Defending champion Ronnie Bardah raised from the button, the big blind three-bet, and Bardah called.
The flop came down , and the big blind check-called a bet from Bardah to see the pair the board on the turn. The big blind checked, and Bardah checked back. Then, the landed on the river. The big blind bet, Bardah raised, and the big blind folded.
Bardah, who won this event last year, moved to 27,000 in chips.
With the action folded around to him in the small blind, an unknown player raised and David "Bakes" Baker defended his big blind with a raise to three bets.
After the other player called, the dealer spread a flop of across the felt. Despite the preflop aggression, both players checked the flop, as well as the on the turn.
When the completed the board on the river, Baker's opponent checked once more, but "Bakes" took down the pot with bet.
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Holding the button, Ray Henson opened for a raise before the flop, with Benjamin Scholl and an unknown player coming along.
The flop fell and Henson called a single bet, as did the unknown player. On the turn, Scholl bet again and Henson flatted, but the third player made it two bets to play. Scholl called the raise, and Henson mucked to bring the to the table on the river.
Fifth street was checked down and Scholl mucked when the unknown player rolled over for the winner.
Shortly afterward, Henson was eliminated from the tournament.
Jeffrey Lisandro opened for a raise before the flop, and flatted when Jon Seaman made it two bets to go. On the flop, Lisandro called a bet, and he did the same on the turn.
Both players checked the on the river, and Lisandro flipped up his for the winner.
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, and the big blind check-called a bet from Bardah to see the 
pair the board on the turn. The big blind checked, and Bardah checked back. Then, the 
landed on the river. The big blind bet, Bardah raised, and the big blind folded.
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across the felt. Despite the preflop aggression, both players checked the flop, as well as the 
on the turn.
and Henson called a single bet, as did the unknown player. On the 
turn, Scholl bet again and Henson flatted, but the third player made it two bets to play. Scholl called the raise, and Henson mucked to bring the 
to the table on the river.
for the winner.
on the river, and Lisandro flipped up his 
for the winner.
and riding a short stack, Jared Hamby got his last bets into the middle on a five-high flop.
called him down, and bricks on the turn and river left Hamby with no pair, and no more chips.