With the board reading Adam Friedman checked to David Baker. Baker made a bet of 19,200 and after thinking about it for a second, Friedman called.
The river was the and Friedman checked again. Baker then moved all in with a shorter stack than Friedman's. Friedman thought about it for a while before finally calling. Baker showed for a flopped set and that was good enough to win the pot, but Friedman was forced to show his hand anyways by the dealer.
He showed the meaningless and then counted out chips to ship to Baker.
On the button Cherish Andrews raised to 3,500. Max Steinberg called from the small blind. Dario Minieri then put in a reraise to 12,000. With action back on Andrews, she made the call and Steinberg folded.
The dealer put down a flop of and Minieri immediately checked. Andrews bet out 12,000 and Minieri called. The turn was the and Minieri checked again, only to see a bet of 21,000 from Andrews, which he called rather quickly.
On the river, Minieri checked one more time, and this time he would call a 44,000 chip bet from Andrews. Andrews showed for a the rivered nuts and she took down the pot, gaining the chip lead at her table as well.
Cliff Josephy, Dan O'Brien and Kyle Julius are engaged is some serious poker a battles, with no one player wanting to back down. A recent hand between Josephy and O'Brien shows the intensity of the competition at this table.
Cliff Josephy raised to 4,000, and Dan O'Brien reraised to 11,600. Josephy then 4-bet to 20,000, and O'Brien thought for about a minute before calling. The dealer spread a flop, and Josephy continued for 22,000. O'Brien considered his options for about two minutes before announcing a raise to 25,000. Josephy thought for a bit, but didn't wait too long before folding.
O'Brien half-jokingly offered to show one card, and Josephy urged him to do it: "C'mon, you want me on tilt, don't you?" O'Brien obliged at turned over the . It will be interesting to see how the battle develops at this table as the tourney progresses.
Daniel Dipasquale opened the pre-flop action with a raise to 3,000, and Chris Klodnicki 3-bet to 9,000. Dipasquale called, and the players saw a flop. Dipasquale checked to Klodnicki, who continued for 10,000. His opponent called, and the dealer turned the . Dipasquale checked again, and Klodnicki thought for a while before cutting out 19,000 in chips and pushing them forward. Dipasquale folded, and Klodnicki pulled in the pot. He's now up to 91,000, but still trails Dipasquale.
In one of the first hands of heads up Andrews and Steinberg have already gotten in all in.
Preflop Steinberg raised to 3,800. Andrews three bet to 10,000. Steinberg then decided to put in a fourth bet to 23,800. Andrews then made a fifth bet to 70,000.
This is where Steinberg paused. He took almost two minutes before announcing that he was all in. Andrews snap called him and the two were off to the races.
Andrews:
Steinberg:
The board ran out and Steinberg doubled through Andrews. Andrews still has chips though and with the blinds so small, it's still anyone's game.
With the board reading Matt Salsberg was holding against another player's . It was good enough for a knock out and Salsberg raked in the chips. His table is now four handed.
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Adam Friedman checked to David Baker. Baker made a bet of 19,200 and after thinking about it for a second, Friedman called.
and Friedman checked again. Baker then moved all in with a shorter stack than Friedman's. Friedman thought about it for a while before finally calling. Baker showed 
for a flopped set and that was good enough to win the pot, but Friedman was forced to show his hand anyways by the dealer.
and then counted out chips to ship to Baker.
and Minieri immediately checked. Andrews bet out 12,000 and Minieri called. The turn was the 
and Minieri checked again, only to see a bet of 21,000 from Andrews, which he called rather quickly.
river, Minieri checked one more time, and this time he would call a 44,000 chip bet from Andrews. Andrews showed 
for a the rivered nuts and she took down the pot, gaining the chip lead at her table as well.
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flop, and Josephy continued for 22,000. O'Brien considered his options for about two minutes before announcing a raise to 25,000. Josephy thought for a bit, but didn't wait too long before folding.
. It will be interesting to see how the battle develops at this table as the tourney progresses.
. Dipasquale checked again, and Klodnicki thought for a while before cutting out 19,000 in chips and pushing them forward. Dipasquale folded, and Klodnicki pulled in the pot. He's now up to 91,000, but still trails Dipasquale.
and Steinberg doubled through Andrews. Andrews still has chips though and with the blinds so small, it's still anyone's game.
Matt Salsberg was holding 
against another player's 
