Bernard Lee, who finished 13th in the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event, opened to 4,700 from early position. A player in the blinds called and the flop fell 
. Lee's opponent check-called a 6,100-chip bet, and the turn brought the 
. Both players checked.
The 
completed the board, and the player in the blinds led for 12,700. Lee tank-called, and the player showed 
. Lee tabled 
for a pair of jacks, and is up over 200,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
203,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
flop. At this point it was Stern versus two opponents, with one player to act first and the other player on the button. All three players checked here and a 
on the river.
- enough to send his opponent's cards straight into the muck and some chips into his stack.
. However, he ran into the 
, and Boeree claimed the bounty while adding to her mountain of a chip stack.
flop, it checked to Thanh dat Tran in the cutoff who bet 5,000 (about two-thirds the pot). The big blind folded, but Amit Makhija called from under the gun. The turn brought the 
and the pair followed a similar pattern, with Makhija checking, Tran betting — 13,000, this time — and Makhija calling. Tran then showed 
for the flopped flush, and Makhija mucked.
in the small blind. Katchalov led out with 10,000, a short-stacked opponent folded and his opponent on the button raised to 25,000. Katchalov called and then checked the 
came on the river.
for the win.
. The raiser continued with a bet of 6,700, and Hellman called again. The turn brought the 
. Galfond had fired out 53,500, but he was the one making a decision, as Vanrijsbergen had moved all in for around 200,000.
