Jason Lester opened with a raise from middle position and got one caller in Owais Ahmed in the big blind. The flop came , Ahmed bet, and Lester called. The turn was the . Ahmed bet again, and Lester once more stuck around. Both players then checked the river.
Lester tabled for queens and tens, and Ahmed mucked.
George Lind limped in from late position, Owais Ahmed raised on the button, and Lind called. The dealer fanned , and Lind led out. Ahmed raised, and Lind called.
Both players checked when the hit the turn, and the river was the . Lind led, Ahmed raised, and Lind called.
Going into this event, Ben Lamb led the World Series of Poker Player of the Year race with 575.65 points. Phil Hellmuth sat in fourth place with 458.25 points. That's a 114.4-point difference and means that Hellmuth must earn that many more points than Lamb in order to overtake him.
Lisandro took the lead in this razz hand with a raise on third which Hellmuth called. Hellmuth then called Lisandro's bets on fourth and fifth, before both players slowed down, checking both sixth and seventh.
Hellmuth tabled to make a 7-4-3-2-A, and Lisandro mucked. Hellmuth has 615,000 now, while Lisandro has 970,000.
Jason Lester: (X)(X) / / (X)
Michael Binger: (X)(X) / -- FOLDED
George Lind: (X)(X) / -- FOLDED
Owais Ahmed: (X)(X) / / (X)
Four-way razz action for you. Lester completed on third and got three callers. Ahmed then led with a bet on fourth and only Lester remained. On fifth Lester bet, Ahmed raised, and Lester called. Lester check-called Ahmed's bets on both sixth and seventh.
Ahmed turned over for a 6-5-4-2-A, and Lester mucked. Lester slips to 865,000.
Ahmed has 2.08 million now, making him one of four players currently hovering at or above the 2 million-chip mark along with Brian Rast, Josh Arieh, and Scott Seiver.
Michael Binger: (X)(X) / / (X)
Phil Hellmuth: (X)(X) / / (X)
Binger completed, Hellmuth raised, and Binger called. Hellmuth led on fourth, Binger called, and upon pairing on fifth, Binger led out. Hellmuth called.
Binger led again on sixth, Hellmuth raised, and Binger called. Binger check-called on seventh, and Hellmuth tabled for a jack-high flush. Binger mucked, and Hellmuth picked up the pot.
A number of bets went in the middle on this stud hand between a couple of the big stacks, Brian Rast and Josh Arieh.
Rast: (X)(X) / / (X)
Arieh: (X)(X) / / (X)
Rast brought it in on third, then called after Arieh had completed. On fourth Arieh check-called Rast's bet, then on fifth Rast led with a bet which Arieh called again. When Arieh showed a pair of aces on sixth he bet, and Rast raised. Arieh paused a beat, then called. Arieh then check-called one more bet from Rast on seventh.
Rast turned over for aces and queens, and Arieh mucked.
Matt Glantz: (X)(X) / / (X)
Sebastian Ruthenberg: (X)(X) / / (X)
We caught the action on fifth street, where Ruthenberg bet, Glantz raised, Ruthenberg re-raised, and Glantz called. Ruthenberg slowed down, check-calling bets on sixth and seventh, and Glantz tabled for Broadway.
Ruthenberg mucked, and is left with only 30,000 chips.
, Ahmed bet, and Lester called. The turn was the 
. Ahmed bet again, and Lester once more stuck around. Both players then checked the 
river.
for queens and tens, and Ahmed mucked.
, and Lind led out. Ahmed raised, and Lind called.
. Lind led, Ahmed raised, and Lind called.
- Low
/ (X)
/ (X)
to make a 7-4-3-2-A, and Lisandro mucked. Hellmuth has 615,000 now, while Lisandro has 970,000.
/ (X)
for an eight-six. Seiver mucked, and Lamb drug in the pot.
/ (X)
/ (X)
for a jack-high flush. Binger mucked, and Hellmuth picked up the pot.
for aces and queens, and Arieh mucked.
for Broadway.
