Hasan Habib, Dan Fleyshman and Jon Turner have both joined the $25,300 One Drop Mega Satellite. The board reads that there are currently 90 entries and that's going to grow a little more as registration/re-entry is open through this level and the subsequent 15-minute break that will follow.
Picking up the action on the board, Jason Somerville checked and Brian Rast bet 4,500. Sam Stein flatted behind and Somerville then made the call.
The river completed the board with the and Somerville checked. Rast also checked and Stein bet 11,700. Somerville took a minute, then called. Rast folded.
"You got it," said Stein and Somerville showed the . Stein mucked and Somerville's top pair won the pot.
Phil Ivey busted early on from the event and although he was asking about the re-entry, he has not come back. With registration now closed, Ivey is officially no longer in the field. He is already entered in the Big One for One Drop, so we'll be seeing him in action tomorrow anyway.
With about 35,000 in the middle on a flop of , Sarkiss Osalian bet 25,000 after thinking for a while. Luke Schwartz tanked painfully and then moved all in for around 50,000. Osalian called.
Osalian:
Schwartz:
The turn was the and river the to bust Schwartz and send Osalian up to 245,000 in chips.
After Carlos Mortensen raised to 4,000 from the cutoff seat, Andy Frankenberger three-bet to 11,500 from the small blind. Mortensen called and the flop came down . Frankenberger bet 18,500 and Mortensen called.
On the turn, the landed and Frankenberger moved all in for around 70,000-75,000. Mortensen folded and Frankenberger won the pot.