Big-O
Michael Jacobs and David Brookshire got all the chips into the middle on a flop of 
, and Brookshire had the larger of the two stacks.
Jacobs: 
Brookshire: 
Both players had flopped the nut low draw, but Brookshire had a pair of nines, and Jacobs had a flush draw. The 
on the turn gave Jacobs his flush, and the 
river ensured that there would be no low and the entire pot would go to Jacobs.
Omaha-8
Eric Pratt was all in from the big blind for 18,000 with 
against Tai Nguyen, in the cutoff, with 
.
The board ran out 
, giving Pratt aces up with a seven-six low to scoop the pot and double up.
Level: 20
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 Limits: 8,000-16,000
Pot Limit Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Big-O
Following a flop of 
, Tay Nguyen checked from the big blind, and Alan Sternberg checked from under the gun. Howard Smith bet 20,000 from middle position, and both opponents check-called.
The turn was the 
, and action checked to Smith again. This time, he bet 45,000, and Sternberg called to see the 
river. Both players checked.
Smith tabled 
, Sternberg mucked, and Smith collected the pot.
Big-O
Erle Mankin raised to 8,000 from under the gun, and the player on the button called.
The flop came 
, and both players checked. The turn brought the 
, and Mankin bet 10,000. The button moved all in, and Mankin called to put his opponent at risk.
Mankin: 
Opponent: 
Mankin had the advantage with kings full of deuces, but his opponent had trip kings with a fistful of overcards for outs to make a bigger boat. The river wasn't one of them, and Mankin took the pot to send his opponent to the cage.
Big-O
(betting details relayed by Howard Smith)
With a few limpers before him, Daniel Zack raised from the big blind. Only Howard Smith tagged along from the small blind.
The flop came down 
, and Smith check-called a bet from Zack. The turn was the , and Smith led out. Zack raised, Smith reraised, and Zack tank-called all in for about 170,000.
Zack: 
Smith: 
Smith had taken the lead with a deuces full of jacks against Zack's flush, but Zack still had outs to a better full house and the low. However, the 
river completed the board, eliminating Zack from the tournament.
Smith, meanwhile, has become the new chip leader.
Big-O
With a substantial pot already brewing and the board reading 
, Rock Howard and David Brookshire got all the chips into the middle. Brookshire had the larger of the two stacks.
Howard: 
Brookshire: 
Howard had a commanding lead with the nut flush and the second-nut low, leaving Brookshire in terrible shape. The on the river ensured that Howard would scoop the pot to double up.
PLO-8
Jason McPherson raised to 7,000 from the hijack, Vladimir Shchemelev called from the button, and the player in the big blind called.
The flop was 
, and action checked to Shchemelev, who bet 8,000. Only Mcpherson called.
Both players checked the turn and did the same after the river.
Mcpherson showed 
, but Shchemelev had him beat with for trip sevens.
These players earned $3,019 for their respective finishes:
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