Adam Friedman: //
Ron Ware: //
Michael Chow: //
DJ Buckley: / - folded sixth street
Ron Ware was the bring-in and Michael Chow put in the second bet on his left. DJ Buckley called and then Adam Friedman put in the three-bet. Ron Ware called from the bring-in, as did Ware and Chow.
On fourth, Friedman paired his window four and bet, all three players called.
Chow paired his nine on fifth and decided to check, as did all three others.
Once seeing the checks on fifth, Chow elected to bet sixth. Buckley folded, Friedman and Ware called.
With seventh dealt, three three remaining all checked.
Buckley rolled over his two jacks in the hole for two pair, but Friedman had two kings hiding for the better two pair and the winner.
Phil Hellmuth began his day double dipping with the $50,000 High Roller, but after his elimination in that event, he's taken his seat here but has seen his stack quickly dwindle as well to under half of what he started the day with.
Meanwhile, with a much healthier stack in the High Roller, Scott Seiver has yet to make an appearance here with his stack having lost about 20 percent of its original value as he is blinded and ante'd off.
Three players saw a flop of . DJ Buckley had less than one big bet behind in the big blind and committed it against Adam Friedman who made the call in late position.
Adam Friedman:
DJ Buckley:
Needing to improve or see Friedman get counterfeited, Buckley saw the and run out to give Friedman the full house and the winner.
Jacob Nepom raised from early position and was immediately three-bet by Daniel Blum on his left. Nepom made the call.
The flop came out . Nepom check-called a bet from Blum.
Both players checked the remaining streets when the turn and river completed the board. Nepom rolled over which was better than Blum's that he flashed.
Cards were turned over on the flop as Phil Hellmuth got the last of his 7,600 chips in on the small blind against Cody Espeseth in the big blind.
The board read with Hellmuth holding top set with against Espeseth's .
The turn came with the , giving Espeseth a low draw to go with his gutshot Broadway draw, and it was that which came in on the river with the to send Hellmuth to his second rail of the day.