Limit Hold'em
Adam Friedman opened from the hijack at a five-handed table and John Esposito defended from the big blind. The two went heads up to a flop of 
. Esposito check-called Friedman's continuation-bet and the turn came 
. Both players checked, bringing the river 
. Esposito checked and Friedman fired. After some time counting his stack and thinking about his decision, Esposito made the call.
"Nine," Friedman said as he tabled 
. Esposito quickly turned over 
to lock in chop number one.
On the very next hand, John Monnette opened from the button and Esposito three-bet in the small blind. Monnette called and the flop came 
. Esposito continued and Monnette called. Both players then checked through the 
turn and 
river to get to showdown.
Esposito tabled 
and Monnette 
and the two chopped up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
960,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
625,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
|
||
|
285,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
||
. Berman showed 
(folded on sixth street)
and Sammartino bet 16,000. Bleznick called.
and Sammartino checked. Bleznick put out a bet of 25,000 and Sammartino called. The river came 
for a turned flush and took down the pot.
flop, and Mercier raised. Baker called.
turn, and Mercier bet his last 40,000. Baker grimaced but eventually made the call, leaving himself just 20,000 behind.
river meant Mercier doubled through Baker with the nut flush, and the very next hand, Shakerchi made a seventy-five in Razz to bust Baker. Just before those hands, Robert Mackie was seen exiting the tournament area.
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