Eric Baldwin started chucking out bets pre-flop and didn't stop until the last player folded the river. He three-bet from the big blind after Abe Mosseri opened from early position and was called by Mike Sexton and Sam Farha. All three players called Baldwin's re-raise to a flop of . Farha checked to Baldwin who bet. Sexton was the only caller.
Sexton called another bet after the hit the turn. The on the river put three clubs and a low on board, but that was where Sexton finally decided to fold for one more bet.
Baldwin is up to about 330,000 after starting that day as one of the shortest stacks.
James Dempsey raised from ealy position and Tony Merksick called on the button. Mikael Thuritz called from the big blind as well to make it three players to the flop.
The flop came down and Dempsey bet after Thuritz checked. Merksick called and Thuritz also called. The turn added the to the board and Dempsey bet again after Thuritz checked. Merksick called and Thuritz folded.
The river completed the board with the and Dempsey bet into his only opponent. Merksick flashed the and mucked saying, "I wish I made a full house."
"I wish you did, too," responded Dempsey, who increased to 693,000 in chips. Merksick dropped to 214,000.
Jean-Robert Bellande out-lasted all of the players he made last-longer bets against, but he himself didn't last much longer after that. Bellande raised from under the gun and was called by three players: Mike Sexton, Sam Farha, and Yueqi Zhu. Zhu had first action on a flop of and bet. Bellande raised, folding Sexton but not Farha. Farha called through the raise and Zhu called as well, making the pot three-handed to a turn. Zhu checked to Bellande. He bet and was called by Farha before Zhu check-raised. It was enough to put Bellande all in. He called and Farha called again.
The river was the . Zhu's last bet was called by Farha. They each got half, Zhu taking the high half with the nut flush, , and Farha taking the low half with . Bellande got nothing, as he was second-best both ways.
Tony Merksick raised from early-middle position and David Baker called on the button. The flop came down and Merksick check-called Baker's bet.
The turn brought the to pair the board and Merksick check-called again. The river completed the board with the and Merksick check-called once more.
Baker tossed over the and Merksick announced that he could beat that, tabling the . Merksick moved up to 255,000 in chips while Baker was left with just 50,000.
Two hands in rapid succession ended Steve Zolotow's run in Event 25. In the first, he raised from early position and was called from the blinds by Tai Nguyn and Eugene Katchalov (he of the formerly-1,000-chip stack). Katchalov took the lead on a flop of and the turn, with each other player calling. When the river fell , Nguyen suddenly led into his two opponents. Katchalov folded and then Zolotow also folded, preserving his last 40,000 chips.
Those chips wound up into the pot pre-flop a few hands later against Yueqi Zhu. Zolotow's was up against Zhu's . Zhu got both halves on a board of by making aces and sevens with a king for high, and a live deuce for low. Zolotow's aces and sevens with a jack for high and live five for low, were both second-best.
Michael Chow raised and then David Baker reraised and was all in. Tony Merksick called from the small blind and then Chow called as well. Merksick and Chow checked it down from there.
The board ran out and Merksick tabled the for a straight. Chow tabled the and Baker held the . Baker was able to win the low and stuck around in the tournament with 40,000 chips left.
"F***ing check it down with a straight," commented Baker after the hand, upset at Merksick.
Sammy Farha raised from the cutoff seat and then Yueqi Zhu reraised from the small blind. Farha made the call.
The flop came down and Zhu bet out. Farha raised and Zhu called. The turn card put the out on fourth street and Zhu check-called a bet from Farha. After the fell on the river, Zhu check-raised Farha's bet. Farha called.
Zhu tabled the and Farha mucked. Zhu moved up to 670,000 in chips while Farha dropped to 270,000.
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. Farha checked to Baldwin who bet. Sexton was the only caller.
hit the turn. The 
on the river put three clubs and a low on board, but that was where Sexton finally decided to fold for one more bet.
and Dempsey bet after Thuritz checked. Merksick called and Thuritz also called. The turn added the 
to the board and Dempsey bet again after Thuritz checked. Merksick called and Thuritz folded.
and Dempsey bet into his only opponent. Merksick flashed the 
and bet. Bellande raised, folding Sexton but not Farha. Farha called through the raise and Zhu called as well, making the pot three-handed to a 
turn. Zhu checked to Bellande. He bet and was called by Farha before Zhu check-raised. It was enough to put Bellande all in. He called and Farha called again.
. Zhu's last bet was called by Farha. They each got half, Zhu taking the high half with the nut flush, 
, and Farha taking the low half with 
. Bellande got nothing, as he was second-best both ways.
and Merksick check-called once more.
and the 
turn, with each other player calling. When the river fell 
, Nguyen suddenly led into his two opponents. Katchalov folded and then Zolotow also folded, preserving his last 40,000 chips.
was up against Zhu's 
by making aces and sevens with a king for high, and a live deuce for low. Zolotow's aces and sevens with a jack for high and live five for low, were both second-best.
and Merksick tabled the 
