Michael Cooper raised to 40,000 from the cutoff, and it folded to Dustin Dirksen who reraised to 85,000 from the big blind. Cooper called, and the pair checked down the 
flop, the 
turn, and the 
river.
Cooper tabled 
for kings, and Dirksen grimaced as he mucked. "You made it too cheap for me," said Cooper afterwards, and Dirksen agreed. "Put more mustard on it, and I probably kick it away."
Cooper has 430,000 now, while Dirksen has 675,000.
Annette Obrestad opened with a raise to 25,000 from under the gun and got two callers -- Johnny Kitchens (button) and Paul Varano (big blind). The flop came 
. Varano checked, Obrestad bet 40,000, then Kitchens raised to 100,000. Varano got out, and Obrestad paused a moment before acting.
Finally she set her entire stack out before her, reraising all in with the 350,000 or so she had remaining, and Kitchens quickly called. Obrestad turned over 
, and Kitchens 
.
The turn was the 
and river the 
, and Obrestad's hand held. After a quick count it was determined she indeed had Kitchens covered, and he hits the rail in 12th place.
Obrestad currently has about 810,000.
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Dustin Dirksen limped in from the small blind and Reagan Leman checked out of the big. The flop fell 
and Dirksen led for 15,000. Leman called.
The turn brought the 
and Dirksen quickly fired 30,000. Leman again called.
As soon as the hit the felt on the river, Dirksen announced, "Forty (thousand)."
Leman slipped a yellow T1,000 chip on his cards and sat back in his chair. He cut out enough chips to make the call and painstakingly tossed them forward.
"King," Dirksen said opening 
.
Leman mucked, and his stack slipped to 640,000 chips. Dirksen is up to 684,000.
Level: 4
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Dustin Dirksen opened to 32,000 from middle position and Justin Scott was his only caller out of the big blind.
The two checked the 
flop and after the 
turned Scott check-called 40,000 from Dirksen.
The 
rivered and Scott immediately bet 50,000. Dirksen called just as quick, but mucked when Scott opened 
for a straight.
"I had a lower straight," Dirksen sighed.
Scott is sitting at 900,000 chips and Dirksen slipped to 575,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
825,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
740,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
||
|
700,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
||
|
680,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
570,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
|
||
|
540,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
440,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
370,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
310,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
105,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
Jeffrey King has been on the short stack most of today and just received a much needed double up.
King open-shoved for 101,000 from under the gun and the action folded to Annette Obrestad who re-shoved for effectively 370,000 from the small blind. Michael Pesek surrendered his big blind and the hands were opened:
Showdown
King: 
Obrestad:
The 
flop was no help for Obrestad, but the 
on the turn gave her an extra out. If a king, seven or jack rivered she would eliminate King.
The 
on the river was no help however, and King doubled to 205,000 chips. Obrestad's stack dipped to 631,000.
Jeffrey King open-shoved all in for 196,000 from the cutoff and the action folded to Annette Obrestad who snapped it off from the big blind.
Showdown
King:
Obrestad: 
It was another race between the two, and King survived the 
flop. The on the turn gave him a winning set of eights and the 
on the river gave him a full house for kicks and giggles.
King is rolling now with 400,000 chips in his stack, and Obrestad is starting to get dangerously low with 375,000.
Michael Cooper opened for 50,000 from middle position, and it folded to Dustin Dirksen who reraised to 150,000 from the small blind. The BB got out, and Cooper declared he was all in. Dirksen shrugged as he said "I call."
The pair tabled their cards and laughed -- for Cooper and 
for Dirksen. The board brought no flushes, and the pair chopped it up.
"Ace-jack is the nuts!" said Dirksen. "Well, it was suited," said Cooper with a smile.
They continued to talk about the hand, and Cooper added a comment relating to the fortitude required of him not to have backed down to Dirksen's reraise: "I took a shower this morning... they were still there!"
Cooper has 435,000 now, and Dirksen 655,000.
Paul Varano opened to 32,000 from the cutoff and both Michael Pesek (small) and Jeffrey King (big) defended their blinds.
All three checked the flop and both blinds checked after the turned. Varano bet 54,000 and both Pesek and King called.
The three players checked the on the river.
"Ace?" Varano said quizzically.
"I have an ace too," Pesek responded.
King said nothing, rather he opened 
for a turned straight which was good enough to win him the pot. Here's how the three stacks looked after the hand:
Varano - 725,000
King - 535,000
Pesek - 498,000
