They say, in baseball, that in the box score all singles look the same, no matter how ugly they may have been during actual play. In omaha, the result of all scoops is the same -- all of the chips go to one person, no matter how ugly the scoop may have been.
Tony G bet a flop of and was called only by Steve Zolotow. Zolotow called another bet when the turn came and one more on the river. At showdown, the G tabled , queens and fives for high and deuce-trey for low. Neither hand was particularly strong, but Zolotow peered at Tony G's hand and then mucked his own, apparently unable to claim either half of the pot.
Jason Mercier has a bracelet in a pot-limit omaha event and is looking to add to that in this fixed-limit split event. But prior to the dinner break he wasn't able to accumulate any chips.
Things started off better after dinner. He raised pre-flop and was called by Michael Mizrachi. Mizrachi check-called all the way down on a board of . At showdown, Mercier showed for the second nut-low and an eight-high straight. Both were good, allowing Mercier to scoop the pot.
We also had what we believe to be the first elimination from the tournament, just five minutes after play resumed. It must have been a long dinner break for that player.
A player raised in middle position and then Michael Mizrachi called on the button. The flop came down and the preflop raiser checked. Mizrachi bet and he was check-raised by his opponent. Mizrachi made the call.
The turn card brought the and the first player bet. Mizrachi made the call. The river completed the board with the and Mizrachi called another bet from his opponent.
The player tabled and Mizrachi mucked his hand, dropping down to 26,500 chips.
Joe Cassidy was one of three players (along with Brett Richey and Ted Lawson) to call a pre-flop raise made by Chris Ferguson. Ferguson had second action on a flop of and chose to bet. Richey and Cassidy, in position behind Ferguson, called to the turn. The action checked all the way to Cassidy, whose bet was called two ways.
On the river action checked to Cassidy again. This time only Ferguson called Cassidy's bet. Cassidy tabled , a Broadway straight and the nuts. He was pushed the whole pot after Ferguson mucked.
Hoyt Corkins raised under the gun, Tony G called in middle position and then Chino Rheem called in the big blind. The flop came down and Rheem checked. Corkins bet and Tony G called. Rheem raised, Corkins called and then Tony G folded.
The turn brought the and Rheem bet out. Corkins made the call. The river completed the board with the and Rheem bet again. Corkins called one final time.
Rheem tabled the and scooped the pot from Corkins, who was left short after the hand.
Brett Richey and Jared Bleznick just made a last-longer bet worth $5,000 to the winner. At the time the bet was made, Richey had 27,000 chips and Bleznick had 30,000. At first, the bet was going to be for $10,000, but Bleznick wanted to cut it in half.
Daniel Negreanu's stack is down to 6,500 after running into a wheel. Pre-flop Negreanu and Jordan Morgan were the two callers to a player's raise. That player bet a flop of after Negreanu checked. Morgan folded but Negreanu called the the turn. He led that card, then checked the river after his opponent called. That player bet the river, with Negreanu calling and mucking when his opponent showed down a wheel, .
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and was called only by Steve Zolotow. Zolotow called another bet when the turn came 
and one more on the 
river. At showdown, the G tabled 
, queens and fives for high and deuce-trey for low. Neither hand was particularly strong, but Zolotow peered at Tony G's hand and then mucked his own, apparently unable to claim either half of the pot.
for the second nut-low and an eight-high straight. Both were good, allowing Mercier to scoop the pot.
and the first player bet. Mizrachi made the call. The river completed the board with the 
and Mizrachi called another bet from his opponent.
and Mizrachi mucked his hand, dropping down to 26,500 chips.
and chose to bet. Richey and Cassidy, in position behind Ferguson, called to the 
action checked to Cassidy again. This time only Ferguson called Cassidy's bet. Cassidy tabled 
, a Broadway straight and the nuts. He was pushed the whole pot after Ferguson mucked.
and Rheem checked. Corkins bet and Tony G called. Rheem raised, Corkins called and then Tony G folded.
after Negreanu checked. Morgan folded but Negreanu called the the 
turn. He led that card, then checked the 
river after his opponent called. That player bet the river, with Negreanu calling and mucking when his opponent showed down a wheel, 
.