Christoph Kwan opened from the button and Randy Lew called from the big.
The flop came 
and Lew check-raised a bet from Kwon, who decided to call.
Lew led out on the 
turn, but Kwon turned on the aggression and raised. Lew thought it over for a little bit, but landed on a fold.
Kwon is still top dog at his table with nearly 140,000.
Brian Faber got all his chips in preflop with Todd Witteles and Dale Eberle in the hand as well.
The flop came down 
Witteles bet, Eberle called.
The turn was the and again Witteles bet and Eberle called.
The river was the 
and both players checked, Witteles turned over 
for the winning hand. Faber, who was all in preflop, threw his hand into the muck and made his way to the payout desk. 287 has become our third three-handed table and Eberle has 140,000, which is more than half the chips at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 55,000 |
|
60,000 | 14,000 |
|
50,000 | -28,000 |
|
Busted |
Matthew Schreiber opened from under-the-gun and found two callers in Sergey Rybachenko in the small and Eugene Katchalov in the big.
The flop came 
and both blinds checked to Schreiber, who led out. Rybachenko folded but Katchalov raised. Schreiber called.
The turn brought a 
and Katchalov led out. Schreiber decided he was done and folded.
Katchalov is up to 94,000.
Yegor Tsurikov put out a bet from early position and was then raised by Dom Denotaristefani who resided on the button. Tsurikov made the call and witnessed a 
flop. It was here that Tsurikov put out a bet that was called by Denotaristefani.
With a 
on fourth street Tsurikov after a series of bets and raises three bet and was called by Denotaristefani. The river 
allowed for Tsurikov to bet again. He was called and cards were tabled.
Tsurikov: 
Denotaristefani: 
Denotaristefani rivered a straight and all Tsurikov could do was stare at the board in mild disbelief.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | 33,000 |
|
17,800 | -26,200 |
Dale Burner limped from the cutoff and Harrison Wilder raised from the button. Burner called and the flop came 
. Burner check-called a bet from Wilder and the turn came . Burner bet, Wilder raised, Burner three bet and Wilder called. The river fell 
and both players checked.
Wilder turned over 
for the flopped straight and Burner mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
89,000 | 7,000 |
|
|
75,000 | 42,000 |
|
|
34,000 | 8,000 |
|
|
27,000 | |
|
8,000 | 8,000 |
Al Rivvobono called a two bet against Eric Crain and got to see a 
flop where Riccobono check-called a bet from Crain.
The 
on the turn lead to the same result, a check-call by Riccobono. The on the river did not alter the betting habits of either player as Crain bet and was called by Riccobono. Crain announced flush and showed 
for an ace high flush. Riccobono was unable to counter and threw his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
78,000 | 23,000 |
|
68,000 | 8,000 |
Randy "Nanonoko" Lew opened from the button and was re-raised by Alexander Dovzhenko. The big folded and Lew called.
Lew then proceeded to check-call every street, starting with the 
flop, then the 
turn and finally the 
river.
Dovzhenko tabled for quads and Lew quickly mucked.
Lew had slid to 51,000 while Dovzhenko is up to 48,000
At table 289, one of only two three-handed tables in the room, Justin Pechie is running over his table.
In this particular hand, Eric Crain raised it up on the button, Pechie re-raised from the small blind and Crain called.
The flop came down 
Pechie bet and Crain called. On the turn Pechi bet again and Crain gave it up.
Pechie has about 135,000 which is over half the chips at the table. If he continues to be aggressive and take pots like the one above, he may be our first table winner of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | 58,000 |
|
|
60,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
55,000 | -25,000 |
Christoph Kwon opened with a raise on the button and Luke Nettles called from the small blind. The flop came 
, Nettles bet and Kwon called. The turn came , Nettle bet and Kwon called. The river came , Nettles bet and Kwon folded.
Oh, the beauty of limit poker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000 | -18,000 |
|
69,000 | 19,000 |
|
48,000 | -23,200 |
We caught up with the action just as the last of Mark Rumbaugh's chips were being scooped over to Sergey Rybachenko. It appeared that Rybachenko hit a flush on the turn againt Rumbaugh's top pair.
Rybachenko is up to 77,000.
