizable pot.
