Ausmus and Timoshenko Take Early Leads
At one table Jeremy Ausmus has taken a monster lead over Justin Conley. On a board of 
Ausmus checked to Conley. Conley put out a bet of 7,500. Ausmus thought about it for a bit, then put in a check raise to 21,500. Conley called.
The turn was the 
and Ausmus led at the pot with a bet of 37,000. Conley called.
The river was the 
and Ausmus led again, this time with a big bet of 84,000. Conley called but mucked when Ausmus showed 
for a flopped set and a turned boat. Conely was left severly short after the hand.
At an adjacent table Yevgeniy Timoshenko and Yorane Kerignard were involved in a preflop raising war. From the button Timoshenko opened to 6,000. Kerignard reraised from the big blind to 12,000. Timoshenko put in a fourth bet to 34,000.
Kerignard wasn't done with the hand though, he put in a fifth bet to 78,000. Timoshenko thought it over for a long while before finally put in a sixth bet to 124,000. Kerignard quickly folded his hand and Timoshenko took down the big pot without ever seeing a flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
647,400
151,600
|
151,600 |
|
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|
444,300
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
210,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
60,000
151,600
|
151,600 |