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A middle position player opened for a raise, Steve Chanthabouasy called from the cutoff and both Michael Casella and Andre Akkari called from the blinds.
The flop was . Casella and Akkari checked to the initial raiser and he bet out. Casella raised and all three of his opponents called. The turn was the and this time Casella led out from the small blind. Akkari called, the middle position player folded and Chanthabouasy called all-in. The river was the . Casella bet and Akkari called.
Casella turned over for the third-nut flush, Akkari showed for the second-nut flush and Chanthabouasy tabled for the nut flush! Chanthabouasy is up to 41,300, Akkari is down to 53,500 and Casella is on 28,300.
Matt Glantz was just spotted making his way out the door, and a quick check by his table tells us that he has run out of chips, and has thus been eliminated from our event.
With the board reading on the turn, Olson check-called a bet from Barry Greenstein. The river was the and Olson checked again, then called one more bet.
Greenstein showed for a full house and Olson mucked. He's down to only 3,000 in chips while Greenstein climbed to 56,000.
Doyle Brunson completed the small blind, Justin Bonomo raised from the big blind and Brunson called. Brunson check-called Bonomo's bets on each street of the board.
Bonomo showed for a pair of sixes and Brunson mucked.
Brent Courson raised from early position, and Hoyt Corkins three-bet in position.
The flop came out , and Courson check-called a bet. He did the same on the turn, and the filled out the board on fifth street. Courson checked again, and Corkins slowly tapped the table behind.
Courson flipped up for the nut kickers, and Corkins held his cards up, staring at them for several long seconds. Finally, he dumped his inferior onto the felt, sending the pot over to his opponent's corner.