There was 6,000 in the middle and the flop had come single-suited -- -- when a player in the small blind checked to Joe Reitman. Reitman pushed out a bet of 4,000, and his opponent called.
The turn brought the and another check from the SB. Reitman bet 5,000 this time, and again got the call.
The river came the , putting a fourth club on the board. Another check, followed by a bet of 15,000 from Reitman. "Ahhh crap!" said his opponent, who subsequently folded his face up.
A player in middle position opened with a raise to 2,500, and it folded around to Vince Van Patten who called from the small blind. The big blind got out, and the flop came . Van Patten quickly checked, and his opponent didn't wait long to check as well.
The turn was the , and Van Patten tossed five yellow (1,000) chips ahead of him. His opponent called. The river was the , and both players checked.
Van Patten's opponent tabled for kings, and the World Poker Tour co-host mucked. He is still doing fine, though, with an above-average stack of 86,000.
Alfonso Cammarota raised to 2,500 and an opponent went all in for about 20,000. Cammarota called with two aces. His opponent held . The flop brought three spades and the all-in player held the , but the turn and river didn't help him and Cammarota's aces held up. He's now up to 81,000 in chips.
Corwin Cole and a lone opponent went heads-up to a flop and the action was checked around. When the fell on the turn, Cole checked, his opponent bet 4,100 and Cole called. The river was the and Cole checked a third time. His opponent bet 4,000 and Cole called.
Cole mucked when he laid eyes on his opponent's . He's still holding around 150,000 in chips.
Adam Schoenfeld has just doubled up before the dinner break after getting his last 23,500 in on the turn on the board of . His opponent made a quick call.
Schoenfeld:
Opponent:
Schoenfeld was on a big draw and nailed it when the river fell the to complete his flush. Schoenfeld is up to 65,000.
Court Harrington raised from the hijack seat to 2,000 and last year's Casino Employees champion Andrew Cohen called from the button. The big blind also called.
The three players took a flop of and action checked to Harrington. He fired 2,700 as his continuation bet and Cohen called. The big blind folded.
The turn brought the and Harrington check-called a bet of 5,000 from Cohen. The river then completed he board with the and both players checked.
Harrington showed the and Cohen the . Cohen's sixes and threes were best and he won the pot.
With the board showing , Billy Kopp checked from the small blind, his opponent in the cutoff bet, and Kopp called. The pot by then had reached about 30,000.
The river brought the . Kopp sat for about a minute, then checked, and his opponent quickly bet 20,000. Kopp thought another half-minute, then made the call.
His opponent tossed his hand ahead of himself face up -- . Kopp showed for aces, and took the pot. "I guess 30 would have done it?" asked Kopp's opponent, but the 12th-place finisher in the 2009 Main Event didn't answer one way or the other.
Kopp is stacking up 213,000 as he readies for the dinner break.
-- when a player in the small blind checked to Joe Reitman. Reitman pushed out a bet of 4,000, and his opponent called.
and another check from the SB. Reitman bet 5,000 this time, and again got the call.
, putting a fourth club on the board. Another check, followed by a bet of 15,000 from Reitman. "Ahhh crap!" said his opponent, who subsequently folded his 
holding against an opponent's 
when the board ran out 
.
, and Van Patten tossed five yellow (1,000) chips ahead of him. His opponent called. The river was the 
, and both players checked.
. The flop brought three spades and the all-in player held the 
, but the turn and river didn't help him and Cammarota's aces held up. He's now up to 81,000 in chips.
to see Savage double through to 34,800 in chips.
flop and the action was checked around. When the 
and action checked to Harrington. He fired 2,700 as his continuation bet and Cohen called. The big blind folded.
and Harrington check-called a bet of 5,000 from Cohen. The river then completed he board with the 
and both players checked.
