Cowen Takes the Lead
Level 21
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Four ways to the 
flop, Aaron Mermelstein had checked and James Park bet 100,000 with a short stack behind. Duarte Baptista raised to 400,000 and Robert Cowen flat-called, which got rid of Mermelstein and Park.
Both remaining players checked the 
turn and Baptista check-folded the 
river when facing a bet by Cowen, who splashed in several T-100,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,005,000
1,005,000
|
1,005,000 |
|
||
|
2,250,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
|
675,000
-565,000
|
-565,000 |
|
455,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
to give Dudley a pair of queens but Garza was still out front with a pair of kings. The 
on the turn narrowed Dudley's outs but the 
still came on the river to send Garza home in 16th place.
flop was devastating for Andrejevic, as Dudley had made aces full. Running kings or a joker in the deck were required for Andrejevic to survive but the miracle never came on the 
turn and 
river to let the bubble burst.
, Jared Bleznick counted out a bet of 200,000. Aaron Mermelstein went into the tank for a minute before finally releasing his cards to the muck.
river for 225,000 in the small blind. Joni Jouhkimainen raised to 875,000 and Mermelstein mucked his cards with plenty of frustration.
turn as well as the 
river. Katz' 
were good enough to win the pot, as Cowen mucked.
river, Dudley checked and subsequently folded when Heritsch bet 275,000. "Quads for sure," Ben Lamb guessed and Heritsch replied "ace ace deuce" while raking in the pot.
