Already sitting with the biggest chip count among our notables, Kevin Saul raised to 300 on the button and the small blind called. Both players checked the flop and the small blind led out for 500 on the turn. Saul made the call and the small blind checked to him when the landed on the river. Saul bet 1,000 and turned over when he received a call. Top pair was good to increase Saul’s lead as his opponent mucked.
Mac Sohrabi opened to 325 from the hijack seat, Garry Gates called on the button, and Tyler Box called out of the small blind. The flop fell , Box checked, Sohrabi continued for 1,100, and only Gates called.
The turn was the , Sohrabi led for 2,300, and Gates called.
The river was the , Sohrabi tossed out 4,000, and Gates raised to 11,000. Sohrabi quickly called, and Gates tabled for the stone-cold nuts. Sohrabi mucked face-up as Gates raked in the pot.
Jarred Solomon joined our feature table with a very short stack, and just three-bet all in for 3,000 or so after Michael Kilker opened near the button. Kilker called, and had him crushed.
Solomon:
Kilker:
Kilker held as the board ran , and Solomon hit the rail.
Preflop action folded around to the small blind who raised and was called by Andre Akkari in the big blind. The flop fell . The small blind player threw out a bet of 500 and was called by Akkari.
The turn brought the , pairing the board. Both players checked fourth street and the river was the . The small blind bet out 800 and Akkari made the call once again. The small blind player tabled and Akkari mucked his hand.
Eugene Katchalov in the cut off made it 500 to anyone who wanted to see a flop. The small blind as well as Mikhail Smirnov in the big blind paid and were granted access to a flop.
Both players in the blinds knuckled and Katchalov fired out a bet of 1,000. Both blinds then called. After the landed on fourth street the small blind checked, and Smirnov bet out 1,275. Action was on Katchalov who contemplated for a few moments before eventually reraising and making it 4,000 total. The small blind got out of the way and Smirnov folded and showed . Katchalov said nothing and started stacking his chips.
The downtime between hands can sometimes be excruciating for players and can make the day seem rather long. To help combat boredom, many players utilize a book or MP3 player for entertainment.
Over here in the blue section we found one player who is using his downtime to battle zombies. Virtual zombies, that is. Mickey Petersen is seated at table #288 and we spotted him using his iPad to play the popular game "Plants vs. Zombies."
He appears to be winning the battle against the undead, but the living players at his table have been giving him a bit of trouble as he is down to 18,200 in chips. Hopefully Petersen will be able to hold on to his chips (and his brain) as the day continues.
flop and the small blind led out for 500 on the 
turn. Saul made the call and the small blind checked to him when the 
landed on the river. Saul bet 1,000 and turned over 
when he received a call. Top pair was good to increase Saul’s lead as his opponent mucked.
, Box checked, Sohrabi continued for 1,100, and only Gates called.
, Sohrabi tossed out 4,000, and Gates raised to 11,000. Sohrabi quickly called, and Gates tabled 
for the stone-cold nuts. Sohrabi mucked 
face-up as Gates raked in the pot.
, and Solomon hit the rail.
. The small blind player threw out a bet of 500 and was called by Akkari.
. The small blind bet out 800 and Akkari made the call once again. The small blind player tabled 
and Akkari mucked his hand.
flop.
. Katchalov said nothing and started stacking his chips.
