Coming back from the break, there was a situation over on Table 259 that's just been sorted out now. That table was finishing a hand several minutes into the break, and it ended with the player in the three seat dragging a pretty big pot. It was, however, not as big as the chips he had in front of him. In error, the pot winner also pulled Seat 4's chips into his stack with the pot, and Seat 4 came back from break to an empty slice of felt where his chips had once resided.
The floor staff checked the surveillance cameras and sorted out the situation to both players' satisfaction. They're good like that.
Stefan Huber's opponent was all in for 10,200, and Huber looked him up with to race against the short stack's .
The flop earned a murmur from the table as it paired Huber but gave his opponent a set. Neither held a club redraw, but it didn't matter as the turn and river brought running nines to give Huber's opponent a full house. After the courtesy double, Huber is still sitting pretty with 130,000. He's two to the left of another big stack, Shannon Shorr, and poor Adam Johnson with 12,000 is stuck in the middle.
Update: While we were typing this, Johnson, a former tournament reporter, got his stack in with . Once again, Huber called with . This time, little slick worked for Huber. The board fell , and Huber paired to send Johnson to the rail and move his own stack back over 140,000.
On a board of , Will Failla checked and his opponent fired 10,025. Failla decided to make the call but mucked when his opponent showed for a rivered flush.
"Good river," sighed Failla as he falls to 107,000.
Scotty Nguyen is getting busy on his table and has now up to around 80,000 chips.
First, he tangled with Anton Allemann on a board of . Allemann fired 5,000 before Nguyen raised it to 17,000 to force a fold. Nguyen flashed the .
"I've got the stone cold nuts baby!" laughed Nguyen and it wasn't long before he was in the thick of it again.
After Garry Gates raised to 1,700 from middle position, Nguyen called in the big blind to see a flop of . Nguyen check-called for 2,200 before again checking the turn. Gates released a second barrel worth 4,100, but Nguyen made the call.
The river brought the and both players checked it down with Nguyen's good to collect the pot.
Nguyen is now up to around 80,000 with Gates down to 17,000.
With about 25,000 already in the middle and the board reading , Pierpaolo Fabretti of Team PokerStars Italy checked from middle position, and his opponent on the button bet an enticing 8,000.
Fabretti tanked for some time before finally making the call. His opponent flipped over for the nut flush, and Fabretti mucked.
Allie Prescott checked a board, and his opponent bet 2,000. Prescott made the call, then check-called 4,000 after the turn. The river was the , and Prescott tapped the table a third time. This time, his opponent fired 10,125, but Prescott still didn't believe his story. He tossed out a call, and the other player pushed his cards toward the muck without even seeing Prescott's hand. The dealer made him turn it over, however, and Allie showed for a flopped open-ender, a turned flush draw, and a rivered fifth pair. "Sick," said one of his tablemates as Prescott dragged the pot, moving up to 66,000.
After a player opened with a raise to 1,600, Lex Veldhuis reraised from the button to 4,250. The woman in the big blind moved all in for 14,350 total and the original raiser folded. Veldhuis took a minute to think about his decision and then committed the chips to make the call.
Veldhuis held the for two live cards against the overcards of his opponent. The all-in woman held the .
The flop came down giving Veldhuis top pair and a gutterball. The turn was the and the river the . Veldhuis flopped the best hand and held from there to eliminate the woman from the tournament. He's now back up to 96,000 and change.
Thayer Rasmussen and his pocket jacks just sent a player to the rail who held pocket nines. The money went in preflop and the board ran out . Rasmussen now has 96,000 in chips.
On a flop, Nipun Java checked from the big blind, Dragan Galic led out for 5,000 into the 6,000-chip pot and Java made the call. Java checked again when the hit the turn and Galic checked behind. The river was the and Java led out for 7,500. Galic made the call.
Java turned over for trip kings and Galic mucked.
"Did you have a pair?" Java asked.
"Of course!" Galic replied. "Do you think I'm a donkey? I think you think that."
"I think that you think that I think that!"
"Be happy you hit!" Galic said with a laugh. He's still the chip leader with 300,000 while Java increased his stack to 105,000.
to race against the short stack's 
.
flop earned a murmur from the table as it paired Huber but gave his opponent a set. Neither held a club redraw, but it didn't matter as the turn and river brought running nines to give Huber's opponent a full house. After the courtesy double, Huber is still sitting pretty with 130,000. He's two to the left of another big stack, Shannon Shorr, and poor Adam Johnson with 12,000 is stuck in the middle.
. Once again, Huber called with 
. This time, little slick worked for Huber. The board fell 
, and Huber paired to send Johnson to the rail and move his own stack back over 140,000.
for a rivered flush.
. Allemann fired 5,000 before Nguyen raised it to 17,000 to force a fold. Nguyen flashed the 
.
, all three active players checked round to see the 
, Pierpaolo Fabretti of Team PokerStars Italy checked from middle position, and his opponent on the button bet an enticing 8,000.
, and Prescott tapped the table a third time. This time, his opponent fired 10,125, but Prescott still didn't believe his story. He tossed out a call, and the other player pushed his cards toward the muck without even seeing Prescott's hand. The dealer made him turn it over, however, and Allie showed 
for two live cards against the overcards of his opponent. The all-in woman held the 
and the river the 
. Rasmussen now has 96,000 in chips.
hit the turn and Galic checked behind. The river was the 
for trip kings and Galic mucked.
