Cutler's Quads Cut Down Two Monsters
Evan Cutler raised from under the gun to 1,000 with about 12,000 behind. Yin Wu flatted to his left before Terry Shortland bumped it up to 3,500 in middle position.
Back on Cutler, he moved all in for about 13,000. Both We and Shortland made the call.
The flop came out 
. Cutler watched the action as his tournament life hung in the balance. Wu went all in, having Shortland well covered. Shortland made the call.
Evan Cutler: 
Yin Wu: 
Terry Shortland: 
Cutler flopped a set, Shortland flopped the nut flush, Wu's slowplayed kings were left drawing very thin, and Cutler needed a board pair to keep his tournament hopes alive.
The turn 
didn't change anything, but the river changed everything. Cutler made quads to more than triple up and get back to a healthy stack.
Details of the hand were reported by several members at the table after the fact.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000 | 46,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
38,000 | 38,000 |
the under the gun player led out and was met by a raise from Heath. After some consideration the under the gun player made the call. 
and Adkins immediately announced he was all in for 51,100.
for the set.
for the nut straight and held on as the river came the 
.
flop having each contributed 3,700 to the pot preflop. An early position player checked and Pavlo Veksler bet 4,200 in middle position. Robert Lothian called in the cutoff, while the early position player folded. Both Veksler and Lothian checked the 
turn and 
and claimed the pot.
flop, Hanson continued for 3,500, earning a relatively quick call from his opponent. The pair checked through the 
river. Hanson's opponent showed pocket eights, while Hanson showed 
, good for top pair top kicker, more than enough to bust the opponent's pocket pair, giving the pot to Hanson.
and action checked to Jordison, who bet another 3,500. Her opponent called to see the 
and dragged in the pot.