Here's a look at the new seat draw. The players are on a short break, but action should resume in about five minutes.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Chow | 83,000 |
| 2 | Scott Fischman | 270,000 |
| 3 | Jeff Misteff | 225,000 |
| 4 | Barry Greenstein | 128,000 |
| 5 | Phil Hellmuth | 389,000 |
| 6 | Brandon Cantu | 343,000 |
| 7 | Brendan Taylor | 526,000 |
| 8 | David Rosenau | 56,000 |
| 9 | Don Zewin | 308,000 |
The players have relocated to the Pavilion Stage and the cards are back in the air.
Level: 21
Limits: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,000
| Barry Greenstein |  /    / |
| Phil Hellmuth | /   / \ |
We caught up with the action on fourth street, where Greenstein bet out. Hellmuth called. Greenstein proceeded to lead out on fifth, sixth, and seventh as well, and Hellmuth called him down.
Greenstein turned over 
, Hellmuth mucked, and Greenstein raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
365,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
220,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
We caught the action on fifth street when Brandon Cantu bet and received a call from Michael Chow. Both players then checked sixth, while Cantu did the same on seventh. Chow took the opportunity to bet 20,000, which Cantu called.
"Eight low," Chow said as he rolled over his hand, which was good enough to win the pot.
Cantu: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Chow: (x-x) / / (x) (
)
"Unbelievable," was all Cantu could muster as he counted out the chips to pay off his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
145,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
||
| Scott Fischman | / / |
| Michael Chow | /   / |
Chow completed, Fischman raised, and Chow called. Chow bet out on fourth street, Fischman called, and both players checked on fifth. Chow bet again on sixth, and Fischman called.
On seventh, Chow check-folded to a bet, and Fischman raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
110,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
Scott Fishman brought it in with a and Brandon Cantu completed. A short-stacked David Rosenau then raised all in for 14,000 total, which both Fischman and Cantu called. Fischman proceeded to check-call bets on the turn, fifth and sixth, and then bet when Cantu checked seventh. Cantu thought for a long time before he folded.
Fischman: (x-x) / / (x) ()
Rosenau: (x-x) / 
/ (x) ()
Cantu: (x-x) / / (x)
Rosenau ended up with three pair and was dispatched in ninth place by Fischman's 7-6-5-4-3 low.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
451,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
446,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
430,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
359,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
|
187,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
187,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
145,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
115,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
||
| Scott Fischman | / / |
| Phil Hellmuth | / / |
Fischman completed, Hellmuth raised, and Fischman called. On fourth street, Hellmuth reached for chips even though Fischman was first to act. Fischman indeed checked, and Hellmuth bet. Fischman called.
Both players knuckled on fifth, and Fischman led out on sixth. Hellmuth tank-called. The two checked again on seventh, and Fischman tabled for a ninety-five. Hellmuth showed before mucking, and Fischman picked up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
475,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
410,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
||
Jeff Misteff completed with a and then called a raise from Barry Greenstein, who was showing an . Misteff then fired the turn and Greenstein called, action that would be repeated on fifth street. On sixth, Misteff bet, Greenstein raised, Misteff three-bet and Greenstein called off his last 11,000.
Greenstein: / /
Misteff: / /
Misteff had a 7-6 low when the money went in but it was behind the 7-5 low of Greenstein. Misteff was unable to improve on seventh and Greenstein locked up the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
112,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
