Simon Kearney (X)(X) / (?) / (X)
Sirous Jamshidi (X)(X) / / (X)
John Hoang (X)(X) / / (X)
Kearney completed on third street, Jamshidi raised, Hoang called and Kearney called. Kearney tossed the last of his chips in on fourth street and both opponents called. Hoang led out on fifth and Jamshidi called, but folded to Hoang's sixth street bet.
Hoang showed for a wheel and KOed Kearney. He's up to 93,000.
Phil Ivey: (X)(X) / - fold
John Racener: (X)(X) / / (X)
Dario Minieri: (X)(X) / / (X)
Ivey folded out after fifth street, but Racener stuck around and called bets on every street from Minieri. After seventh, Racener called all in for his last 400 chips and was able to scoop the low half of the pot with the underneath. Minieri held two pair with the underneath and won the high. Racener stayed alive and built his stack by a little bit to 24,000 while Minieri moved to 45,000.
Huck Seed, Simon Kearney and Phil Hellmuth all just lost some big pots at their tables. Seed dropped all the way to 5,400 chips and Kearney dropped even lower to 3,500. Hellmuth was scooped by David Bach recently when he couldn't bet ace-king high and a seven-six low to give up 16,000 chips. He's down to about 25,000.
Bob Lauria: (X)(X) / / (X)
Opponent: (X)(X) / - fold
Allen Kessler: (X)(X) / / (X)
Kessler bet out on fourth street and Lauria and the other player called. On fifth, Lauria bet out and only Kessler called. On sixth, Lauria bet and Kessler call and then on seventh, Lauria bet and Kessler went into the tank. He eventually folded and let Lauria scoop the pot to increase to 66,000 chips.
Jason Mercier (X)(X) / / (X)
Matt Lefkowitz (X)(X) / / (X)
Tom Schneider (X)(X) / (?)
Schneider had the bring-in on third street, Lefkowitz raised, Mercier called and Schneider called as well. Mercier led out with the high board on fourth street, getting a call from Lefkowitz and a fold from Schneider. Both players checked on fifth street. Lefkowitz bet when he made an open pair of fours on sixth street, Mercier making the call. Lefkowitz check-called one more bet on the river.
Mercier showed for kings up and it was good for a scoop. He's up to 59,000.
Kelly completed and Nguyen raised on third. Kelly made the call. On fourth, Kelly bet out and Nguyen called. Action was checked on fifth before Kelly bet sixth and seventh street. Nguyen made the call on both streets.
Kelly turned up the for aces and jacks. Nguyen mucked his hand and slipped to 62,000. Kelly improved to 50,000.
David Grey (X)(X) /
Howard Lederer (X)(X) / / (X)
Chris Ferguson (X)(X) / / (X)
David Grey had the bring-in on third street, Howard Lederer raised, Chris Ferguson called the two bets and Grey called as well. Lederer made the high board on fourth street and bet out, both opponents making the call. Ferguson made an open pair of kings on fifth street and checked to Lederer.
"Well, I can't stop betting now," Lederer quipped as he tossed out his chips. Grey folded and Ferguson called.
Ferguson check-called another bet from Lederer on sixth street and checked dark on the river. Lederer bet and Ferguson called.
"I got it," said Lederer as he turned over -- a six-high straight for high and a wheel for low. It was good and Lederer scooped the pot. He's back up to his Day 1 starting stack of 30,000.
Ron Ware: (X)(X) / / (X)
Simon Kearney: (X)(X) / / (X)
Sirous Jamshidi: (X)(X) / / (X)
Picking up the action on fourth street, Kearney was up first and bet. Both his opponents called. On fifth street, Ware checked, Kearney bet, Jamshidi called and then Ware called. On sixth, the exact same action occurred as the previous street and then the same on seventh.
Ware held the underneath for aces and nines. Kearney mucked, unable to beat that, but Jamshidi turned up the -X and made trip fours to scoop in the pot. It was a hefty one and put Jamshidi up to 130,000 where he looks to be leading the way. Ware dropped to 26,000 and Kearney dropped to 21,000.