Chip daddy Jameson Painter raised on the button and called the reraise from Kenny Hsiung in the big blind. They saw a flop.
Flop:
Hsiung bet out and Painter raised; Hsiung reraised and Painter called.
Turn:
Hsiung bet out again and Painter raised again; this time Hsiung just called, and they were at the river.
River:
This time Hsiung just check-called a bet from Painter, who turned over for two pair. Hsiung's hand hit the muck and he dropped to 10,000. Painter, who'd taken a small hit earlier, moved back up to 143,000.
Three players made it to the flop and two of them checked to Kirk Banks, who bet. The gent in the big blind folded, but Donald Sokol called from under the gun.
The turn was the and Sokol bet his last 4,000. Banks called, and they turned the cards over.
Sokol:
Banks:
River:
Sokol headed for the payout desk, and Banks headed up the leader board on 144,800.
Matthew Keikoan raised and Patti Gallagher reraised out of the big blind. They saw some community cards.
Gallagher bet out on every street of the board, and Keikoan called her all the way. When it came to showdown, though, Keikoan just mucked to Gallagher's straight.
Current standings - Keikoan 22,000, Gallagher 86,000.
Phil Ivey was down to just 2,000 in chips when he went all in under the gun. He tripled-up when both blinds called him and his held on a board reading .
On the very next hand, though, John Mcquinn raised from the small blind, and Ivey moved the rest of his chips into the middle.
Ivey:
Mcquinn:
All Ivey had to do was stay ahead, but he wasn't able to do so when the board came . Mcquinn collected Ivey's chips, and Ivey headed outside the rail.
Although we've been losing players at a good steady rate, and have dropped more than two thirds of the field in six levels of play, it looks like it's going to be a long, hard slog to a final table.
Terrence Chan raise under the gun, and Ylon Schwartz re-raised in the next position. Action folded to Chan, who called. Chan check-called all the way through to the river. With the board reading (Xc), they both checked. We're not sure if anyone was expecting the showdown we got:
Schwartz:
Chan:
Chan managed to hit a flush, building his stack to 179,000, while Schwratz was left with just 16,000.
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for two pair. Hsiung's hand hit the muck and he dropped to 10,000. Painter, who'd taken a small hit earlier, moved back up to 143,000.
and Sokol bet his last 4,000. Banks called, and they turned the cards over.
straight.
.
. Mcquinn collected Ivey's chips, and Ivey headed outside the rail.
(Xc), they both checked. We're not sure if anyone was expecting the showdown we got:
