Andre Akkari was all in and at risk of elimination while he had 
open in front of him. Allen Kessler was still involved in the hand with 
against the 
of a third player in the hand.
Kessler got out of the way and Akkari mucked his hand when he was shown 
to make an eighty-seven for his opponent. He got up from his chair and was heading for the rail shortly after.
Adam Owen: 
/ /
Andrew Shanahan: / /
A player brought in with the king of spades and another player completed with an eight. Adam Owen put in two bets with a trey and Andrew Shanahan made it three bets with a five. The bring in folded but the other player and Owen called.
Shanahan continued with a bet when he caught a seven and the third player in the hand folded. Owen called the bet and he called another on fifth street. Shanahan check-called a bet on sixth but he check-folded on seventh.
Owen has had a great start and is already up to about 42,000 chips.
Level: 4
ante - 500 button
Scott Clements: / 
/
Dan Gosse: / 
/
Gregory Smith: / (folded on fifth street)
A player brought in with a jack and Scott Clements completed with a six. He was called by Gregory Smith with a trey and Dan Gosse with an ace. The player in the bring in got out of the way.
Gosse took over the betting on fifth with ace-four open and both Clements and Smith called. It checked to Clements on fifth and he bet 600. Smith got out of the way but Gosse called.
Both checked on sixth street and Gosse lead out with a bet on seventh but he was raised by Clements. Gosse folded.
Mac VerStandig: / /
Phil Hui: / /
Kevin Gerhart: / /
A player brought in with a jack and it was called by Phil Hui with a ten. Kevin Gerhart completed and put 300 in the middle and he was called by Mac VerStandig and Hui. The player who brought in folded.
Gerhart bet on fourth street and he was called by both VerStandig and Hui. He bet 600 on fifth street after Hui checked to him and both VerStandig and Hui weren't planning on going anywhere and they called again.
They all checked on sixth and seventh street and VerStandig showed and his ten-eight was enough to win it all.
Photography by Katerina Lukina
Defending Champion Jay Kwon was in the field from the start and he has been doing well. He built his 12,000 stack to 18,000 already and he just won another pot.
Kwon had / / and he check-raised his opponent who had / / . Kwon showed for a sixty-five and he won the pot after his opponent mucked.
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