With the blinds at 4,000/8,000/1,000, Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 16,000 on the button. Isaac Hagerling slid out a tower of 500,000 chips, and Timoshenko called all-in for 205,000.
Timoshenko:
Hagerling:
The jacks held as the board came , and Timoshenko doubled to 412,000 chips.
At the time of this hand blinds for the match were 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante. From the button Yevgeniy Timoshenko opened to 20,000. Isaac Hagerling called from the big blind.
On the flop Hagerling checked to Timoshenko who bet 20,000. Hagerling reraised to 50,000. Timoshenko thought about it for a bit, then reraised to 120,000. Hagerling just called.
The turn was the and Hagerling checked again. Timoshenko moved all in and Hagerling quickly folded.
"Seven?" Timoshenko asked after the hand. We aren't sure if he was referring to his hand or his chips stack. Either way Hagerling didn't answer.
Just a few hands after, Timoshenko opened to 20,000. Hagerling raised to 55,000. Timoshenko put in a fourth bet to 120,000 and Hagerling folded.
Isaac Hagerling raised to 30,000 on the button and Yevgeniy Timoshenko called from the big blind.
The flop was checked by both, resulting in the turn card. Timoshenko checked to Hagerling who bet 30,000. After about two minutes, Timoshenko raised to 75,000. A call from Hagerling landed the river. Timoshenko bet 125,000 after a few moments.
Hagerling called and upon seeing Timoshenko's , Hagerling tabled for a flush to win the pot.
Steinberg has jumped out to an early lead in the match. With the blinds at 4,000/8,000/1,000 he opened to 17,000 on the button and Koon called. The two checked a flop of , and the turned. Koon check-called a bet of 23,000, the river was the , and Koon checked a third time. Steinberg fired out 55,000, Koon called, and Steinberg raked in the pot with .
A few hands later, they took a flop of . Steinberg led out for 65,000, Koon called, and both players checked on the turn () and river (). Steinberg showed , and won the pot.
After extending his lead a little more, Max Steinberg called a 16,000-chip raise from Jason Koon. Steinberg then check-called 22,000 more on a flop of , and the pair checked when the turned. The completed the board, Steinberg checked a third time, and Koon fired out 50,000.
Steinberg called, the mucked when Koon showed for a flush.
flop didn't change anything, and the 
turned, ending the hand. A meaningless 
completed the board, and Koon advances to the round of four.
, and Timoshenko doubled to 412,000 chips.
flop Hagerling checked to Timoshenko who bet 20,000. Hagerling reraised to 50,000. Timoshenko thought about it for a bit, then reraised to 120,000. Hagerling just called.
and Hagerling checked again. Timoshenko moved all in and Hagerling quickly folded.
, Hagerling tabled 
for a flush to win the pot.
turned. Koon check-called a bet of 23,000, the river was the 
, and Koon checked a third time. Steinberg fired out 55,000, Koon called, and Steinberg raked in the pot with 
.
) and river (
). Steinberg showed 
completed the board, Steinberg checked a third time, and Koon fired out 50,000.
