Level 4
: 300/500, 500 ante
Action was picked up with 24,500 in the pot with a flop of 
on the felt.
Sergio Benso led out from the small blind for 9,000. Jill Sodafsky made the call.
On the 
turn, Benso checked to Sodafsky, who fired for 15,000. Benso put in a raise to 60,000, which is about all Sodafsky had left. She went into the tank for a few minutes, before eventually announcing, "Nice hand. I fold,"
"If you show me I'll show you," Benso offered. Sodafsky obliged, and flipped over 
. "Do you want to guess what I had?" Benso continued.
"Queens?" Sodafsky posited, before Benso turned over 
. Sodafsky had lost a big one, but managed to get away from it before she lost all of it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
132,500
48,500
|
48,500 |
|
45,000 |
action checked to Moreno, who bet 6,200. His opponent called to send the two players to the river. 
river and Moreno promptly tossed a single T-25,000 chip into the middle. After some consideration his opponent called and Moreno flipped over 
for turned trips. With a look of disgust the middle position player mucked, sending more chips Moreno's way.
flop, Talal Shakerchi checked in early position, Michael Gathy bet 2,700 in the cutoff, and Shakerchi called.
turn to the 
. Stephen Silverman sat in the big blind and checked it over to Qui Nguyen. From early position, Nguyen bet 4,100, Silverman made the call. 
, and Silverman checked again. Nguyen thought about the spot for about a minute before deciding to bet 7,000. Silverman made the call fairly quickly.
. The turn was the 
and Mercurio checked once again. This time his opponent checked behind and Mercurio showed 
for two pair, eights and sevens, which was good enough to take the pot.
