Jason Koon raised to 16,000 on the button, Dan Healey three-bet to 40,000, and Koon moved all on. Healey folded.
On the other table, Jeremy Ausmus opened to 16,000, Chris Johnson three-bet to 40,000, and Ausmus four-bet to 83,000. Johnson moved all in, and Ausmus folded.
It has been through a series of small pots that Isaac Hagerling has pulled ahead of Yevgeniy Timoshenko in the chip counts at the current 3,000/6,000/1,000 blind level.
For example, after a raise and a call before the flop, Hagerling checked to Timoshenko on a board of . Timoshenko put out a bet of 15,000. Hagerling reraised to 40,000. Timoshenko folded.
Hagerling has picked up the lead, but at the current levels it's still anyone's game.
Max Steinberg raised to 16,000, Brandon Cantu called, and the dealer fanned . Cantu checked, Steinberg continued for 16,000, and Cantu check-raised to 48,000. Steinberg re-raised to 96,000, Cantu tanked for over two minutes before moving all in for 420,000, and Steinberg snap-called.
Cantu:
Steinberg:
Steinberg's hand held up as the turn and river bricked , respectively, and he's off to the round of four.
Brandon Cantu raised to 20,000 on the button, Max Steinberg three-bet to 60,000, and Cantu moved all in for effectively 520,500. Steinberg snapped it off.
Cantu:
Steinberg:
Steinberg held as the board came , doubling right back into the chip lead.
Chris Johnson opened to 16,000 on the button, Jeremy Ausmus three-bet to 45,000, and Johnson moved all in for 535,000. Ausmus mucked, and Johnson picked up the pot.
Jason Koon check-called a bet of 36,000 from Dan Healey on a flop of . The turn was the , Koon check-called another 55,000, and the completed the board. Koon checked a third and final time, Healey tossed out 125,000, and Koon instantly called.
Healey showed for kings and nines, and Koon laughed.
"Could've had it all," he said, flashing .
Healey is close to "having it all," with over one million chips.
Brandon Cantu raised to 15,000 on the button, Max Steinberg called, and both players checked when the dealer fanned . Steinberg led out for 20,000 when the turned, Cantu called, and the completed the board. Steinberg checked, Cantu fired out 60,000, and Steinberg check-raised to 265,000.
"Mind if we take a bathroom break after this hand?" Cantu asked Steinberg, who nodded his head.
A few minutes of silence passed.
"Sorry," Cantu finally said. "I promise I'm not Hollywooding you."
Cantu tanked for one more minute then called. Steinberg showed for a pair of tens, but it was no good against Cantu's for a rivered straight.
"Jack-nine," Steinberg chuckled at the sight of Cantu's hand.
Cantu went on to explain that he thought Steinberg either had hearts or a bluff, and chose to call thinking he had the latter. Steinberg is down to 508,000 chips, while Cantu is back in the lead with 891,500.
Brandon Cantu opened to 15,000 on the button, Max Steinberg defended, and the 2012 bracelet winner check-called bets of 16,000, 38,000, and 45,000 as the flop, turn, and river came . After calling the third and final bet, Cantu ripped over for trip aces, dragging in the pot.