David Pham opened to 200 and found two callers, including a player on the button and Shane Schleger from the small blind.
The flop came 
and Schleger checked, prompting a 425 c-bet from Pham. The player on the button raised to 1,100 and both players landed on a fold after some deliberation.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
On a board reading 
Tom Dwan bet out 2,550 with about 3,000 in the pot. His opponent raised him, making it 11,500 total. Dwan tanked for about three minutes.
Eventually, Dwan made the call, flipping up 
, for merely top pair. His opponent tabled 
for a busted straight draw, and Durrrr was able to scoop the pot, bringing him up over 28,000.
When we caught up with the action, a player in middle position had raised and Antonio Esfandiari reraised from the small blind. His opponent called even though we missed the exact preflop amounts.
The flop came 
and Esfandiari continued with his agression, betting out 525. His opponent called.
Esfandiari fired again when a 
fell on the turn, this time for 1,200. His opponent again called.
When a 
completed the board, the Magician fired the fourth and final barrel for 2,500. His opponent called. Esfandiari revealed the 
, which was out-kicked by his opponents 
.
Esfandiari gained chips early but is now back down to 16,500.
Blair Hinkle made it 225 to go and was called by one player in the hijack. Annette Obrestad made it 850 to go and was called by both players. The flop came 
and the action was checked to Obrestad who fired out 1,400. Both players folded and Obrestad was able to scoop the pot and boosted her stack to around 19,000.
From middle position, a player raised to 250 total. Daniel Negreanu made it 675 from the button only to be four-bet to 1,725 by his opponent. Negreanu wouldn't be that easily pushed off his hand though, as he made it 3,325 to go, which his opponent called.
Strangely enough, the two checked the entire board down as it ran out 
Negreanu's opponent flipped up 
for a pair of jacks, but was defeated by the two pair Negreanu made on the turn and river as he tabled 
. Negreanu is now up to about 20,300.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 |
On a board reading 
and about 8,000 in the pot, Scott Seiver moved all in for his remaining 9,725.
Kevin Saul tanked for about three minutes before finally sending his hand into the muck. Seiver is now sitting pretty early on with roughly 18,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 |
After a raise preflop and a board reading 
, Gavin Smith fired out a bet of 525 which was quickly called by his opponent. The turned and Smith continued his aggression by pushing out a bet of 1,125, which again was quickly called. The 
came on the river and Smith checked. His opponent shot out a bet of 3,000 chips.
Smith tanked for a while before saying "There's no way you'd think king-queen is good here." Eventually Smith slapped his cards into the muck, showing the table . Smith is down to about 13,000.
