Chris Amaral: (X)(X) / / (X)
Matt Venrgin: (X)(X) / / (X)
Frank Kassela: (X)(X) / / (X)
Picking up the action on sixth street, the pot was already a hefty one with Amaral in the tank for a little bit. He eventually checked to Vengrin, who said, "I wish I knew how to play this game."
"So did I," responded Kassela.
"I'm actually being serious," said Vengrin as he thought for a moment.
Vengrin then bet and Kassela raised and was all in for 2,850. Amaral reraised and then Vengrin called. As the dealer was getting the pot right, Amaral turned to our reporter and said, "I'm in a lot of trouble in this hand."
Seventh street was dealt face down to each player and Amaral was up first. He checked and Vengrin checked behind.
Amaral and Vengrin chopped the small side pot first. Amaral had the in the hole to make a low of 7-6-3-2-A. Vengrin had the in the hole for queens and eights to win the high. Vengrin also got the high half of the main pot while Kassela got the low half of that one. Kassela had the in the hole for a better low than Amaral and he won the low half of the main pot.
Kassela moved back to 16,000 while Vengrin moved to 43,000. Amaral lost chips in the pot and dropped back to 75,000, but it still one of the biggest stacks in the field.
A series of races had gotten Paul Volpe all in on third street. He pulled ahead when he made a pair of aces on fifth street and bettered his hand with a queen on sixth street. But Cantu managed to find the on the river, making a set and eliminating Volpe.
Our PokerNews field reporter went for a stroll during the break and somehow found himself in the Pavilion Room where all the cash games are held.
What he saw that was interesting was that Steve Sung had beaten him there to sit in the $100-a-point Chinese Poker game with Amnon Filippi and a few others. MInd you, Sung is still in this event.
Obviously some poker players can't get enough action!
Mizrachi used third street as an opportunity to complete with Todd Brunson coming along for the ride. Mizrachi also led out with a bet on fourth street after Mizrachi checked to him. Mizrachi called and led out with a bet on fifth street. Mizrachi raised with Brunson calling.
Sixth street saw Brunson bet with Mizrachi calling. But Mizrachi bet seventh street after Brunson checked. Brunson decided to make the call but mucked when Mizrachi showed an eight-low.
We arrived on the flop to see Yueqi Zhu check-raising Matthew Vengrin on a flop of . Vengrin called and they were off to the turn.
The turn was the and Zhu checked to Vengrin who bet with Zhu calling. Action was checked down on the river and Vengrin showed for two pair, which had found a way to come out ahead of Zhu's .
Alex Kamberis got the best of of Bryan Micon in what would be Micon's last hand of the day. We didn't catch the action but we know the cards and the board looked like this:
Micon:
Kamberis:
Board:
While things turned out poorly for Micon, Kamberis is sitting pretty with 42,000.
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in the hole to make a low of 7-6-3-2-A. Vengrin had the 
in the hole for queens and eights to win the high. Vengrin also got the high half of the main pot while Kassela got the low half of that one. Kassela had the 
in the hole for a better low than Amaral and he won the low half of the main pot.
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to give him a ten low. Tran's hand ran out 
. Vengrin called and they were off to the turn.
and Zhu checked to Vengrin who bet with Zhu calling. Action was checked down on the 
river and Vengrin showed 
