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Omaha 8/b
Tom Dwan was involved in a pot with a flop of 
. We caught up with the action on a turn of 
when Dwan bet with one of two opponents making the call.
The river was the 
and Dwan check-raised his opponent, who called.
Dwan showed 
for four of a kind. At that point David Singer said "Wow, I thought I folded a king." We're not accountants over here, but we doubt that's possible.
Dwan is now in possession of 37,000 chips.
Stud 8/b
Turner: (X) (X) / 
/ (X)
Appleman: (X) (X) / 
/ (X)
Mickey Appleman made it all the way to the river with Jon Turner and was stuck in a really, really bad spot. He completed third street as last to act against Turner's bring-in, then called Tuner's raise. Appleman bet fourth street and was called; Turner bet fifth street and was called. Both players checked sixth street.
At the river, Appleman had only 500 chips left in his stack. Turner bet and Appleman felt compelled to call and hope. Turner had a weak hand with 
in the hole -- a pair of queens for high and no low -- but it was strong enough to send Appleman to the rail.
Turner has about 28,000.
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante:
Hold'em
Action was heated preflop when Todd Keikoan raised from the button only to have Jon Turner three-bet from the big blind. Keikoan made the call and they were headed to the flop.
The flop brought 
and Turner fired out a bet with Keikoan calling. Both players checked the on the turn, but Turner won the pot with a bet on the 
river.
Turner has boosted his stack to about 34,000
Stud 8/b
Johnson: (X) (X) / 
FOLD
Rapp: (X) (X) / 
/ (X)
Aldridge: (X) (X) / 
/ (X)
Kessler: (X) (X) / 
/ (X)
Allen Kessler got half of a three-way all in on Orange 322, a result he was likely happy with, given that he could have lost it all. Kenneth Aldridge brought it in on third street. Kessler then completed, with Linda Johnson and Stefan Rapp both calling to fourth street.
Rapp had the lead on fourth street. He checked, allowing Aldridge to take the initiative with a bet. Kessler called, Johnson folded, and then Rapp check-raised. Aldridge and Kessler both called.
On fifth street Rapp and Aldridge took turns raising until Aldrige was all in, with Kessler calling the whole way. Rapp was also all in on sixth street. At showdown, Kessler table 
for a pair of eights and an eight-five low; Rapp showed 
and a blank for three queens; and Aldridge tabled 
and for a diamond flush. Kessler got half of the side pot and half of the main pot; Aldridge got half of the main pot; and Rapp was left with just 200 chips.
Chainsaw is up to 50,000.
Stud 8/b
Jason Mercier: (XXX) / 
Regis Burlot: (X) 
/ 
We arrived to see Mercier bet on fifth street. He would call when Burlot responded with a raise. On sixth and seventh streets, Mercier would check-call bets from Burlot. When all the action was done, Mercier mucked upon seeing Burlot's set.
Omaha 8/b
Anybody who wants to learn to play HORSE better would probably be well served to take lessons from James Van Alstyne. After finishing 2nd in the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event last year and 1st in the $1,500, Van Alstyne is again in the Top 10 here. He recently played a pot against Rodney Pardey. Pardey had position and called either a bet or a raise on a flop of 
. When the turn came 
, Van Alstyne checked. Pardey then bet, but folded to a check-raise from Van Alstyne.
Van Alstyne is up to 44,000.
Omaha 8/b
We didn't catch any of the action, but we did see that PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier eliminated Jose Razocabrera in a three way pot. Both of Mercier's opponents mucked when Mercier showed on a board, giving him the nut high with no low in play.
It's been a banner day so far for PokerStars Team Pro Netherlands player Lex Veldhuis. Veldhuis ended Day 1 as a top-ten chip stack and has continued to build today. He's currently vying for the chip lead in the tournament with three or four other players, with the chip leader at any moment depending on who has ragged a pot most recently.
Veldhuis has been having a blast playing this tournament. He's extremely enamored with the idea that the game changes every eight hands. It always gives the Team Pro something new to look forward to if he finds his attention or concentration waning.
We're still a long way from the money but if things continue as they've been going for Veldhuis he would seem to be a lock to make it into the final 80 players.
Many other counts have been updated on the Chip Counts page.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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29,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
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27,000
14,600
|
14,600 |
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26,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
24,000
-1,900
|
-1,900 |
|
9,000
-9,400
|
-9,400 |
|
Busted | |
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