The player under the gun opened with a raise to 2,000 and received a late position call and a call from Brendan Taylor in the small blind. Robert Price then announced an all in bet for about 30,000 from the big blind and the original raiser tank-folded. The next player folded as well and action was back on Taylor who called. Taylor took one new card and Price stood pat.
Price:
Taylor:
Taylor was drawing live to beat Price's nine-low, but pulled a second to pair his hand and give Price the double up. Price now has about 64,000 in chips while Taylor has been knocked down to around 18,000.
Benjamin Dobson completed with a showing and got two callers in Robert Williamson III who had a up and Event #23: $2,500 Seven-Card Stud winner David Chiu who was showing a .
Dobson bet again on fourth, forcing "RWIII" out after he drew a brick, but Chiu stayed. Both players then checked fifth street, with Dobson then showing and Chiu .
Sixth brought Dobson an and Chiu a , and when Dobson bet, Chiu thought for nearly a minute before letting his hand go.
We caught up to find Scotty Nguyen heads up in a hand where the flop read . Nguyen's lone opponent checked over and the Prince of Poker fired out a bet. A call was made and the hit the felt on the turn. Action was checked to Nguyen who fired out a bet once again. Nguyen's opponent called and the finished off the board. Both players checked after the final card and Nguyen tabled . His ace-king high held as the best hand and Nguyen dragged in the pot. He now has about 70,000 in chips.
We came on a no-limit hold'em hand involving John D'Agostino and Matthew Honig that had reached the river with the board showing four diamonds, then a pairing card — . D'Agostino was contemplating calling 15,500 to get to a showdown versus Matthew Honig.
D'Agostino did make the call. Honig tabled for fours full, and D'Agostino mucked.
After losing a few to Philip Sternheimer, Bruno Fitoussi got some back soon after from Scott Blackman in a stud-8 hand.
Playing with his left hand only while getting a massage on his right, Fitoussi fired a bet on seventh street with his four upcards showing , and Blackman called with showing.
Fitoussi then turned over his other cards — for a wheel — and Blackman mucked. "Must be nice!" said Sternheimer as Fitoussi collected the chips.
He's still stacking them slowly with his one free hand, but he appears to be near the 150,000-chip mark and the probable leader as they approach the end of Level 12.
Action folded around to Philip Sternheimer's button and he popped it up to 1,500. The small blind folded and action was on Bruno Fitoussi in the big blind. Fitoussi cut out a three-bet to 3,600 and Sternheimer thought for a moment before calling.
The flop came and Fitoussi continued out for 4,125. Sternheimer flat called to see the hit the turn. Both players rapped the table and the fell on the river. They both checked once more and Fitoussi showed for a turned pair of tens. He was bested, however, by Sternheimer's for a pair of jacks. Sternheimer dragged in the pot and now has about 42,000 in chips.
and Chiu a 
, and when Dobson bet, Chiu thought for nearly a minute before letting his hand go.
. Nguyen's lone opponent checked over and the Prince of Poker fired out a bet. A call was made and the 
hit the felt on the turn. Action was checked to Nguyen who fired out a bet once again. Nguyen's opponent called and the 
finished off the board. Both players checked after the final card and Nguyen tabled 
. His ace-king high held as the best hand and Nguyen dragged in the pot. He now has about 70,000 in chips.
. D'Agostino was contemplating calling 15,500 to get to a showdown versus Matthew Honig.
for fours full, and D'Agostino mucked.
, and Blackman called with 
showing.
for a wheel — and Blackman mucked. "Must be nice!" said Sternheimer as Fitoussi collected the chips.
hit the turn. Both players rapped the table and the 
fell on the river. They both checked once more and Fitoussi showed 
for a pair of jacks. Sternheimer dragged in the pot and now has about 42,000 in chips.