From early position, Yashar Darian raised to 15,000, Douglas Lang from the cutoff re-raised to 38,000, Darian then re-raised to 138,000, Douglas Lang then went all in and Darian called.
Darian had and Lang had
The board ran out and Darian scooped the huge pot to put him over 500,000. Lang on the other hand, who has been in the top two or three in chips for the whole tournament, is now knocked down to just around 200,000.
We missed the action, but Jason Somerville has doubled to around 290,000. From his Twitter account he said, "Doubled up in a pretty strange pot on turn w KT 3 ways on KcJc3s8s v AJ. 290k. New table now w dpeters."
We found Thomas Conway calling the all in of one of the short stacks at his table for 43,500 with . The short stack wasn't fooling around and held unfortunately for him ace king is not a good hand against pocket kings.
The dealer turned over the cards and the first three came out giving Conway's opponent Broadway and a nut flush draw. The sealed the deal as Conway's opponent hit his flush. The meaningless on the river was irrelevant and Conway shipped over 43,500 of his chips to his opponent.
We caught up with the action on a flop reading , Yashar Darian fired a 20,000 bet and his lone opponent directly to his left called.
The turn brought a and both players checked.
Darian decided to fire when a completed the board, this time for 40,000. His opponent called and Darian showed for two-pair. However, his opponent tabled for a better two-pair and dragged the pot. Despite the loss, Darian is still sitting with a healthy 470,000 stack.
When we got to Table 373 we found Jason Somerville raising preflop, too little success. Michael Glasser made the call on the button, as well as James Schaaf and Eric Afriat.
After all the chips were put in the pot we were off to see a flop of where the action folded to Somerville and again he bet, this time 18,000. The action was next on Glasser who raised and made it 50,000 total. Darian folded, and to everyone's surprise Afriat moved all in. Somerville instantly folded, and Glasser exclaimed "F***!" in furstration. It was only 10,000 more to Glasser so he made the call.
Cards were flipped and it was Glasser's that was ahead of Afriat's up and down straight draw. Glasser was super excited, but on the turn he was again sent crashing down, as a hit. A meaningless was spiked on the river and Afriat more than doubled up.
Lex Veldhuis' stack has remaining fairly steady throughout the day, neither growing or shrinking too much, but he was able to chip up some in a recent hand.
Veldhuis opened to 12,000 from the button and both blinds called.
Everyone checked the flop. When the hit the turn, the big blind led out for 6,000 and the other two players called. Both blinds checked to Veldhuis on the river, and Veldhuis fired an 18,000 bet. The small blind folded but the big called and mucked when Veldhuis tabled .
Chris Dombrowski raised to 12,500 under the gun, Thomas Conway in the cutoff re-raised to 30,000 and the big blind went all in for 62,500. Dombrowski folded and Conway called.
Conway was behind with against the of the big blind. The flop came down giving Conway an inside straight draw.
The turn was the giving three of a kind to the big blind but the straight to Conway. The river was the and Conway moved up to 250,00 as the player in the big blind hit the rail.
A player at his table then said, "Thomas, this is your tournament, you've made some pretty sick draws." Conway just shrugged. Only time will tell if it really is his tournament
We caught up with the action just as Valdemar Kwaysser's opponent was getting up out of his seat. Kwaysser tabled on a board and his opponent, who was all-in, mucked.
Thanks to that hand, Kwaysser is now up to 300,000.
A player under-the-gun raised it up preflop to 16,000. Alex Martin in late position re-raised to 37,500. After a bit of tanking, the under-the-gun player re-raised all in and got insta-called by Martin for his last 151,000 with . The under the gun player was obviously trying to make a move as he showed .
The board ran out to give Martin the double up. He is now at around 315,000.
and Lang had 
and Darian scooped the huge pot to put him over 500,000. Lang on the other hand, who has been in the top two or three in chips for the whole tournament, is now knocked down to just around 200,000.
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unfortunately for him ace king is not a good hand against pocket kings.
giving Conway's opponent Broadway and a nut flush draw. The 
sealed the deal as Conway's opponent hit his flush. The meaningless 
on the river was irrelevant and Conway shipped over 43,500 of his chips to his opponent.
and both players checked.
completed the board, this time for 40,000. His opponent called and Darian showed 
for two-pair. However, his opponent tabled 
where the action folded to Somerville and again he bet, this time 18,000. The action was next on Glasser who raised and made it 50,000 total. Darian folded, and to everyone's surprise Afriat moved all in. Somerville instantly folded, and Glasser exclaimed "F***!" in furstration. It was only 10,000 more to Glasser so he made the call.
up and down straight draw. Glasser was super excited, but on the turn he was again sent crashing down, as a 
hit. A meaningless 
flop. When the 
hit the turn, the big blind led out for 6,000 and the other two players called. Both blinds checked to Veldhuis on the 
river, and Veldhuis fired an 18,000 bet. The small blind folded but the big called and mucked when Veldhuis tabled 
against the 
of the big blind. The flop came down 
and Conway moved up to 250,00 as the player in the big blind hit the rail.
board and his opponent, who was all-in, mucked.
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