Humphrey Takes Control on the Turn
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Jay Farber opened to 22,000 form under the gun and was called by Eric Baldwin on the button. The flop came down 
, Farber then led for 15,000 and Baldwin made the call.
The 
hit the felt on the turn, with Farber leading for 33,000 and Baldwin thought for a moment and then raised to 100,000. Farber took his time but did make the call and the river was the 
.
Farber checked to Baldwin who then moved all in for 242,000. After several moments of thought, Farber made the fold and Baldwin took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
725,000 | -368,000 |
|
505,000 | 36,000 |
and action checked to Massey who put out a bet of 30,000. Steinman folded quickly while Song opted to check-raise, making it 75,000. Massey called. 
and Song continued his aggression with a bet of 115,000. Massey called again. 
river, both players checked down. Song showed down queen-high but Massey had him beat with 
for two pair and he would take down the pot. 
and Ian Steinman bet 25,000 into a pot around 55,000. Gene Harrill then raised to 100,000 and Steinman quickly put his opponent all in. 
for a pair of aces with a flush draw and Steinman showed 
and Harrill picked up some more outs, but the 
on the river was not one of them as he was eliminated from the tournament.
river, Wheeler led out, putting out 90,000 and Finstein thought briefly before putting in the call. Wheeler turned up his 
for the nut straight. Finstein showed 
and Stephen Song checked over to Aaron Massey on the button. Massey put out a bet of 25,000 and Song called. 
for a straight and it was good to take down the pot as Massey mucked.
which gave Goindoo a multitude of outs as well as a backdoor flush draw, but Laplante was able to fade everything on the 
turn and the 
river to stay alive and double to over 300,000 chips.
putting Kurtz in a big hole, but he picked up a few outs on the 
and that completed Kurtz's straight, earning him a double-up on the first hand of play and knocking Song down to about 500,000 chips.