Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
From the button, Jeff Madsen raised to 4,200. The player in the big blind called, and the flop came down 
. The first player checked, Madsen bet 4,600, and his opponent check-raised to 10,500. Madsen called.
The turn was the 
, and action checked to Madsen again. He bet 8,800, and his opponent check-raised again — this time to 22,000. Madsen called.
The river was the 
to pair the board, and the first player moved all in for 42,200. Madsen tanked for several long minutes, but eventually gave it up. His opponent showed the 
for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
and his opponent turned over 
when Palmer bet 18,500 from the small blind. One of the biggest stack at the start of the day, John Sacha, raised to 34,500, but the dealer instructed him he had to make it at least 37,000.
and his mucked was mucked, as Palmer showed 
for a flopped set.
. The player in the big blind made a quick call with 
rainbow flop was decent for Lew as it gave him an open-ended straight draw, and the 
on the turn gave him even more outs after pairing his eight. Unfortunately for him, a 
, Joe Kuether led out with a bet of 18,500 from under the gun and his opponent on the button made the call.
and Kuether bet out 32,500 to put his opponent in the tank for several minutes before he folded.
, Wisconsin's Larry Ormson bet 13,000 from middle position and Germany's Manig Loeser thought long and hard before pushing back with a raise to 30,900 from the button.
