After a player opened to 600 from early position, Bill Perkins made it 1,600 to go from the cutoff. Action folded back to the original raiser, who reraised to 4,000, and Perkins called with 7,950 in chips behind.
Flop:
Perkins' opponent announced all in, and Perky beat him into the pot.
Perkins:
Opponent:
The turn brought the to give Perkins quad nines, and the meaningless completed the board to put the likeable businessman back to around 24,000 in chips.
Antonio Venneri was in the big blind facing a min-raise to 600 when it folded to him. He raised it up to 2,500 which seemed to take his younger opponent by surprise. “How much?” he asked the dealer and then put in the call.
The flop came , Venneri checked as did his opponent. The turn was another and Venneri bet out 3,000. His opponent briefly thought and then mucked. Another player thought Venneri held but his opponent said he knew he didn’t have a king but was forced to lay down his pair anyway. Venneri kept his omerta.
Cary Katz was faced with a bet of 1,500 on a board of , and made the call. A third player folded, the completed the board, and Katz's opponent tossed out 2,400.
Katz, who took eighth in the BIG ONE for ONE DROP, earning $1,306,667, made a crying call, and his opponent opened up . Katz quickly mucked.
One player here is enjoying at least his second beer of the tournament with admirable disregard for the stakes at play. His remaining 11,300 stack is scattered haphazardly in front of him but he doesn’t seem too troubled. He still had a smile on his face and was telling Salman Behbehani, "San Diego is the greatest !#@*ing city in the world.”
Chris Moneymaker raised to 650 from the button and only the small blind called to see a flop fall.
Moneymaker continued for 625 and the small blind called before he checked the on the turn. Moneymaker bet out 1,100 and the small blind opted for a check-raise on this occasion, making it 3,000 to go.
Moneymaker shot him a look, shrugged his shoulders and then folded while slipping to 46,475 in chips.
Matthew Ashton has been moved to one of the secondary feature tables here in the Amazon Room and seems to be doing well for himself judging by the 64,000 chips in his stack.
We can't say the same for the colorful duo of Sean Jazayeri and Albert Sapiano who both seem to have busted out since the break.
to give Perkins quad nines, and the meaningless 
completed the board to put the likeable businessman back to around 24,000 in chips.
, Venneri checked as did his opponent. The turn was another 
and Venneri bet out 3,000. His opponent briefly thought and then mucked. Another player thought Venneri held 
but his opponent said he knew he didn’t have a king but was forced to lay down his pair anyway. Venneri kept his omerta.
, and made the call. A third player folded, the 
completed the board, and Katz's opponent tossed out 2,400.
