Larry Etherington was all in preflop against Mike Sexton. The hands were opened, and looked like this:
Etherington: 
Sexton: 
The board ran 
, giving Etherington Broadway, and doubling him to 30,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
43,000
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43,000 |
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30,000
15,000
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15,000 |
We just caught the tail end of the pot as the board showed 
. Shaun Deeb was heads up with Jim Grove, and Deeb capped it on the river with five big bets in the pot. Grove called the last bullet confidently, but Deeb announced, "Nuts," to his surprise.
It was the second nuts, actually, but Deeb's 
was plenty good enough to take the big pot.
"Oh, come on!" Grove lamented as he shuffled his cards in his hands. He mumbled something about kings and queens, and Deeb simply shrugged as he collected the pot to climb to about 235,000. That's in contention for the chip lead.
Joe Cassidy got his last two bets in preflop against Andrew Barber and the hands were opened.
Barber: 
Cassidy: 
The board ran 
, giving Barber trip threes with an ace kicker and the nut-low to scoop the pot, and eliminate Cassidy from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 0
The players are now on a 20-minute break.
Raymond Dehkarghani and Eric Buchman saw a flop of 
, and Dehkarghani called a bet from Buchman. A third ten - the 
- turned, and Buchman led again. Dehkarghani again called.
Both players checked after the 
was dealt on the river, and Dehkarghani opened 
for kings full. Buchman mucked, and Dehkarghani scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
128,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
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90,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Bertrand Grospellier was down around 25,000 chips when this pot began, and he had zero when it ended.
"ElkY" and Eric Buchman mixed it up in a preflop raising war, and the last of Grospellier's chips went into the pot over the next two streets. The board read 
on the turn, and the cards were shown down.
Jason Mercier was meandering around in between his own hands, and he stopped by the table to sweat the action. "You got it, ElkY?" he asked.
Showdown
ElkY: 
Buchman: 
"Oh, that's pretty nice," Mercier added as ElkY was looking for the scoop.
The river was cruel, though. The dropped off the deck to ruin the Frenchman's bid to double. He couldn't even catch a part of that pot, and Buchman scoops up the last of his chips to send him out the door in a shimmer of rhinestone-clad disappointment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
195,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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190,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
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150,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
|
||
|
140,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
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|
137,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
83,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
80,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
17,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
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|
Busted | |
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John Hennigan opened from early position, Jason Steinberg called on the button, and Chau Giang called from the big blind. The flop fell 
, Giang checked, Hennigan bet, and Steinberg raised. Giang got out of the way, and Hennigan called.
The turn was the , and Hennigan check-raised Steinberg. Steinberg called.
The river brought the . Hennigan led out, and Steinberg called.
Hennigan opened 
for trip jacks and the nut-low, but Steinberg tabled for a rivered full house, and the two chopped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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166,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
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120,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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Steve Sung raised to open the pot, and Perry Green three-bet. David Steicke cold four-bet, Sung called, and Green five-bet. Everyone put in the 20,000 required of them, and off they went to the flop. It came , and Green's bet was check-called by both men. On the turn, Steicke flicked his last 1,500 into the pot, and both Sung and Perry called. Sung would fold to one more Perry bet on the river, and Steicke was at risk as the cards were turned up.
Steicke had 
, and it was going to get him the full pot somehow. Green turned up , and that's good for nothing in the end. From the felt to 79,500 chips, it's an easy game for David Steicke.
