Hieu Le opened to 3,000 under the gun, a middle-position player called, and Chad Holloway came along for a discount in the big blind. All three players checked through to fifth street, when the board read . Holloway checked a final time, Le bet 6,500, and the middle-position player folded.
Holloway shifted his sunglasses to the top of his head and placed his fingers to his temples, seemingly deep in thought. After about two minutes, he announced a call. Le mucked his cards, and Holloway's was good.
The player under the gun raised to 3,000 followed by a reraise to 6,500 by a middle position player. Troy Wilcoxon four bet all in for 33,400 from the hijack and was followed by another all in from the cutoff after which both the UTG and middle position players folded. Wilcoxon turned over and the cutoff showed .
The board ran out and provided no help to Wilcoxon's opponent.
Robert Burns was forced all in with his last 100 by the ante. Everyone folded to the blinds, who saw the flop for the minimum. Both players checked a flop, and the turned. The small blind bet 3,600, the big blind folded, and small blind showed for a flush. Burns was drawing dead with a , but since another player busted on the same hand, he was awarded half of the 90th place payout.
Joel Watson raised all in from under the gun for about 1,800 and Carlos Loving, the button, called. Craig Kaufman was already all in for the antes from the small blind.
The following hands were shown:
Watson:
Loving:
Kaufman:
The board came giving Watson two pair and eliminating Kaufman in a tie for 90th place.
Jason Stern raised in middle position to 2,000 and Carlos Loving called from the button.
Stern checked the flop of . Loving bet 2,400 and Stern called.
Stern checked the turn. Loving bet 7,000 and Stern moved all in. Loving called and showed for two pair while Stern held . The gave Loving a full house and Stern was eliminated in 92nd place.
A middle position player and Josh Cahlik were looking at a board of . Cahlik checked, the middle position player bet 3,500, and Cahlik came out with a check-raise to 8,500. "Sick," the middle position player said as he tanked. Finally, he called. The turn brought a , and both players checked to see an river. Cahlik fired 10,400, and his opponent called, showing .
"You can't be scarin' me like that," the middle position player said after Cahlik mucked his hand.
A player in the hijack shoved all in for 18,000, and Chad Holloway woke up with in the small blind. He went all in as well, and the big blind folded, leaving him heads up with the hijack, who revealed . Holloway's kings held up, sending the hijack to the rail.
. Holloway checked a final time, Le bet 6,500, and the middle-position player folded.
was good.
and the cutoff showed 
.
flop, and the 
turned. The small blind bet 3,600, the big blind folded, and small blind showed 
for a flush. Burns was drawing dead with a 
, but since another player busted on the same hand, he was awarded half of the 90th place payout.
giving Watson two pair and eliminating Kaufman in a tie for 90th place.
turn. Loving bet 7,000 and Stern moved all in. Loving called and showed 
for two pair while Stern held 
. The 
