We got to Table 148 to see Jeremy Ausmus sitting in seat 3 and Massoud Eskandari in seat 6.
The button was on the player in seat 4 so Eskandari was in the big blind. The player sitting under the gun raised to 450, the player on the button reraised to 1,050. Eskandari then proceeded to go all in and the other two players folded.
On a board of and with around 6,000 in the pot, Grant Hinkle checked from under the gun. Bill Patten bet 2,500 in the cutoff and Hinkle moved all in for 4,400. Patten called and Hinkle was at risk.
Grant Hinkle:
Bill Patten:
Hinkle was in bad shape with queens and fives against the aces and fives of Patten, and the river couldn't save him. The bracelet winner hit the rail here in Level 3.
Sorel Mizzi was sitting in the under the gun position and raised to 400. Everyone folded except the big blind, who called.
The flop came , Mizzi's opponent checked, Mizzi bet 700 and the other player called.
The turn was the , and the player in the big blind checked again. This time Mizzi bet 1,650. His opponent folded, so Mizzi could stack up some more chips.
With the board reading and around 3,500 in the pot, Vinny Pahuja checked in the cutoff and his opponent on the button checked back.
The river was the and Pahuja checked again. His opponent bet 3,000 this time and Pahuja called. His opponent slid his cards face down into the muck and Pahuja took the pot without showing. He is now among the chip leaders in the room.
At a nearby table, Matt Affleck is also building a big stack early in the day.