Jerry Buss started a hand with about 2,700 and was all in against two opponents going to seventh street, one of which was Eli Elezra. The third opponent missed his draw and mucked his hand, Elezra showed two pair, Nines and Eights. Buss began to peel his last card and when he was finished he confidently fanned out three diamonds, cards that completed his flush to "triple" up and scoop the near 9,000 chip pot.
Elezra is still healthy with about 19,500 but would have been one of the larger stacks in the room had he won that hand.
Arieh completed, Hennigan raised and Arieh called. On fourth street, Arieh check-called a bet from Hennigan. On fifth, Arieh led with his pair of sevens, Hennigan put in two bets, and Arieh called. On sixth, Arieh again led and Hennigan again raised, but this time Arieh put in a third bet. Hennigan called.
On seventh, Hennigan called one bet from Arieh, and mucked when Arieh opened up for a ten-high straight. Arieh is up to 13,000 chips, while Hennigan slipped to 6,500.
When we reached the table, Schwartz was heads up with an opponent on fourth street. He check-called a bet, did the same on fifth, and on sixth he led out with a pair of jacks. His opponent raised, Schwartz immediately put in a third bet, and his opponent called. Schwartz led again on seventh street, but his opponent yelled "uncle," mucking his hand.
Daniel Alaei brought in, Jonathan Duhammel completed and Alaei called. On fourth street Alaei check-raised a bet by Duhamel which was then called. Alaei led out on fifth, sixth, seventh, all of which were called by Duhamel.
Alaei turned over for trip Aces and Duhamel mucked. Alaei is now up to 10,200 while Duhamel slips to 6,000.
Opponent 1 had just 1,300 to start the hand and opened with a raise to 500. Arieh made it two bets, Opponent 2 made it three bets and both players called (Opponent 1 for all of his chips).
Fourth street was checked twice before Arieh check called his opponents bet on fifth. Sixth street paired Arieh's door card ten and he led out. His opponent called. Arieh led out again on seventh but Opponent 1 folded.
"Jacks and Tens," Arieh announced. The all in player showed an Ace and got up and left the room. Arieh now has 20,000. Also at that table is John Hennigan who sits with 10,000 chips.
Andy Bloch - (x) (x) / / (x)
David Singer - (x) (x) / / (x)
Tom "durrrr" Dwan - (x) (x) / / (x)
We caught up with the action on fifth street, where Dwan bet, Bloch raised, Singer cold-called two bets, and Dwan also called. Dwan slowed down on sixth, checking to Bloch who bet. Both Singer and Dwan called.
Dwan checked again on seventh, Bloch bet, and only Dwan called. Bloch tabled for a flush, and Dwan unhappily mucked the losing hand.
Bloch's stack ballooned to 31,000 chips, while Dwan dropped to 17,000.
We caught the action on fourth street with Ylon Schwartz and Eli Elezra calling their opponent's bet. Elezra led out on fifth when he paired his nine, and Schwartz was the only caller. It was Schwartz's turn to bet on sixth when he made two pair, and then bet out again on seventh street. Elezra went into the tank for a couple of minutes before flashing the and folding. Schwartz didn't show his hand, and took in the pot to increase his stack to 24,500 while Elezra drops to 22,000.
Scott Seiver put his last 400 chips into a 7,000+ chip pot going to seventh street holding two pair, Fives and Dueces but was drawing slip against the Nines and Threes of his opponent.
Seiver apparently doesn't like to peel cards like much of today's field. He flipped it over while it was still coming towards him and it worked. He boated up with a deuce and his opponent bricked. He is now up to 8,400.