On the second hand of hand-for-hand play, Jason Manger was all in preflop holding . Cary Marshall had him at risk holding , and the flop gave Marshall trips. The on the turn was a brick, but the spiked on the river, giving Manger Broadway, and keeping him alive.
We have approached the money bubble and the final 28 players are now playing hand for hand on four tables. The final 27 will be guaranteed money and will also re-draw for the final three tables.
Jeff Shulman just doubled through Jonathan Duhamel with a pair of aces on an ace-high board. From what we saw, there were also two hearts on the flop, and Duhamel held the . He evidently bricked however, because Shulman now has around 40,000 chips.
Across the room, Jimmy Fricke and Ahmad Abghari are MIA, however we didn't catch either if their bust-out hands.
We picked up the action on fourth street with the board reading . Dwyte Pilgrim checked to David Longood who fired out a bet. Pilgrim counted out enough chips to call and the two were off to the turn.
The fell on the river and both players checked.
"Ace-high," Pilgrim said with serious tone.
"It's good," replied Longood. Pilgrim showed and exclaimed that the nine played. Longood mucked his cards and Pilgrim took down the pot.
"Wow...wow..." was all Pilgrim could say after the hand while he stacked his newly attained chips.
Yakov Hirsch and Michael Shelton both checked with the board reading . Hirsch checked again after the hit the river, and Shelton tanked before betting. Hirsch called.
Shelton tabled for a pair of aces, and Hirsch mucked.
Mitchell Davis raised from early position, Jason Manger called all in, and Jimmy Fricke made it three bets. Davis called.
Davis and Fricke checked it down as the board ran out . Fricke tabled two black nines for the side pot, but Manger's was good for the main pot, and a triple up.