No-Limit Hold'em
With the final board reading 
, Scott Clements fired a bet of 925 into a pot of between 1,500 and 2,000. After a bit of time in the tank, his opponent made the call. Clements tabled the 
and his opponent mucked.
Clements is now up to 21,000 in chips.
Stud
Isaac Haxton: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Blair Rodman: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Catching up with the action on sixth street, Haxton check-called a bet from Rodman. After both players received their seventh-street cards, Haxton checked. Rodman checked behind and then showed the 
. Haxton mucked and Rodman picked up the pot to move back to 5,500 in chips. Haxton dropped to 6,575.
Razz
Seat 9: 
/ 
Nikolay Evdakov: / 
James Mackey (X)(X) / 
A player in Seat 8 had made the bring with Seat 9, Nikolay Evdakov and James Mackey calling. On fourth street Seat 9 bet with Evdakov and Mackey calling, but the player who brought in folded.
Fifth street brought the most action on the hand with Evdakov betting, Mackey folding and Seat 9 raising. Evdakov called the raise and we were headed to a heads-up sixth street.
Evdakov called one last bet on sixth street before both players checked the river. The player in Seat 9 showed an eight-low while Evdakov showed a jack-low, apparently having caught pairs on both sixth and seventh street.
When we got to the table, John Juanda was making his exit after a hand of Razz. The player raking in the chips was none other than Phil Ivey.
Level: 4
Blinds: /
Ante:
Limit Hold'em
On the flop of 
, Ylon Schwartz bet, the next player called and then Roland de Wolfe raised. Schwartz and the other player called.
The turn brought the 
and the action was checked to de Wolfe. He fired and Schwartz folded. The other player called.
The river completed the board with the 
and a bet was fired into de Wolfe. He made the call, but mucked when his opponent tabled the 
for a rivered pair of aces.
De Wolfe dropped back to 6,000 in chips.
With registration now closed and the numbers worked out, tournament officials have told us that of the 453 players who have signed up, 48 will leave with more money than they came with. A min-cash will be worth $4,573, but first place is set to pay a hefty $260,497.
Limit Hold'em
A player under the gun raised and then Chino Rheem reraised from the button. His opponent called and the two saw a flop of 
. Rheem fired after his opponent checked the flop and he was called.
After the fell on the turn, Rheem got check-raised. He three-bet and his opponent called.
The river completed the board with the and both players checked.
Rheem showed the 
for eights and sevens with a queen and won the pot.
2-7 Triple Draw
Greg Mueller raised from early position and the small blind made it three bets. Greg Raymer was in the big blind and made the call before Mueller came along as well. For the first draw, the small blind drew one and Raymer and Mueller took two. After the draw, the small blind checked, Raymer called and then Mueller raised. Both players called the raise.
On the second draw, everyone took a single card. The small blind then fired with Raymer and Mueller both calling.
For the third and final draw, the small blind stood pat and Raymer and Mueller drew one apiece. The small blind fired after the draw and both pros folded.
Raymer dropped to 8,000 and Mueller dropped to 9,500.
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