Hansen Having His Way
Four players saw a flop come 
, and when it checked to Rick Salomon he fired 250,000. Gus Hansen then raised to 555,000 behind him, clearing out the others, and Salomon called. Both then checked down the 
turn and 
river.
Salomon tabled 
, at the sight of which Hansen said "I can beat that" as he showed 
and scooped the pot.
Soon after that one, Hansen was raising from the cutoff to 72,000 and Michael Mizrachi reraised to 201,000 from the button. It folded back to Hansen who called, and the flop came 
. Hansen checked, and Mizrachi checked behind. The turn was the 
. This time Hansen bet 202,000, and Mizrachi called.
The river brought the and a couple of checks. Hansen tabled 
for treys and deuces, and Mizrachi folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,600,000 | 1,300,000 |
|
3,200,000 | -450,000 |
|
640,000 | -610,000 |
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, and Smirnov grabbed a twenty-stack of green T25,000 chips, betting 500,000. Dwan tank folded, and Smirnov raked in the pot.
turn, putting Morgan ahead of Dwan's kings.
, Reinkemeier checked and Voulgaris fired out 275,000. It proved enough as Reinkemeier, who was preoccupied getting a complimentary massage (one of the perks of playing in a $1,000,000 buy-in tournament), simply folded his hand.
, and Mercier checked. Schwartz fired out a bet, and Mercier relased.
. Michael Mizrachi called, and the turn brought the 
. Hansen fired another 202,000, and Mizrachi instantly grabbed two towers of orange T5,000 chips, and called.
.
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river, and Katz rolled over 
for trips.
for a missed flush draw.
