Bonomo: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Mercier: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
We caught up with the action on fourth where Justin Bonomo bet and Jason Mercier called. The action was the same on the next two streets while both players checked seventh. Bonomo announced “Ten” but Mercier flipped over 
for a nine-low that was good to win the pot.
David Bach, who won this event in 2009, just lost a decent pot to Fabrice Soulier that caused him to slip back to 115,000 in chips. Here's what happened.
Stud
David Bach: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Fabrice Soulier: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Picking up the action on fourth street, Bach checked and Soulier bet. Bach made the call. On fifth, Soulier bet first when he paired his tens. Bach made the call. On sixth and seventh, Soulier bet and Bach called both times.
Soulier showed 
for tens and nines and Bach mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
173,000 | 23,000 |
|
115,000 | -35,000 |
Razz
Matusow: (X)(X) / / (X)
Diaz: (X)(X) / / (X)
We picked up the action on fifth street where Mike Matusow's bet was called by Arturo Diaz. On sixth street Matusow bet again with Diaz coming along, despite showing three 's.
"Could be drawing dead already," commented Matusow.
Matusow bet seventh street and Diaz called again. Matusow showed for Q-8-7-5-2 low, besting Diaz's for a Q-8-7-6-A low.
Matsuow is up to about 160,000, while Diaz stumbled to about 142,000.
Omaha-8
Anton Allemann raised in the hijack and received calls from Jean-Robert Bellande on the button and David Singer in the big blind. On the 
flop, Singer checked to Allemann who bet and was called twice. On the 
turn, it was checked to Bellande who bet and only Singer stuck around. On the river, Singer check-called another Bellande bet only to be shown for a full house, aces full of tens, which was good when Singer mucked.
Razz
Michael Mizrachi: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Mike Sexton: (X)(X) / / (X)
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi was betting the entire way with Mike Sexton calling him down. After the final bet by Mizrachi and call by Sexton on seventh, the hands were revealed.
Mizrachi turned up from his down cards and Sexton tabled . Sexton's ten-nine low beat Mizrachi's queen and he won the pot.
Jean-Robert Bellande raised from under the gun, and Anton Allemann called out of the small blind. The flop came down 
, and Allemann check-called a bet from Bellande.
The turn was the 
, and Allemann check-called another bet.
Allemann check-called one last bet after the rivered, Bellande tabled 
, and Allemann mucked.
Omaha-8
David Bach raised from the hijack to 1,200 before Brett Richey made it three bets from the small blind. Bach called, the flop came out 
, and Richey fired out. Bach called and the turn was the 
. This time both players checked and the river came out the . Richey bet and Bach called.
Richey tabled 
for Jacks full of Queens and Bach mucked his hand.
Razz
Smith: (X)(X) / / (X)
Mizrachi: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Justin Smith brought in and it was folded all the way around to Michael Mizrachi, the only other player left in the hand, who completed. Smith made the call and then called Mizrachi’s bet on fourth. When Mizrachi paired up on fifth, Smith led out and Mizrachi called. On sixth, Smith check-called a Mizrachi bet with the action being the same on seventh. Mizrachi turned over for three-pairs to give him a pair of fours as his low. Smith showed for a jack-low which was good to win the pot.
Omaha-8
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier raised in the cutoff, Erick Lindgren called in the big blind, and the flop fell 
. Lindgren led out, and Grospellier called.
The turn was the 
, and Lindgren led again. Grospellier called, and the river was the 
. Grospellier called one more bet from Lindgren, and E-Dog tabled 
for a pair of aces. They were good, and he won the pot.
Limit Hold'em
Alexander Kravchenko raised in early position, Isaac Haxton re-raised on the button, and Kravchenko called.
The flop came down 
, and Kravchenko check-called a bet from Haxton. Both players checked the 
on the turn, and Kravchenko led for the first time when the hit the river. Haxton folded, and Kravchenko picked up the pot.
